Overview

• At a Southwark Crown Court hearing on July 11, Brown pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and to possession of a glass bottle as a weapon.
• Prosecutors allege he struck music producer Abraham Diaw with a bottle and kicked him at the Tape Club in Mayfair on February 19, 2023.
• Co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, known as HoodyBaby, entered a not guilty plea to the same charges during the session.
• Brown was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in Manchester in mid-May and released on £5 million bail that permits him to continue his international tour.
• The main trial for both defendants is set to begin on October 26, 2026, and is expected to last five to seven days.