{"id":118833,"date":"2025-05-16T15:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118833"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:45:14","slug":"chris-brown-arrested-in-manchester-over-alleged-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/chris-brown-arrested-in-manchester-over-alleged-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown Arrested in Manchester Over Alleged Assault\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1832271197270024824\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1832271197270024824-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>American R&amp;B singer, Chris Brown was arrested in Manchester, England, on May 15, 2025, in connection with an alleged assault at Tape nightclub in London\u2019s Hanover Square on February 19, 2023.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 36-year-old artist faces a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent after music producer Abe Diaw accused him of striking him multiple times with a Don Julio 1942 tequila bottle, followed by punching and kicking, resulting in serious injuries and hospitalization.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Brown was detained at The Lowry Hotel in Salford, Greater Manchester, shortly after arriving in the UK for his upcoming \u201cBreezy Bowl XX Tour,\u201d which is set to begin on June 15 at Manchester\u2019s Co-op Live Arena.\u00a0 \u00a0He is scheduled to appear at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court on May 16.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This incident adds to Brown\u2019s history of legal issues, including a 2009 felony assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna and various other allegations and lawsuits spanning over a decade.\u00a0 All eyes on May 16 and the duration of trial if a prima facie case is established.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700278085264035741ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja American R&amp;B singer, Chris Brown was arrested in Manchester, England, on May 15, 2025, in connection with an alleged assault at Tape nightclub in London\u2019s Hanover&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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