Rapper Chris Brown was arrested at a five-star hotel in the UK early this morning after allegedly attacking a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub two years ago.

Metropolitan Police detectives detained the 36-year-old American musician at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester at 2am today on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Brown is thought to have been taken into custody at a police station for questioning just hours after arriving at Manchester Airport on a private jet, reported The Sun.

The allegations relate to an incident in February 2023 where Brown is claimed to have injured music producer Abe Diaw at Tape nightclub in London’s Mayfair.

The Met told MailOnline: ‘A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 2am on Thursday, May 15 on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

‘He has been taken into custody where he remains. The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on February 19, 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.’

Rapper Chris Brown performs at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on April 19, 2025.

Mr Diaw has previously claimed Brown assaulted him in an unprovoked attack when the rapper and his entourage were at a club night called ‘Dirty Martini’.

The producer has alleged that Brown hit over the head with a bottle two or three times and then punched and kicked him as he lay on the floor.

Brown had been in the UK during a worldwide tour at the time.

The rapper is due to play ten more dates in Britain and Ireland next month as part of his Breezy Bowl XX tour.