The singer, who’s out on bail, is accused of beating a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub in 2023<\/p>\n
\n\tChris Brown<\/a> appeared in a London courthouse Friday, June 20, where he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge.<\/p>\n \n\tBrown is accused of attacking the producer Amadou \u201cAbe\u201d Diaw with a tequila bottle and stomping on him while they were at a London nightclub in February 2023. At the courthouse Friday, Brown was seated in a plexiglass box while the judge described the alleged incident. Afterward, Brown pleaded not guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent, The New York Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n \n\tThe singer is facing two additional charges, one for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and another for carrying an offensive weapon. But Brown\u2019s lawyer asked the judge for more time before the singer enters a plea so his legal team could look over evidence the prosecution only just handed over. A follow-up hearing is set for July 11.<\/p>\n \n\tThe judge, Tom Baumgartner, has scheduled Brown\u2019s trial for October 2026. He said he expected it to last between five and seven days.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBrown was arrested back in May<\/a> while at a hotel in Manchester, and a judge initially ruled that he should be held without bail<\/a> due to the \u201cextremely serious\u201d allegation against him. He spent several days in jail until a custody hearing when a judge granted him a $6.7 million bail<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tBrown was released and he\u2019s since been allowed to embark on his summer world tour, which began with a U.K. and European leg, and arrives in North America in late July. At his tour kickoff in Manchester, he thanked fans for supporting him while he was in custody, and joked<\/a>, \u201cAnd thank you to the jail. It was really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n