Chris Brown (Tappahannock, 36 years old) is again in the center of controversy and, again, has nothing to do with his musical career or his concerts. As advanced this Thursday, May 15 The Sunthe artist was arrested early morning at a five -star Manchester hotel, where he had arrived the day before in jet Private, for an incident that dates back to 2023. After its arrest, the British Prosecutor’s Office has accused him of serious body injuries. After appearing before the City Magistrates court at noon on Friday, he has been denied freedom on bail for a position of serious aggression and the Judge Joanne Hirst has ordered his preventive detention before his next judicial appointment, which will be on June 13 in London, for “risk of escape”.
The facts for which he is now accused occurred on February 19, 2023 in a place in Hanover Square, in London, when Brown allegedly attacked producer Abe Diaw in a nightclub, which filed the demand for months later, in November of that same year. In the brief, to which he has had access Peoplehe accused Brown of “hitting him” and claimed to have suffered “overwhelming blows” in the head that left him unconscious. He also claimed that “he continued to pise on mercy” for “30 seconds.” As detailed by the report, the singer used a bottle of Tequila Don July 1942 for the alleged attack. This Friday, the judge has affirmed that the producer’s body injuries are “too serious” to be tried in the Court of First Instance, and therefore elevates it to a higher category.
The producer “ended at the hospital with gaps on the head and broken leg ligaments” and was left with “permanent damage” and “severe emotional anguish,” he informs People. According to the aforementioned American magazine, the promoter of the Brown tour presented a request to dismiss part of Diaw’s accusations, but was denied in April 2024. In an interview for The Sun In 2023, Diaw reported what happened that night: “Brown hit me on the head two or three times. He also hit me on the knees” and claimed 16 million dollars in compensation of “damages, injuries and losses” as a result of the incident. Apparently, the attack was recorded by the surveillance cameras of the nightclub.
His entry into preventive detention coincides with the beginning of his tour, with which he celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Musical career. The first of the concerts was scheduled for June 8 in Amsterdam, which was followed by two shows in Germany, on June 11 and 13 in Frankfurt. In the absence of official confirmation, everything indicates that these first appointments will have to be suspended or postponed to new dates, since until June 13 it will continue in judicial custody. Just after, on June 14 and 15, you have scheduled concerts in Mercuneter.
The first press release issued by the British Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday did not offer details of who the person arrested. According to the country’s legislation, the media cannot publish details of an incident that may harm once charges have been filed against someone. But Brown’s arrest information was not long in coming to light. As confirmed The SunBritish media in charge of giving the news of Brown’s arrest, it was they who warned the London police of the arrival of the artist in Mercanters. “The Sun He learned of his presence in the United Kingdom and asked the police if Brown was under arrest. The detectives traveled to Mercuneter, where they arrested Brown in The Lowry (the hotel where he stayed), “they explain.
This new event adds to its long list of arrests and complaints of violence that date back to 2008, when her then partner, also singer Rihanna, accused her of assaulting her. It happened after a party prior to the celebration of the Grammy, where both were nominated. They starred in a fight that ended the artist admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for the “serious injuries” that caused him in arms and face. The images of their injuries were leaked by TMZ. At that time, Brown reached an agreement in the trial and declared himself guilty of the aggression, avoiding jail in exchange for five years in probation and classroom assistance on macho violence. Years later I would violate the terms of this freedom and spent just over three months in prison.
He has also starred in other violent events, which have led him to enter several times in rehabilitation centers for his addiction to drugs and recurring episodes of sexist violence. In 2016, he was arrested for threatening a woman with a gun; In 2017, he hit a photographer in a Florida club and one of his ex -partners requested a restraining order for threats; In 2019, he was arrested after a complaint for rape, and last January he demanded Warner Bros for abuser to cross out a documentary.
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