LONDON (AP) — A fellow musician and pal of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and critically injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023, police mentioned Saturday.
Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs below the title “Hoody Baby,” was as a result of seem in Manchester Magistrates’ Court docket on a cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent.
Brown, 36, was jailed with out bail on the identical cost Friday, throwing his upcoming tour into query. He’s scheduled to look at Southwark Crown Court docket in London on June 13, which is the third day of his world tour.
Akinlolu is a rapper from Dallas, Texas, who has collaborated with Brown and Lil Wayne. He additionally goes by the names “Fat Leopard” and “Super Hood.”
Police gave no particulars on what position Akinlolu performed within the alleged assault however mentioned he was charged in reference to the identical incident as Brown.
Brown was on tour within the U.Ok. in February 2023 when he launched an unprovoked assault on producer Abe Diaw, putting him a number of occasions with a bottle on the Tape nightclub within the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London, prosecutor Hannah Nicholls mentioned in courtroom Friday.
Brown then chased Diaw and punched and kicked him in an assault caught on surveillance digital camera in entrance of a membership full of individuals, she mentioned.
Brown didn’t enter a plea and solely spoke to verify his title, beginning date and gave his tackle because the Lowry Resort, the place he was arrested in Manchester early Thursday and brought into custody.
Brown’s consultant has not responded to a number of requests for remark from The Related Press.
Brown, typically known as by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005 and has grow to be a serious hitmaker over time with notable songs comparable to “Run It,” “Kiss Kiss” and “Without You.”
He gained his first Grammy for finest R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E.” after which earned his second gold trophy in the identical class for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this yr.
He’s scheduled to launch a global tour subsequent month with artists Jhene Aiko, Summer season Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European leg on June 8 in Amsterdam earlier than beginning North America exhibits in July.
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Jonathan Landrum Jr. contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
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This story has been corrected to repair the spelling of Akinlolu’s first title, which had been misspelled by police. It’s Omololu not Omolulu.
