From ABC7 New York · · 1m 10s
Chris Brown avoids prison time for London nightclub brawl
Grammy winner Chris Brown gets 8-month suspended sentence for tequila bottle attack at London club.
In brief
Grammy winner Chris Brown gets 8-month suspended sentence for tequila bottle attack at London club. Chris Brown avoided prison time after beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub in February 2023. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
Chris Brown sentenced
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown avoided prison time for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago.
Eight-month suspended sentence
Brown was given an eight-month sentence, suspended for a year.
Date of attack
The attack happened at a private club in the Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023.
Court details
Video footage showed Brown being pulled away from the victim after striking him twice in the head with a bottle.
Judge's reasoning
Judge Tony Baumgartner said the repeated use of a glass bottle was dangerous but Brown did not qualify for prison due to guilty plea and mitigating circumstances.
“The repeated use of a glass bottle in that way, especially aimed at the head, was plainly dangerous, it carried the risk of delivering a more serious injury than was ultimately sustained”
Background on Brown
Brown has faced legal trouble since his 2009 assault on Rihanna and has been arrested in multiple countries.
What to remember
Chris Brown avoided prison time after beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub in February 2023.
