Chris Brown sang for inmates and thanked a fellow prisoner with a handwritten letter before posting $6.7 million bail after he was hit with grievous bodily harm charges in the U.K.

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Chris Brown was reportedly looked after by inmates during his UK prison stay.

Chris Brown found an unlikely stage behind bars.

The 36-year-old American R&B artist was held at HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, after a judge denied bail in connection with a grievous bodily harm charge stemming from a 2023 nightclub incident. Despite fears he might be targeted due to his celebrity status and wealth, other inmates reportedly welcomed and protected him.

“Sometimes people will be targeted if other inmates know they have money, but they looked after him instead,” a source told The Sun. “They know he’s famous and also American, so not really aware of how prisons work over here.” With limited access to comforts inside the privately run facility, Brown reportedly stuck to basic meals and responded to nightly calls from fellow prisoners asking him to sing.

“When it was lock up at night-time, some of them were shouting, ‘Sing us a song, Chris!’” the source added.

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Brown was released on a $6.7 million bail

Before his release on $6.7 million bail Wednesday, May 21, Brown penned a personal note to an inmate named Dave who had looked out for him.

The note read: “To Dave, Thank you my brother, I appreciate everything you’ve done for me while I’ve been banged up. Keep being a good person. God sees all and he sees your heart. You’ll be home soon my bro. Cheers!!”

Brown was arrested early on May 15, at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, England, and was taken into custody the next day. He is accused of attacking music producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at London’s Tape nightclub in February 2023. Another man, U.S. citizen Omololu Akinlolu, 38, faces the same charge.

Both men are scheduled to appear at Southwark Crown Court on June 20 to enter pleas. Meanwhile, Brown has been granted permission to complete a previously scheduled 10-date U.K. tour across June and July as part of his bail conditions. He is then headed to the United States and visiting 36 cities including Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Washington DC and more.

Outside the Lowry Hotel, fans gathered in hopes of catching a glimpse of the singer after his release. After he was set free, Brown took to his Instagram Story where he wrote: “FROM THE CAGE TO THE STAGE!!! BREEZE BOWL.”