Chris Brown pleads not guilty to new charges in a 2023 London nightclub bottle attack, posting $6.7M bail as his UK trial is set for October 2026.
Chris Brown has entered pleas of not guilty to two additional charges arising from a February 2023 altercation at London’s TAPE nightclub, where he is accused of striking music producer Abraham Diaw over the head with a tequila bottle.
According to TMZ, On Friday at Southwark Crown Court, the R&B star, dressed in a brown suit, denied one count of assault causing actual bodily harm and one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. These new charges follow his earlier plea last month of not guilty to the most serious accusation in the case—attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
The alleged incident took place in the early hours of a night two years ago, when Brown and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu are said to have targeted Diaw during a dispute inside the exclusive nightclub. Both men have denied all charges. Brown’s trial is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026.
Brown was first arrested in Manchester this past May—his first return to England since the nightclub incident. He appeared before a judge who granted him conditional bail in exchange for surrendering his passport and posting a bond equivalent to roughly $6.7 million USD.
The bail conditions effectively allow him to travel freely outside the U.K. until the trial date, provided he complies with reporting requirements and court orders.
Abraham Diaw’s legal team has signaled that the producer intends to pursue every possible avenue to hold Brown accountable for the alleged assault. In parallel with the criminal proceedings in London, Diaw had also filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County in 2023 seeking damages related to the nightclub incident.
However, court documents obtained by TMZ in late June reveal that Diaw has asked an L.A. judge to dismiss that civil action—though such a dismissal would have no bearing on the ongoing criminal case in the U.K.
Brown, a Grammy winner with a well-documented history of legal troubles and past incidents of physical violence, now faces a protracted legal battle on foreign soil.
His latest court appearance underscores the seriousness of the allegations and sets the stage for what promises to be a high-profile trial when it convenes in autumn 2026.
