Chris Brown was released on bail of $ 6.7 million After being arrested on May 15 And accused of having caused serious bodily lesions with an intention for an alleged altercation of the nightclub in 2023.
A British judge made the decision at Southwark Crown Court and relaunched the world tour of Brown, who was in limbo after another judge ordered him to be detained after being charged last week.
Judge Tony Baumgartner said that the 36-year-old singer could continue his tour, including several judgments in the United Kingdom, but should pay the bond of $ 6.7 million to guarantee his appearance in court. Brown could be invited to lose money if he violated the conditions of release on bail, According to the BBC.
The Brown release conditions under deposit of Brown include the delivery of his passport if he does not travel on tour, living in a specific address known to the court, without contacting the alleged victim, without visiting the band’s night box where the alleged altercation took place and not requesting international travel documents.
Brown was originally to appear in court on June 13. If he had been detained until then, the Residue The singer would have missed at least two dates on her next tour, the Breezy Bowl XX World Tour, which begins on June 8 in Amsterdam.
He has not yet been invited to plead and he was not present at the British courthouse when Baumgartner granted him a deposit on Wednesday.
Brown is accused of having launched an “uninsured attack” against producer Amadou “Abe” Diaw in the Tape Night Box in London in February 2023 when he was on tour.
Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said last week before the Manchester magistrate court that Brown had struck Diaw several times with a bottle of Tequila, then hit him and kicked him in an attack on a surveillance camera in front of a club full of people.
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The American musician Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who occurs under the name of “Hoodybaby”, was also charged in the attack.
Brown and Akinlolu were both sentenced to appear in court on June 20.
THE With you singer previously Faced criminal battery charges In another nightclub incident in 2017 in which the Tampa police reported that he had “cut” a photographer who worked during a private event organized by Brown.
The alleged victim, Bennie L. Vines, said that Brown had struck him while Vines took pictures of the club’s crowd.
In July 2018, Brown left the scene after his concert in Florida and in the hands of deputies of pending sheriff, Who arrested him for the criminal battery accusation and reserved it in Palm Beach County prison.
Florida state later abandoned the charges against the singer in August 2019, But the office of the state prosecutor of Hillsborough did not offer other details.
“After an in-depth examination of the facts and information from the alleged victim, our office determined that there was not enough evidence to continue,” said spokesperson for the state prosecutor.
Brown lawyer Kevin Napper said Roller The singer was “wrongly accused”.
Clear added: “The state lawyer carried out an extremely in -depth and thoughtful analysis and analysis and analysis of evidence (or lack of evidence) and correctly concluded that there was no crime here. Mr. Brown appreciates the professionalism of the state prosecutor and an in -depth examination and is eager to see his many fans in Tampa on August 31. ”.
Brown has a history of violent offenses. In August 2016, he was investigated for an assault reported with a deadly weapon After his manager Michael Guirgois filed a complaint against the singer alleging assaults and assaults, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, breach of contract and violation of the implicit alliance in good faith.
In 2014, He pleaded guilty Assault for offense after hitting a fan who tried to take a photo with him and two women. And in 2009, he was famous after assaulting his girlfriend then Rihanna. He was sentenced to Five years of probation and six months of community service for the crime.
In April 2017, it was reported that Brown and rapper Lil Wayne were both linked to a Federal Medicines Survey This would have involved thousands of dollars of narcotics.
Brown, often called by his nickname Breezy, broke out on the music scene in adolescence in 2005 and has become a major hitmaker over the years with notable songs such as Run,, KissAnd Without you. He won his first Grammy for the best R&B album in 2011 for FAME, then won his second gold trophy in the same category for 11:11 (Deluxe) Earlier this year.
– With files from the Associated Press
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