LONDON (AP) — A fellow musician and pal of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and severely injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023, police mentioned Saturday.
Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs below the identify “Hoody Child,” was as a consequence of seem in Manchester Magistrates’ Courtroom on a cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent.
Brown, 36, was jailed with out bail on the identical cost Friday, throwing his upcoming tour into query. He’s scheduled to look at Southwark Crown Courtroom in London on June 13, which is the third day of his world tour.
Akinlolu is a rapper from Dallas, Texas, who has collaborated with Brown and Lil Wayne. He additionally goes by the names “Fats Leopard” and “Tremendous Hood.”
Police gave no particulars on what function Akinlolu performed within the alleged assault however mentioned he was charged in reference to the identical incident as Brown.
Brown was on tour within the U.Okay. in February 2023 when he launched an unprovoked assault on producer Abe Diaw, hanging him a number of instances with a bottle on the Tape nightclub within the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London, prosecutor Hannah Nicholls mentioned in court docket Friday.
Brown then chased Diaw and punched and kicked him in an assault caught on surveillance digicam in entrance of a membership full of individuals, she mentioned.
Brown didn’t enter a plea and solely spoke to substantiate his identify, start date and gave his deal with because the Lowry Resort, the place he was arrested in Manchester early Thursday and brought into custody.
Brown’s consultant has not responded to a number of requests for remark from The Related Press.
Brown, typically known as by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005 and has develop into a serious hitmaker over time with notable songs resembling “Run It,” “Kiss Kiss” and “With out You.”
He received his first Grammy for greatest R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E.” after which earned his second gold trophy in the identical class for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this 12 months.
He’s scheduled to launch a global tour subsequent month with artists Jhene Aiko, Summer time Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European leg on June 8 in Amsterdam earlier than beginning North America reveals in July.
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Jonathan Landrum Jr. contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
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This story has been corrected to repair the spelling of Akinlolu’s first identify, which had been misspelled by police. It’s Omololu not Omolulu.