Chris Brown pleads not guilty in London court after allegedly hitting producer with bottle in Mayfair club

The R & B singer faced court in London on Friday after his dramatic arrest in Manchester last month.

R&B star Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to hitting a producer “several times” with a bottle in a London club.

The American singer, 36, is allegedly assaulted Abe Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, Central London, in February 2023, reports The Sun.

Brown arrived at Southwark Crown Court on Friday. Picture: AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Brown was arrested at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester last month after flying into the city on a private jet.

The Go Crazy singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court where he denied one count of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.

A trial set to last between five and seven days was scheduled for October 26, 2026.

He is also accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, namely a bottle.

A crowd of media was waiting out the front. Picture: Neil P. Mockford/Getty Images

He was arrested in Manchester last month. Picture: Carlos Jasso/AFP

The singer will return to court on July 11 to enter pleas to those charges.

It comes after Brown was freed on bail after paying a $10 million security fee to the court.

The two-time Grammy-winner, who is performing a string of UK gigs, later posted on Instagram: “From the cage to the stage!”

The court heard previously that Brown struck Abe Diaw “several times” with a bottle before chasing him across the bar.

He is then accused of punching and kicking him alongside his co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu.

Akinlolu - a US rapper who performs under the name HoodyBaby - also pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause GBH with intent.

The alleged attack was captured on CCTV in a club “full of people”, it was said.

Brown was bailed on the condition surrender his passport if he is not travelling on tour.

His gigs kicked off in Amsterdam on June 8, with his first UK performance in Manchester taking place on June 15.

He’s currently on tour in the UK. Picture: Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File

He played in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium last night to a sell-out crowd.

Brown is then scheduled to play at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tomorrow and Sunday.

Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.

“The alleged incident occurred in London on 19 February 2023.

“He will have his first court appearance on Friday 16 May at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.