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Chris Brown sentenced over London nightclub attack in 2023

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  • R&B singer Chris Brown has avoided jail, instead receiving an eight-month suspended prison sentence for striking a man with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub.
  • The 37-year-old admitted to affray after striking former friend Abraham Diaw twice on the head at the Tape club in Mayfair in February 2023.
  • Brown's vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, received a four-month suspended sentence for joining the 20-second attack by holding the victim in a bear hug.
  • Judge Tony Baumgartner called the assault plainly dangerous and warned that commercial success does not attract preferential treatment in court.
  • Both men were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.

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R&B star Chris Brown avoids jail after bottle attack at London nightclub

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