Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray in connection with a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub. The 37-year-old Grammy-winning singer entered the plea Friday at Southwark Crown Court in London, CNN reported.

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As part of Brown’s plea agreement, prosecutors dropped charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. Brown’s friend, Omololu Akinlolu, also pleaded guilty to affray. The pair had been scheduled to stand trial in October.

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Brown was accused of attacking music producer Abraham Diaw with a bottle at a London nightclub in 2023. While Brown denied the allegations, prosecutors said surveillance cameras captured the altercation in front of a packed crowd.

“This was a vicious and unprovoked attack by Brown and Akinlolu in a crowded nightclub where Brown used a glass bottle as a weapon to strike the victim’s head twice,” senior prosecutor Claire Campbell said after the guilty plea, per CNN. “This kind of violence is entirely unacceptable, and the Crown Prosecution Service will work tirelessly – with the police and partners across the criminal justice system – to pursue cases like this, and prove that no one is above the law.”

Brown continued his North American and European tour after he was released on $6.75 million bail. He is scheduled to be sentenced on the affray charge on Oct. 26 and could face a maximum sentence of three years in prison.

Fans also waited outside the courthouse Friday, where Brown signed autographs as he left.