Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray in 2023 UK club attack

American singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray on Friday, July 24, 2026, for his role in a violent confrontation at a London nightclub in 2023. The 37-year-old artist entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court alongside his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, 40, who also admitted to the same charge. Both men are scheduled to be sentenced on October 26.

The incident occurred in the early hours of February 19, 2023, at the Tape private members club in Mayfair's Hanover Square. Prosecutors said Brown and Akinlolu launched an unprovoked assault on music producer Abraham Diaw, a former acquaintance. According to the prosecution case and police evidence, Brown struck Diaw over the head multiple times with a glass bottle. Akinlolu then joined the attack, punching the victim. The assault continued as Diaw tried to flee, and he was kicked while defenseless on the floor.

Diaw sustained head and knee injuries and was treated at a hospital. Following a lengthy investigation by the Metropolitan Police, Brown and Akinlolu were identified as suspects. After repeated attempts to interview them voluntarily failed, both men were circulated as wanted. They were arrested in Manchester on May 15,...