Chris Brown Accused of ‘Low-Key Harassment’ During Tour Performance

Chris Brown has been accused of ‘harassing’ female concert goers with a ‘weird sex show’ segment during his current tour which arrived in the UK on Sunday.

During his show, the singer, 36, invites a female concert-goer up on stage as part of the performance, before grinding on them and even kissing one on the lips.

Chris welcomes a member of the audience up on stage during his rendition of Take You Down, where they are laid out on a red velvet sofa throughout the song.

The American star has been filmed thrusting against the women and even appeared to smooch one of them during a recent show in Hamburg, Germany, last week.

During his first show in Manchester on Sunday night, Chris welcomed another woman up on stage who he was seen grinding against during the track.

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Chris returned to the English city to perform, weeks after he was arrested there over an alleged nightclub bottle attack.

Chris released on £5M bail and is due in court on Friday, but despite his legal woes he made a cheeky quip about his arrest during the latest stop of his Breezy Bowl XX tour at the Co-Op Live Arena.

He told the crowd: ‘I just want to tell you all, I love you all to death, I am so thankful that I could come out here tonight’.

‘Thank you all for having me and supporting me and thank you to the jail, y’all was really nice!’ he said while flashing a smile.

Later in the gig, Chris asked a woman to join him on stage for the segment, where he was seen again gyrating against her in a sexual fashion.

The move appears inspired by fellow rapper Usher, who introduced a track where he feeds cherries to female audience members in a sexually-charged exchange.

Social media users have condemned Chris’ behaviour and advised the controversial rapper to ‘keep it clean’ following his recent troubles.

They also hit out at his fans for ‘setting us back a few centuries’ for supporting his behaviour.

Sharing their thoughts on X, people said: ‘Lol you b****s being down bad for abusers is setting us behind a few centuries’; ‘I will never understand why anybody gives this rotten a******e attention’; ‘It’s such a bad idea to be doing this… he should have kept it clean. Next thing lawsuits’;

”Is this… Chris Brown!? Who in the WORLD is letting this man touch them!? Why!? What is happening????’; 

‘Is this a sex show or a concert plus kids go to his show @Ticketmaster you need to make all Chris Brown shows 18 plus from now on’;  Is that Chris Brown? Y’all don’t give a f*** about feminism or women. He is an abusive p**** 

‘Am I too woke if I said that this is lowkey harassment? Like I genuinely don’t want him to do all that it feels so weird just sing and give me a hug idk’; ‘If cancel culture is real why does Chris Brown keep popping up on my timeline I hate that MF for real.’

Many drew comparison between Chris and pop star Sabrina Carpenter, as they questioned why she was coming under fire for a racy album cover when he was behaving like this.

Sabrina announced her new album Man’s Best Friend on Wednesday, but the cover art for the upcoming release sparked fierce criticism from fans.

The album cover shows her on all fours while a person dressed in black slacks — whose face is not visible — pulls her blonde hair.

She also posted a close-up image of a heart-shaped dog collar engraved with Man’s Best Friend. The highly sexualised and provocative album art quickly drew backlash.

While many accused Sabrina, for ‘setting back feminism’, others surmised that it was a playful attempt at Sabrina toying with her image, how people perceive her, and how she chooses to respond.

Making comparisons between the two, some said: ‘In a world where Sabrina Carpenter is criticised for her own self expression Chris Brown is selling out arenas there is no hope for women’;

‘So this is what happens at Chris Brown’s concert, but you still want me to believe Sabrina’s album cover is the problem???’; So when he does this it’s wild and cool but when Sabrina does a Juno position u guys start calling her a w****.

‘A gazillion think pieces about how Sabrina Carpenter is ‘setting women back’ meanwhile Chris Brown is on a sold out tour, where his BIT is an abuser grinding on women on stage. Ok.

‘If cancel culture is real why does Chris Brown keep popping up on my timeline I hate that MF for real.’

The hitmaker was was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to music producer Abe Diaw during the alleged assault at the Tape club in Mayfair in February 2023 

Shortly after Chris was released on remand from prison last month, he posted a story to Instagram to tell his 144million followers: ‘From the cage to the stage!!!’, adding the the name of his tour.

His passport was held by lawyers and police until he needed it in an arrangement that will allow him to fulfil tour dates in Europe, the US and Canada, a court heard.

The conditions of his bail mean that he must reside at an address in the UK and can only access his passport when he needed to travel for a tour date, Heidi Stonecliffe KC, prosecuting, said.

Stonecliffe told Southwark Crown Court his passport would be held by the police until his international dates, then it would be collected by a solicitor from law firm Hickman & Rose, before being returned to Chris so he can travel to the US. 

‘The passport is to then be lodged with a US lawyer named Mr Matthew Cayman. We have checked his details and he does exist,’ Ms Stonecliffe said.

‘It will be held by Mr Cayman until August. Then Mr Brown travels to Canada. It will be held by Mr Cayman during his US tour then Mr Brown returns to the UK and his passport will then be held by a solicitor.

‘What we then propose is that we have a further case management hearing on October 24.’

Other bail conditions include not to attend the Tape nightclub or contact his co-accused, Dallas rapper Omolulu Akinlolu, 38, the complainant or any witnesses.

Chris is claimed to have injured music producer Mr Diaw in an unprovoked attack when the singer and his entourage were at a club night called Dirty Martini.

Before the latest hearing, Adele Kelly, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London North, said: ‘We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.

‘The alleged incident occurred in London on February 19, 2023. He will have his first court appearance on Friday, May 16 at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

‘The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

‘It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’