R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested in the UK on suspicion of a serious 2023 assault at a London nightclub, reports said. Police detained Brown, 36, in the early hours of Thursday at a hotel in the northwestern city of Manchester, The Daily Telegraph and The Sun reported. London’s Metropolitan Police said a 36-year-old man was in custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, without naming him.

Officers arrested the Grammy winner at Manchester’s five-star Lowry Hotel for having allegedly attacked music producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at Tape nightclub in London’s exclusive Mayfair district in February 2023, The Sun daily reported. The star reportedly flew into Manchester airport by private jet on Wednesday afternoon. He is due to perform a number of dates in Britain next month. Brown was also convicted of having beaten Rihanna, then his girlfriend, before the 2009 Grammy Awards, forcing the pop star to miss the annual gala.