American singer Chris Brown was denied bail following his arrest in Manchester, England on assault charges.
Metropolitan police stormed the 5-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester and arrested Brown on charges of causing “grievous bodily harm” during an unprovoked attack on a man in 2023.
On Friday, a judge in the Manchester Magistrates’ Court denied bond and remanded the 36-year-old singer into custody until June 13.
Judge Joanne Hirst rejected Brown’s bail request after prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said that the crime was “extremely serious.”
Photographers take pictures of a van carrying Brown back to the county jail following a bond hearing on Friday, May 16. He will remain in jail for at least a month.
Brown is accused of attacking music producer Abe Diaw and smashing a tequila bottle over his head at a London club in February 2023. He then chased Diaw and punched and kicked him in an unprovoked assault that was captured on the club’s surveillance cameras.
Defense attorney Grace Forbes argued that Brown was not a flight risk and he should be released because he will return to Europe for his court date.
On Thursday, Brown’s bodyguard (right) was spotted shopping for his court clothes at Selfridges, a high-end department store in Manchester.
Brown was supposed to head out on a stadium world tour with Summer Walker and Bryston Tiller, kicking off on June 15 and 16 in Manchester, England. But Brown’s legal troubles means he will miss the 1st leg of his Europe and UK tour.
Tickets for the tour went on sale on April 3.
“So excited to share this moment with the world and my amazing fans. CANT WAIT TO SEE YALLS BEAUTIFUL FACES,” Brown wrote on Instagram in April.
