⁠Chris Brown Manchester arrest: All we know so far

Chris Brown, the 36-year-old R&B singer, was taken into custody early on Thursday, May 15, 2025, by Metropolitan Police detectives at Manchester's The Lowry Hotel. He was accused of causing severe harm using a bottle. An incident that reportedly happened more than two years ago at a Tape nightclub in Hanover Square, Mayfair, Central London, on February 19, 2023.

According to music producer Abe Diaw, who spoke to The Sun, Brown assaulted him without warning, repeatedly striking him over the head with a bottle before punching and kicking him while he was on the ground. Diaw needed crutches after being discharged from the hospital.

The arrest was verified by the Metropolitan Police, who said:

"A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been taken into custody where he remains. The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023."

According to the Met Police:

‘’The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.’’

Before his UK tour dates, Brown had taken a private aircraft to Manchester. Police reportedly moved quickly after verifying his presence in the nation. Although some reports speculate that fresh developments or pressure from Diaw's legal team may have driven the decision, the arrest was made more than two years after the alleged occurrence, which left the public in suspense.

Apart from the criminal inquiry, Diaw has sued Brown for $16 million (£12 million) in civil court for the harm and losses he says he sustained.

What about Chris Brown's tour now?

Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX Tour," which honors his 20-year career worldwide, is presently underway. The European leg, which starts in Amsterdam on June 8, has important UK performances.

He is scheduled to perform on 15 and 16 June in Manchester's Co-Op Live, then followed by Cardiff on June 19 at the Principality Stadium, then in London at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium on June 21, it goes to Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham on June 26, and finally Glasgow at Hampden Park on July 1, 2025.

These forthcoming dates might not be in doubt due to Chris Brown's arrest and the continuing investigation, though neither Brown nor his organization has issued an official statement.

Chris Brown's multiple run-ins with the law

This isn't the first time that Chris Brown has faced issues with the law.

He assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, for which he entered a guilty plea to felony assault. In 2013, he was jailed for felony assault in Washington, D.C. He was arrested in 2014 after being kicked out of a rehabilitation facility in Malibu. He was detained in Los Angeles in 2016 on suspicion of assault with a dangerous weapon; no charges were brought against him.

In 2018, he was charged with possessing a capuchin monkey without permission, but the case was eventually resolved.

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