Singer Chris Brown will probably be allowed to return to the USA as he awaits trial for an alleged bottle assault at a London nightclub in 2023.
Decide Tony Baumgartner granted the change to the American musician’s bail circumstances at Southwark Crown Court docket on Tuesday.
Brown has pleaded not responsible to assault occasioning precise bodily hurt to Abraham Diaw on the Tape venue, a personal members’ membership in Hanover Sq., Mayfair, on 19 February, 2023.
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The R&B star, 36, has additionally denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place, in addition to trying to trigger grievous bodily hurt.
Heidi Stonecliffe KC, prosecuting, mentioned the bail circumstances remained “very stringent” and “numerous”.
The £5 million safety payment Brown was beforehand ordered to pay to the court docket stays in place.
Brown’s co-defendant, US nationwide Omololu Akinlolu, 39, has additionally denied assault occasioning precise bodily hurt.
Brown’s earlier bail circumstances allowed him to hold on together with his scheduled worldwide tour.
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He needed to dwell at a selected deal with identified to the court docket and was not permitted to go to the nightclub, contact Mr Diaw, or apply for worldwide journey paperwork.
Granting each defendants permission to return to the US, Decide Baumgartner mentioned on Friday: “You will have to come back to the United Kingdom when you are required to do so.”
He reminded them that failure to attend court docket dates when required may jeopardise the securities.
The defendants spoke solely to verify their identities and that they understood the brand new circumstances.
They’ll subsequent seem on the identical court docket on 28 January.
