US singer Chris Brown in UK court ahead of October assault trial

U.S. singer Chris Brown, who 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, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌singer Chris Brown appeared in a London ‌court on Wednesday for a brief hearing ahead of ‌his trial later this year on charges of attacking a music producer in a London nightclub.

Brown last year denied attempting to inflict ‍grievous bodily harm, and also a ‍less serious charge of ‌assault causing actual bodily harm, over what prosecutors say was ‍an "unprovoked ​attack" with a bottle in 2023.