{"id":665793,"date":"2026-10-26T12:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665793\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:02:10","slug":"chris-brown-us-singer-being-sentenced-over-2023-london-nightclub-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665793\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown: US singer being sentenced over 2023 London nightclub attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Brown fans queue to get into the public gallerypublished at 10:40 GMT<\/p>\n<p>10:40 GMT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1l98ssq-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1359cc41-c3af-46bf-9f71-3791b0fd9c8e.jpg.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Colin Paterson<br \/>Entertainment Correspondent, reporting from court<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One fan holds a sign reading 'we came from Italy'\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ca18df63-bc78-441c-b2d9-1bfdc2f477c7.jpg.webp\"  width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, PA MediaImage caption, <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Fans stood alongside members of the press at the entrance to court this morning<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">I am at Southwark Crown Court for Chris Brown&#8217;s sentencing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A group of around 35 of his fans have been waiting for access to the public gallery &#8211; not all of them will get in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Destiny Williams from Birmingham is first in line. She saw him in Toronto and Birmingham last year and went to LA for another show this year in SoFi Stadium. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She tells me: &#8220;I want to be here to support Chris. It is part of history. I am hoping he gets a fine or a suspended sentence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Charlie Gearing has come down from Leeds with her mum Lizzie, who has not let a hip replacement stop her being here today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are supporters of Chris Brown,&#8221; says Lizzie. &#8220;He is an excellent performer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Charlie, 50, met Brown at the Lowry Hotel before his Manchester show: &#8220;I want to watch him walk out a free man. If he signs my hand I will get it tattooed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Zoe Jones has come down from Birmingham getting up at 04:00 GMT. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think I am his number one fan. I met him in Amsterdam. I think he deserves a chance. We are all human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sonia McCalla, from Hertfordshire, got here at 08:15 to get her spot &#8211; she is currently sixth in the queue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want to support Chris. I think he is an amazing artist. 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