Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at a London nightclub

3 min readLondonJul 26, 2026 10:06 AM IST Chris Brown had denied attacking Abraham Diaw with a bottle at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023.Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023 when he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. Brown, 37, previously had denied more serious charges over what prosecutors called a “vicious attack.” He changed his plea Friday during a hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court, pleading guilty to a count of affray.In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle. Brown’s friend and vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu also pleaded guilty to affray. The two men had be