Chris Brown escapes jail term over UK nightclub brawl

American R&B singer Chris Brown has been handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence by a UK court after pleading guilty to a public order offence linked to a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub.
The sentence, handed down on Monday, means the singer will not be imprisoned unless he commits another offence during the one-year suspension period.
Brown, 37, who was wearing a black face mask and black cap when he arrived Monday at Southwark Crown Court in London, had admitted to affray during an appearance in July.
“Violence of this kind in a crowded nightclub is serious. It creates an obvious risk, not merely to the person against whom it is directed, but also to others,” judge Tony Bau...