U.S. singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of affray over what prosecutors described as a bottle attack on a producer in a London nightclub three years ago, with the more serious assault charges dropped. Brown, 37, and his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, 40, stood in the dock at London's Southwark Crown Court and spoke only to confirm their names and plead guilty over the incident at London's Tape nightclub in February 2023.

Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray

The pair had been charged with attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and a lesser charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, both relating to producer Abraham Diaw. They had previously denied the charges and were due to stand trial in October.