Justin Bieber has backed troubled star Chris Brown after he paid £5million ($6.7million) bail to get out of a UK jail over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.
Justin Bieber, 31, said ‘welcome home’ to his friend who had posted a ‘first day out’ picture of him hopping off a private jet in the US.
Brown has said he will go ‘from the cage to the stage’ after he was freed on bail yesterday.
Justin’s support for Brown came days after Justin Bieber denied being abused by rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for the first time. Hip-hop mogul Combs, 55, is currently on trial in New York.
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Brown, 36, can continue with his scheduled international tour this year, including in the UK in June and July, as part of his bail conditions, Judge Tony Baumgartner told Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday.
Brown must pay a £5million security fee to the court, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions.
Shortly after being released from prison, Brown posted an Instagram story referencing his upcoming tour.
In the post, he said: ‘From the cage to the stage. Breezybowl.’
The tour will see Brown travel to parts of Europe, the United States and Canada, with its UK leg set to see him perform in Manchester, Cardiff, London, Birmingham, and Glasgow.
Mr Justin Bieber also appears to battling some turmoil in his own life, with concerns about his gaunt appearance persisting.
The Diddy trial has also put the spotlight on him.
Speculation about Bieber, 31, and his relationship with former mentor Combs erupted last year following a 2023 lawsuit by the rapper’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, accusing him of rape.
A clip of Combs hanging out with a 15-year-old Bieber in 2009 resurfaced in which the pop star talked about going to get some ‘girls’.
Standing in front of his Lamborghini, Combs said in the video that he ‘can’t really disclose’ what they had been doing but said it was ‘a 15-year-old’s dream’.
Combs claimed to have been given ‘custody’ of Bieber and said they were going to go ‘buck full crazy’.
Now Bieber’s spokesman has issued a statement to address the long-standing rumours, saying: ‘Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him.
‘Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.’
He did not appear in court for the bail application hearing.
Brown must surrender his passport if he is not travelling, and must live at a specific address known to the court but is not allowed to visit the nightclub and he cannot contact Mr Diaw or apply for international travel documents.
The singer must pay a £4 million security fee to secure his release from prison on Wednesday, and put forward a further £1 million security within a week, the court heard.
He will next appear with his co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 38, at the same court on June 20.
Brown and Akinlolu have both been charged relating to the assault which allegedly took place at the Tape venue in Hanover Square in Mayfair on February 19 2023.
Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard last week that Mr Diaw was standing at the bar of the Tape nightclub when he was struck several times with a bottle, and was then pursued to a separate area of the nightclub where he was punched and kicked repeatedly.
Brown was arrested at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel at 2am on Thursday by detectives from the Metropolitan Police.
He is said to have flown into Manchester Airport on a private jet last week in preparation for the UK tour dates.