Chris Brown Denied Entry Into Canada

R&B singer Chris Brown was denied entry into Canada Tuesday, prompting the Grammy Award-winner to cancel a pair of tour dates.

Brown’s “Between the Sheets” tour with singer Trey Songz had two stops north of the border. But their scheduled performance Tuesday at Montreal’s Bell Centre was canceled along with Wednesday show at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

 “The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!” Brown said in a tweet that was later deleted

“Frustration. In Montreal with nothing to do. Bulls---...” Trey Songz tweeted Tuesday from Montreal.


Live Nation, the promoter, said in a statement that "due to immigration issues" the shows have been canceled and refunds are available at the point of purchase.

Canada Border Services did not disclose why Brown was denied entry, but noted that involvement in criminal activity is a often a factor in such cases. The 25-year-old was jailed for nearly three months last year for a probation violation.

Brown was jailed for nearly three months last year for violating his probation by getting into an altercation outside a Washington hotel the previous year. He was on probation after he attacked pop singer Rihanna, his then-girlfriend, before the 2009 Grammy Awards.


The United Kingdom denied Brown entry into the country in 2010, forcing him to miss four shows. The British government's Home Office said at that time that Brown had been refused a visa because of his past criminal record.

Stephane Malepart, a spokesman for Canada Border Services, said the country's privacy act prevents him from commenting on any individual case, but said several factors are used in determining admissibility, including involvement in criminal activity.