Chris Brown Handed Suspended Sentence For London Nightclub Attack

The singer Chris Brown has been given a suspended prison sentence following a nightclub attack in London in 2023. Brown, 37, admitted affray earlier this year for hitting Abraham Diaw with a "heavy" bottle at the Tape private member's club in London's Mayfair neighborhood. On Monday, Brown was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months, at London's Southwark Crown Court.

The singer's co-defendant and vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, was also handed a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Judge Tony Baumgartner said that the attack was "plainly dangerous" and risked "causing significantly more serious injury." This is a developing story.