American singer Chris Brown has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence in the United Kingdom over his involvement in an attack on music producer Abraham Diaw at a London nightclub in February 2023.
Brown, 37, was sentenced on Monday, October 26, 2026, at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of affray in July.
The sentence was suspended for 12 months, meaning the singer will not serve immediate prison time but could face imprisonment if he breaches the terms of the suspension.
The case stemmed from an incident at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, central London, where Brown struck Diaw with a glass tequila bottle, hitting him twice on the head. The victim sustained head and knee injuries.
Prosecutors told the court that CCTV footage captured the incident, which also involved Brown’s vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, who joined the attack.
Akinlolu, 40, was also sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. Both men were ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.
During the sentencing, Judge Tony Baumgartner described the attack as dangerous, warning that striking someone on the head with a glass bottle could have caused more serious injuries.
The judge also stressed that commercial success would not attract preferential treatment in court.
Brown was arrested in Manchester in May 2025 after returning to the UK for a concert, more than two years after the incident. He had initially faced charges including assault and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm before pleading guilty to affray, leading prosecutors to drop the other charges.
The sentencing brings the criminal proceedings over the nightclub incident to a conclusion, with Brown avoiding immediate imprisonment.
