ENTERTAINMENT: CHRIS BROWN REMANDED UNTIL JUNE IN UK ASSAULT CASE

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

A UK judge on Friday remanded American R&B singer Chris Brown, the ex-boyfriend of pop sensation Rihanna, in detention until June 13 on charges of assault related to an incident that occurred in 2023.

With Brown’s upcoming tour already sold out in the Netherlands on June 8 and Germany on June 11, the judge’s decision to deny his bail plea casts doubt on when it will begin.

According to police, Brown, 36, was charged with assault in a London nightclub in 2023 after being taken into custody at a hotel in Manchester early Thursday morning.

District Judge Joanne Hirst ordered him in custody until a plea and trial preparation hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court on June 13 after he appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The singer is known for mid-2000s hits such as “Kiss, Kiss” as well as a litany of legal troubles including a felony conviction for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

He has also faced criminal accusations including sexual assault and domestic violence.

Brown was charged with “grievous bodily harm with intent” in relation to “an assault, which reportedly took place at a venue in Hanover Square in London” on February 19, 2023, police said.

Brown allegedly attacked music producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at Tape nightclub in London’s exclusive Mayfair district, The Sun daily reported.

The singer, who has sold tens of millions of records worldwide, was touring the UK at the time of the alleged assault.

Brown reportedly flew into Manchester airport by private jet on Wednesday afternoon.