Chris Brown tour cancelled in Christmas miracle

Santa Claus is coming to town. Chris Brown ain't.

 Singer Chris Brown will be denied entry into Australia due to his 2009 assault on partner Rihanna. (AAP)

Singer Chris Brown. (AAP) Source: AAP

The Australian government made a list, they checked it twice.

Turns out they decided whether Chris Brown was naughty or nice.

The controversial RnB star's Australian tour has been cancelled, with the promoters confirming the news with today.

Ticketek Australia released a statement saying that Brown's December shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane - as well as his New Zealand dates - had been pulled.  

"Mr Brown wishes to express his deepest gratitude to the fans for their support and looks forward to a successful tour in the near future," it read.

The news comes after the Australian government formally denied the singer a VISA back in September due to "character grounds" stemming from his conviction for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

Brown had 28 days to build and present an appeal.

When the news first broke that his VISA had been denied, the singer took to Twitter to plead his case.

Like getting Godzilla to teach a pottery class, Brown said he "would be more than grateful to come to Australia to raise awareness about domestic violence".

Needless to say, no one seems to have taken him up on the offer.

He's not the first celebrity with a history of domestic violence to be denied entry into Australia this year, with boxer Floyd Mayweather turned away in Feburary due to his previous record.

Brown fans are being offered a full refund for their tickets.


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Published 2 December 2015 3:17pm
Updated 2 December 2015 3:22pm
By Maria Lewis
Source: The Feed


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