American R&B singer Chris Brown again faces accusations of violence. Rihanna's ex-friend was charged with “Voluntary assault”Thursday May 15 in the United Kingdom, after a “An assault, which would have taken place in an establishment in Hanover Square in London on February 19, 2023”Police from the British capital announced.
Arrested Thursday in a hotel in Manchester, in northern England, the 36 -year -old singer is in police custody. He will appear on Friday at 10 a.m. (11 a.m. in Paris) before a Manchester court, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
According to the tabloid The Sunhe is accused by music producer Abe Diaw of having attacked him in a nightclub. He would have threw a bottle on her head and hit him while he was on the ground. The singer, who began his career in the 2000s and sold tens of millions of records around the world, was on tour in the United Kingdom.
Already accused of many violence
He is due to start next month a new world tour, including nearly ten concerts scheduled for June and July in the United Kingdom.
In the past, Chris Brown has been the subject of many accusations of violence, especially when he was found guilty of having beaten Rihanna, then his girlfriend, before the Grammy Awards 2009, forcing the pop superstar to miss the annual music industry gala.
At the beginning of 2025, he brought a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and other companies behind a documentary entitled Chris Brown: A story of violencebroadcast in October 2024 by the Discovery investigation channel. He demands $ 500 million (almost 450 million euros).
Source: Lemonde