Brown, 37, was sentenced on Monday, October 26, 2026, at Southwark Crown Court after pleading responsible to 1 depend of affray in July.
The sentence was suspended for 12 months, which means the singer won’t serve instant prison time however might face imprisonment if he breaches the phrases of the suspension.
The case stemmed from an incident at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, central London, the place Brown struck Diaw with a glass tequila bottle, hitting him twice on the pinnacle. The sufferer sustained head and knee accidents.
Prosecutors advised the courtroom that CCTV footage captured the incident, which additionally concerned Brown’s vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, who joined the assault.
Akinlolu, 40, was additionally sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. Both males have been ordered to pay £1,500 in prices.
During the sentencing, Judge Tony Baumgartner described the assault as harmful, warning that putting somebody on the pinnacle with a glass bottle might have induced extra severe accidents.
The choose additionally burdened that business success wouldn’t appeal to preferential therapy in courtroom.
Brown was arrested in Manchester in May 2025 after returning to the UK for a live performance, greater than two years after the incident. He had initially confronted costs together with assault and trying to trigger grievous bodily hurt earlier than pleading responsible to affray, main prosecutors to drop the opposite costs.
