India, July 24 -- American singer and actor Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray in connection with a 2023 confrontation at a London nightclub, after prosecutors dropped more serious assault charges that had been set to go to trial.

Brown appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday and admitted to the lesser offence linked to an incident involving music producer Abraham Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, London, according to The Guardian. He is due to be sentenced in October.

Brown and his co-defendant, vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, had previously denied charges including causing grievous bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon: a bottle. However, those charges were dropped after both men pleaded guilty to affray.

The Crown ...