{"id":16069,"date":"2026-07-24T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16069"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:09:08","slug":"chris-brown-pleads-guilty-over-alleged-london-nightclub-attack-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16069","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown Pleads Guilty Over Alleged London Nightclub Attack | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2253873\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-brown-pleads-guilty-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Brown pleads guilty\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-brown-pleads-guilty-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-brown-pleads-guilty-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/chris-brown\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Chris Brown<\/strong><\/a> has pleaded guilty to affray in relation to an alleged incident at a London nightclub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 37-year-old singer entered the plea at London\u2019s Southwark Crown Court on Friday (July 24) in a hearing that took less than five minutes, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3w01e37v9vo\">BBC<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His co-defendent, rapper <strong>HoodyBaby <\/strong>(whose real name <strong>Omololu Akinlolu<\/strong>) also pleaded guilty to the charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris <\/strong>was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/05\/15\/chris-brown-arrested-in-the-uk-after-alleged-bottle-attack-2-year-ago\/\">accused of attacking<\/a> <strong>Abraham Diaw<\/strong>, a former friend, at Tape nightclub in Mayfair on February 19, 2023. At the time, <strong>Diaw<\/strong> accused <strong>Chris<\/strong> of an unprovoked attack at the nightclub around 3 a.m., saying <strong>Chris<\/strong> struck him with a bottle and punched and kicked him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-guilty.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-guilty-788x594.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Brown pleads guilty\" class=\"wp-image-2253878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-guilty-788x594.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chris-guilty-428x323.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cWith You\u201d rapper was arrested for the incident two years later in 2025 and officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/05\/16\/chris-brown-officially-charged-after-arrest-for-alleged-nightclub-attack-while-remain-in-custody-until-june-13\/\">charged with \u201cgrievous bodily harm with intent<\/a>.\u201d He was later released on a \u00a35 million (about $6.7 million) bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris<\/strong> and <strong>HoodyBaby<\/strong> previously pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and grievous bodily harm last June. These charges, along with <strong>Chris<\/strong>\u2019 charge of possessing an offensive weapon, have been dropped, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3w01e37v9vo\">BBC<\/a><\/em> reported<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After pleading guilty, Judge <strong>Tony Baumgartner<\/strong> scheduled the sentencing hearing for the affray charges for both men for October 26. The judge set bail conditions that <strong>Chris<\/strong> is allowed to leave the UK, but he must return on October 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris<\/strong>\u2018 guilty plea comes weeks after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/01\/chris-brown-ordered-to-pay-13-million-to-former-housekeeper-after-she-was-mauled-by-his-dog\/\">ordered to pay nearly $13 million in damages<\/a> to his former housekeeper after she was viciously attacked by one of his dogs in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/chris-brown\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chris Brown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray in relation to an alleged incident at a London nightclub. The 37-year-old singer entered the plea at London\u2019s Southwark Crown Court on Friday (July 24) in a hearing that took less than five minutes, according to BBC. 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