62nd Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020 – Chris Brown. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested U.S. singer Chris Brown on Thursday over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023, the Sun newspaper reported.
Brown, 36, was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, where he had flown to on Wednesday, in connection with an alleged bottle attack against a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London, the Sun said.
Representatives for Brown could not immediately be reached for comment.
The R&B star, known for hits such as "Loyal", "Run It" and "Under the Influence", is set to kick off a global tour next month, including shows in Manchester and other locations in Britain.
London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement, without naming Brown, that it had arrested a 36-year-old man at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 0200 local time on Thursday on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm.
"He has been taken into custody where he remains. The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023," a spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Additional reporting by Suban Abdulla; Editing by Gareth Jones)
