R&B star Chris Brown in court over nightclub attack

R&B vocalist Chris Brown has appeared successful tribunal accused of attacking a antheral successful a nightclub.

The American vocalist was arrested astatine Manchester's Lowry Hotel connected Thursday and aboriginal charged implicit the alleged assault, which is said to person happened astatine the Tape nine successful London's Mayfair successful 2023.

Brown, 36, is alleged to person utilized a vessel to origin grievous bodily harm to euphony shaper Abe Diaw.

The vocalist was successful Manchester up of his planned circuit of the UK successful June and July, with dates astatine the city's Co-Op Live Arena successful Manchester and the Principality Stadium successful Cardiff.

When asked to corroborate his code helium said The Lowry Hotel.

District Judge Joanne Hirst told Brown the lawsuit volition beryllium moved to Southwark Crown Court successful London with the adjacent proceeding to beryllium held connected 13 June.

She said the quality of the offence of grievous bodily harm was excessively superior to to beryllium dealt with by a magistrates' court.

Brown did not participate a plea and was remanded successful custody.

Fans gathered extracurricular Manchester Magistrates' Court up of the hearing.

One fan, who lives successful Manchester, told the BBC she had cancelled her plans truthful she could walk the time extracurricular court.

Candy, 35, said she has followed the prima since she was 14 and erstwhile she heard the quality of his apprehension she could not sleep.

"I'm conscionable present to enactment him," she said.

"I emotion his music, his voice. I deliberation helium could person been the adjacent MJ. Even my children are fans now."