US singer Chris Brown to re-apply for bail after UK assault charge

The 36-year-old, who has not yet been asked to enter a plea to the charge, was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, northern England last week after returning to Britain.

Brown will make a further application for bail at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday morning, court staff said on Tuesday. (AP)

US singer Chris Brown will again apply for bail on Wednesday, after an English court remanded him into custody over a serious assault charge and threw his upcoming world tour into doubt.

Brown has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an “unprovoked attack” on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023.

The 36-year-old, who has not yet been asked to enter a plea to the charge, was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, northern England last week after returning to Britain.

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The R&B star, a two-time Grammy Award winner known for hits such as “Loyal”, “Run It” and “Under the Influence”, was set to kick off his “Breezy Bowl XX” tour on June 8 in the Netherlands.

A judge at Manchester Magistrates’ Court refused to grant him bail ahead of a hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court on June 13.

Brown will make a further application for bail at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday morning, court staff said on Tuesday.

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