Rapper Chris Brown was arrested at a five-star hotel in the UK early this morning after allegedly attacking a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub two years ago, DailyMail reports.
Metropolitan Police detectives detained the 36-year-old American musician Chris Brown at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester at 2am today on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
Chris Brown is thought to have been taken into custody at a police station for questioning just hours after arriving at Manchester Airport on a private jet, reported The Sun.
The allegations relate to an incident in February 2023 where Chris Brown is claimed to have injured music producer Abe Diaw at Tape nightclub in London’s Mayfair.
The Met told MailOnline: ‘A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 2am on Thursday, May 15 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 February 19, 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.’
Mr Diaw has previously claimed Brown assaulted him in an unprovoked attack when the rapper and his entourage were at a club night called ‘Dirty Martini’.
The producer has alleged that Brown hit over the head with a bottle two or three times and then punched and kicked him as he lay on the floor.
Brown had been in the UK during a worldwide tour at the time.
The rapper is due to play ten more dates in Britain and Ireland next month as part of his Breezy Bowl XX tour.
These gigs begin at Co-op Live in Manchester on Jun 15 and conclude at the same venue on July 3.
He is also due to play at Villa Park in Birmingham, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Other venues include the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and Rathfarnham in Ireland.
Brown rose to fame at a young age with his rich R&B voice and later rap, and was also known for having a relationship with fellow music star Rihanna.
He released his debut album Chris Brown in 2005 and has since released a further ten studio albums and 64 singles.
Some of his biggest hits have included Run It!, Yo (Excuse Me Miss) and No Air, a collaboration with Jordin Sparks.