Chris Brown will have to find £5m to get ‘bottle attack’ bail

Singer Chris Brown will be granted bail over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub – if a £2m security is lodged with the court.

The star, 36, was arrested at Salford’s Lowry Hotel last week and charged over the alleged assault at the Tape club in Hanover Square, Mayfair on 19 February 2023.

He was in Manchester for his planned tour of the UK in June and July, with concerts at Co-Op Live Arena in the city and the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Brown allegedly used a bottle to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to music producer Abe Diaw.

Brown had been remanded in custody ahead of a preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 13 June.

A second man, Dallas rapper and producer Omololu Akinlolu, 38, also a US national, was charged with grievous bodily harm on Saturday, 17 May.

Akinlolu had appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court and was also remanded in custody.

Heidi Stonecliffe, prosecuting, told a bail application hearing at Southwark Crown Court today: ‘Having discussed it with the CPS, we no longer oppose bail.

‘In essence, we propose a number of conditions.

‘The first condition is a condition of residence, at an address that we will notify the court of if that is permitted by your lordship. It is an address in the UK.

‘A no contact condition. We ask for no contact with the co-accused, Mr Akinlolu, and no contact with any prosecution witnesses, which of itself includes the complainant.’

Ms Stonecliffe asked that a £2m security be lodged with the court, meaning Brown will forfeit his cash if he breaks his bail conditions.

The prosecutor asked Brown should not be allowed to apply for any international travel documents, that his passport be surrendered to police and he does not attend the Tape club.

But the R&B star has asked that be allowed to continue with his tours, so he will need his passport when he travels.

Brown is said to have hit Mr Diaw ‘several times’ with a bottle before chasing him across the club, then punching and kicking him in front of clubbers.

Brown and Akinlolu had given their address to the magistrates court as The Lowry Hotel in Salford.