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Chris Brown given suspended eight-month sentence over London nightclub bottle attack
Singer Chris Brown was given a suspended eight-month prison sentence in a London court over a 2023 nightclub attack in Mayfair.[2, 8, 9 +1] The sentence is suspended for 12 months, meaning Brown avoids prison time.[2, 8, 12] Brown, 37, had pleaded guilty to affray after striking music producer Abraham Diaw with a tequila bottle on the dancefloor at the Tape club.[2, 3, 11]
Prosecutors said he struck Diaw twice in the head with the bottle.[2, 11] His vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, also pleaded guilty, and affray carries a maximum three-year prison sentence.[11] Earlier reports described Brown arriving at court Monday for sentencing after pleading guilty earlier this year.[3, 5, 13]
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Of the 12 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 4 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: VICE (−0.93), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), IJR (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated BBC News, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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