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Brown was previously sued for allegedly beating a producer over the head with a tequila bottle.
By Ethan Millman
Music Editor
Chris Brown has been arrested over a 2023 incident in England where the controversial singer allegedly beat a man over the head with a tequila bottle, according to several reports.
Brown had previously been sued over the alleged incident, as Page Six reported, with music producer Amadou Diaw claiming in an October 2023 lawsuit that Brown “inflicted severe and lasting injuries” on him in February of that year and that Diaw was hospitalized with “lacerations on his head and torn ligaments in his leg.”
While noting that they could not confirm or deny if Brown himself was the person arrested, the Metropolitan Police released the following statement about this morning’s arrest: “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been taken into custody where he remains. The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023.”
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Reps for Brown didn’t respond to The Hollywood Reporter’s request for comment.
Brown’s arrest comes as the singer’s upcoming Breezy Bowl XX Tour is slated to begin in the Netherlands on June 8. He’s also supposed to play several dates in the U.K. in June and July, and he’s got U.S. dates scheduled from end of July through October.
Brown remains one of the most controversial artists in the industry, dating back to his brutal assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009 and several incidents since then. Despite the controversies, he remains one of the most popular artists in the business, with the upcoming tour’s U.S. leg nearly sold out. During Live Nation’s recent earnings call, CEO Michael Rapino cited Brown’s tour as a particularly strong on-sale.
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