Singer Chris Brown Avoids Jail Over London Nightclub Attack

Chris Brown received an eight-month suspended sentence for a 2023 London nightclub bottle assault.

American R&B singer Chris Brown was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday. The 37-year-old musician had previously admitted to affray for striking a music producer in the head with a tequila bottle at a Mayfair nightclub in 2023. The ruling spares Brown immediate jail time provided he complies with the 12-month suspension period.

• The sentenceBrown received eight months of imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, avoiding immediate incarceration.
• The incidentThe assault occurred at a venue in London's Mayfair district during 2023, where Brown repeatedly hit a producer with a tequila bottle.
• The legal pleaThe artist formally admitted to a charge of affray in July ahead of his court sentencing.

What's new · 11m agoSouthwark Crown Court handed Brown an eight-month sentence suspended for 12 months following his guilty plea.