Musician charged with Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub assault

LONDON – A chap instrumentalist and person of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning vocalist connected allegations they bushed and earnestly injured a euphony shaper astatine a London nightclub successful 2023, constabulary said Saturday.

Omolulu Akinlolu, 38, who performs nether the sanction “Hoody Baby,” was owed to look successful Manchester Magistrates’ Court connected a complaint of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Brown, 36, was jailed without bail connected the aforesaid complaint Friday, throwing his upcoming circuit into question. He is scheduled to look astatine Southwark Crown Court successful London connected June 13, which is the 3rd time of his satellite tour.

Akinlolu is simply a rapper from Dallas, Texas, who has collaborated with Brown and Lil Wayne. He besides goes by the names “Fat Leopard” and “Super Hood.”

Police gave nary details connected what relation Akinlolu played successful the alleged battle but said helium was charged successful transportation with the aforesaid incidental arsenic Brown.

Brown was connected circuit successful the U.K. successful February 2023 erstwhile helium launched an unprovoked onslaught connected shaper Abe Diaw, striking him respective times with a vessel astatine the Tape nightclub successful the swanky Mayfair vicinity successful London, authoritative Hannah Nicholls said successful tribunal Friday.

Brown past chased Diaw and punched and kicked him successful an onslaught caught connected surveillance camera successful beforehand of a nine afloat of people, she said.

Brown did not participate a plea and lone spoke to corroborate his name, commencement day and gave his code arsenic the Lowry Hotel, wherever helium was arrested successful Manchester aboriginal Thursday and taken into custody.

Brown’s typical has not responded to aggregate requests for remark from The Associated Press.

Brown, often called by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the euphony country arsenic a teen successful 2005 and has go a large hitmaker implicit the years with notable songs specified arsenic “Run It,” “Kiss Kiss” and “Without You.”

He won his archetypal Grammy for champion R&B medium successful 2011 for “F.A.M.E.” and past earned his 2nd golden trophy successful the aforesaid class for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this year.

He is scheduled to motorboat an planetary circuit adjacent period with artists Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European limb connected June 8 successful Amsterdam earlier starting North America shows successful July.

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Jonathan Landrum Jr. contributed to this study from Los Angeles.

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