Chris Brown Makes Surprise Court Appearance Over London Assault Trial

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Jan 14, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rapper Saweetie, fashion designer Tracey Mills and singer-songwriter Chris Brown attend the game between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
Chris Brown just recently wrapped up his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour in the United States, which means there are more pressing matters now.

Chris Brown has faced a lot of controversies and allegations throughout his decades-long career, but he continues to sidestep them for the most part. He recently wrapped up his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour run in the United States, and he recently traveled back to the United Kingdom for his pending assault trial.

For those unaware, the accusations against Breezy are from a producer named Abe Diaw, who claims he and codefendant Omololu Akinlolu attacked him in a nightclub in London, England in February of 2023. According to AllHipHop, he recently made a surprise appearance in London court, specifically the Southwark Crown Court, on Friday (October 24).

Furthermore, this pretrial hearing was not an obligatory one for Brown, but he chose to attend anyway. He confirmed his name on Friday after pleading not guilty to these U.K. assault charges. According to the publication, the singer's trial will begin in October of 2026. Diaw also sued Chris Brown over this alleged assault, seeking damages for the injuries he allegedly sustained in a $16 million filing. His legal team reportedly hasn't publicly addressed his recent court appearance at press time.

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We will see how Chris Brown's assault case develops in the future. In the meantime, he has other legal battles to pursue. For example, the Virginia native is pushing back against a legal claim from a former housekeeper that one of his dogs mauled her. He called this a false and exaggerated claim and hopes to convince the court to eschew the punitive damages she seeks as compensation for alleged emotional and physical distress.

Chris Brown's also catching heat from a former collaborator, Kevin McCall. He recently accused Brown of owing him money, which he responded to in a pretty dismissive and scathing way. "Remember this: you can’t walk across a burnt bridge. And you know what’s funnier than a troll? A BROKE ONE," the R&B star expressed online.

With all this in mind, we're sure Chris Brown will continue to flaunt his career in the faces of his detractors. Whether in the legal or artistic sense, it's all the same to him.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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