UK court grants Singer Chris Brown £5m bail in assault case

American R&B star Chris Brown has been granted bail in connection with an assault case, following a UK court’s ruling on Wednesday.

The 36-year-old Grammy-winning artist was ordered to pay a £5 million guarantee as a condition of his temporary release.

The court stated that Brown would be allowed to proceed with his planned international tour, which is set to kick off in Amsterdam on June 8.

However, he is required to return to the United Kingdom for a string of scheduled concerts starting June 15.

Should he fail to appear as required, the substantial bail sum of £5 million will be forfeited.

Brown, who was not in court for the bail hearing, is also due to play dates in Europe, including France, as well as the United States in 2025.

He was charged last week with “grievous bodily harm with intent” in relation to an assault in which the victim was allegedly struck several times with a bottle before being pursued and punched and kicked.

The alleged assault took place at a nightclub in Hanover Square in London on February 19, 2023 while Brown was touring in the UK.

Police detained him in the early hours of May 13 at a five-star hotel in the northwestern city of Manchester after he reportedly flew in by private jet.

Ordering that he could be freed on bail, judge Tony Baumgartner at Southwark Crown Court in London also stipulated that he should surrender his passport if he is not travelling.

He must live at a specific address known to the court and is not permitted to visit the nightclub were the alleged assault took place or contact the alleged victim Abraham Diah.

Brown and his co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 38, has also been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, will appear again at the same court on June 20.

Brown is known for mid-2000s hits such as “Kiss, Kiss”, as well as a litany of legal troubles including a felony conviction for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

He rose from a local church choir in Virginia to sudden fame with his rich R&B voice and later rap, but his reputation has been tarnished by the allegations of abuse.

He was convicted of having beaten Rihanna before the 2009 Grammy Awards, forcing the pop star to miss the annual gala.