LONDON (Reuters)

American R&B superstar Chris Brown on Friday (June 20) pleaded not guilty to attacking a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub two years ago.

Brown is charged with attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an “unprovoked attack” on Abraham Diaw in a London nightclub in 2023.

The 36-year-old appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court, where he denied the charge. His trial was scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026.

The R&B star, a two-time Grammy Award winner known for hits such as ‘Look At Me Now‘, ‘Kiss Kiss‘ and ‘Under the Influence‘, was granted bail in May after promising to pay a £5 million (US$6.7 million) security fee in order to begin his Breezy Bowl XX tour.

Brown was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, northern England last month after returning to Britain for the first time since the incident two years ago.