US singer Chris Brown, 37, appears in court in London in connection with an alleged nightclub assault in Mayfair in 2023 involving a bottle of tequila. Multiple outlets report that he entered a guilty plea to affray, after previously facing charges related to attacking a music producer at a London club. The allegations described in the reports centre on Brown striking a man on the head with a tequila bottle during an incident at the Tape private members’ club. According to Channel NewsAsia, prosecutors plan to drop assault-related charges as part of the plea outcome. The Los Angeles Times and other outlets describe the plea as leading to the avoidance of a trial scheduled later. One report also notes Brown’s courtroom attire and that he had initially denied charges before the guilty plea. In the hours after the court appearance, some outlets say Brown returns to perform in Nashville. The reports broadly agree on the location, the use of a tequila bottle, and the overall court resolution, while details about the precise charges and accompanying legal steps are described slightly differently by each outlet.