Rihanna Beating Still Haunting Chris Brown

Chris Brown is still haunted by the beating of his then-girlfriend Rihanna and it is hitting the singer in the pocketbook.

Brown has been forced to cancel a massive Australian promotional tour and an appearance on The Daily Show, over his past domestic violence record.

Brown canceled plans for a Down Under tour Wednesday after Australian authorities earlier warned the troubled R&B singer they were likely to refuse him a visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna. Ticketing agency Ticketek posted a statement from Brown’s promoters saying the planned December tour of Australia and New Zealand had been canceled and those who had bought tickets would get refunds. In the statement, Brown thanked his fans and said he remained hopeful he could tour “in the near future.” Citing privacy concerns, Australia’s immigration department on Wednesday declined to say whether they had refused Brown a visa. But in September, the department issued Brown a “notice of intention to consider refusal” which gave him 28 days to explain why he should be allowed into the country. That notice came days after former Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash urged authorities to refuse the 26-year-old American a visa on character grounds. “People need to understand if you are going to commit domestic violence and then you want to travel around the world, there are going to be countries that say to you: ‘You cannot come in because you are not of the character we expect in Australia,’” Cash, who is now minister for women, told reporters at the time. h/t hiphopwired

And fans who thought they were going to see Chris Brown appear on The Daily Show amongst the impressive lineup of Spike Lee, Lupita Nyong’o and Idris Elba needed to think again.