A producer with a British tabloid said Brown cracked him on the head with a bottle and punched and kicked him on the floor.
LONDON, UK — Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
The Metropolitan Police did not name Brown but said it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester hotel on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Under British law, police cannot name suspects before charges are filed.
The Sun, which first reported the story, said producer Abe Diaw told them Sunday that he was hospitalized after Brown beat him in an unprovoked attack at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London in February 2023.
The tabloid said it became aware Brown was in the U.K. on Wednesday and called police to find out if he was under arrest. The …
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