Pakistan, May 16 -- American singer Chris Brown has been denied bail after appearing in Manchester Magistrates' Court on charges of grievous bodily harm with intent. The charges stem from an alleged bottle attack at a nightclub in Mayfair, London, in February 2023. The 36-year-old artist was arrested at Manchester's Lowry Hotel around 2 a.m. on Thursday by officers from the Metropolitan Police. He appeared in court on Friday, where District Judge Joanne Hirst ruled that the case was too serious to be handled at the magistrates' level.

As a result, the judge ordered the case to be transferred to Southwark Crown Court in London for a plea and trial preparation hearing scheduled for June 13. She also rejected Brown's application for bail, m...