Chris Brown has returned to the UK to put in his plea of assault charge of causing body harm for an alleged victim in a nightclub a couple years ago.

The R&B singer accompany with his legal team to England to plead not guilty, to prove his innocence following with last month arrest.

The 36-year-old, alongside his team of lawyers, decided to plead not guilty to allegedly assaulting music producer Abe Diaw with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub in 2023. 

The process took place at the Southwark Crown Court around 10 a.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025. Decked in a blue suit and black-tie corporate fit, Brown reportedly said nothing more than to enter his “not guilty” plea, identify himself, and his date of birth.

His co-defendant, Dallas rapper and producer Omololu Akinlolu, also went through the same process in court. PEOPLE confirmed that adjudication will be the next stage of the case and is set to begin on July 11.

The main trial is also scheduled to commence on October 26, 2026. Brown was released on a $6.7 million bail on May 21, after his arrest in the United Kingdom.

Brown’s arrest occurred in the early hours of May 15 in Manchester at The Lowry Hotel in the heart of the city, just hours before his appearance in court. London’s Metropolitan police confirmed the arrest and reported that Brown had been seized on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.