Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls has alleged that Brown committed an “unprovoked attack” against producer Amadou “Abe” Diaw at a London nightclub on February 19, 2023. She claimed that after hitting Diaw with a bottle several times, Brown punched and kicked Diaw in an attack captured on surveillance camera. At the time, Brown was on tour in Europe.

Brown was not present in the courtroom hearing at Southwark Crown Court for the hearing, but Judge Tony Baumgartner approved his bail, ordering the star to put up £4 million (around $5.4 million) up front, with another £1 million (around $1.3 million) due to be paid within a week.