Chris Brown Cancels Tour Dates in Australia and New Zealand

It's bad news for Chris Brown fans down under. The musician has cancelled his tour dates in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, Billboard reports.

According to the report, Brown's Australian promoter for his One Hell of a Night tour released a statement confirming that the artist's shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, originally scheduled for Dec. 9-16, have been cancelled. Mr. Brown and the promoters both remain positive that the tour will take place in the near future," the statement said. "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."

Brown's Dec. 18 performance in Auckland, New Zealand has reportedly been cancelled as well.
While the promoter didn't give a specific reason for the cancellation, Australian confirmed threated in September to formally deny Brown's visa due to his 2009 conviction for assaulting fellow singer and girlfriend at the time, Rihanna. billboard