Chris Brown has been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023 and will not be sent to jail immediately. The Grammy-winning singer was handed an eight-month prison sentence , suspended for 12 months, at Southwark Crown Court on October 26.

The case arose from an incident at Tape London nightclub in February 2023, when Brown attacked music producer Abraham Diaw. Brown hit Diaw twice over the head with a tequila bottle and his co-defendant, Florida rapper Omololu Akinlolu, punched him, the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service said.

The assault continued as Diaw tried to flee through the packed nightclub, prosecutors said. The victim was also kicked while sitting helplessly on the floor. He was later taken to hospital with injuries to his head and knees.

Brown pleaded guilty to affray in July 2026. Akinlolu, also known as HoodyBaby and described by prosecutors as Brown’s vocal coach, pleaded guilty to the same charge.…