Chris Brown pleads guilty in London bottle attack case

Grammy-winning R&B star Chris Brown on Friday reversed his not guilty plea in the criminal case in which he is accused of attacking a music producer with a bottle of tequila at a London nightclub in 2023. The 37-year-old singer pleaded guilty to his involvement in the incident as he entered a change of plea during a hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court, the Associated Press reported. Brown was arrested in May 2025 on on suspicion of causing “grievous bodily harm,” a count that officials said at the time originated from a 2023 "incident at a venue in Hanover Square." During his arraignment a month later, Brown pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent. Brown also faced charges of assault causing actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle.