Chris Brown confirms green light on tour after posting $6.7-million bail in U.K. assault case

Chris Brown is astir to go, successful his ain words, “from cage to stage.”

The arguable R&B prima connected Wednesday confirmed successful an Instagram communicative that helium is moving guardant with his upcoming Breezy Bowl circuit adjacent period aft its presumption seemed uncertain amid his apprehension past week successful Manchester, England. The “Kiss Kiss” vocalist was released Wednesday from a jailhouse successful Salford, extracurricular of Manchester, connected $6.7-million bail.

Southwark Crown Court justice Tony Baumgartner said successful a proceeding that the Grammy victor could embark connected his tour, which is acceptable to footwear disconnected June 8 successful Amsterdam and volition marque galore U.K. stops, including 3 shows successful Manchester. Baumgartner required Brown (who was not present) to wage the bail to warrant his tribunal appearance.

Prior to Wednesday’s hearing, a British justice had denied the 36-year-old musician’s bail petition and ordered him to stay successful custody successful London until a June 13 hearing. That would person conflicted with the aboriginal stops connected his tour.

Brown was arrested May 15 successful a Manchester edifice connected suspicion of causing “grievous bodily harm,” a complaint that stems from a February 2023 incidental successful Hanover Square, constabulary confirmed to The Times past week. Though officials did not disclose further details astir the apprehension — including the quality and determination of the cardinal incidental — the complaint intimately resembles allegations a euphony shaper levied against Brown successful an October 2023 civilian suit filed successful Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Music shaper Amadou “Abe” Diaw sued Brown for battle and artillery and intentional infliction of affectional distress, claiming successful tribunal documents the vocalist “brutally assaulted” him by “beating him implicit the head” with a vessel of Don Julio 1942 Tequila connected Feb. 19, 2023, astatine Tape London, a nightclub. Diaw claims Brown “continued to ruthlessly stomp” connected him arsenic helium laic unconscious connected the nightclub level aft the vessel attack.

Diaw’s suit besides names Live Nation, Sony, RCA Records and instrumentalist Omololu Akinlolu (who performs arsenic HoodyBaby) among the co-defendants. Akinlolu besides joined Brown successful kicking him successful the tummy and legs during the 2023 incident, Diaw alleged successful his lawsuit.

Akinlolu was charged implicit the play with causing grievous bodily harm successful transportation to the 2023 assault. Neither of the musicians person entered a plea yet successful the U.K. lawsuit and some are ordered to instrumentality to tribunal connected June 20.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.