Chris Brown
The Australian government has announced it is preparing to
bar singer Chris Brown from the nation, denying him entry for
his "One Hell Of A Nite" worldwide concert tour. Brown has a
criminal record from the Rihanna domestic violence case, where
he plead guilty in lieu of prison, for assaulting his
ex-girlfriend, after an argument between the two turned violent
after she struck him. Brown was placed on probation for 5-years
after accepting a guilty plea to avoid prison.
A few years ago I saw a documentary on Australia's Border
Protection and the checks visitors must go through to visit
their nation. Australia has stringent rules for entering their
country. One is not allowed to have a felony conviction on one's
record and must show means of support when attempting to gain a
visa for entering Australia.
Chris Brown
Australia's Minister for Women and Minister for Employment
Michaelia Cash stated, "I can assure you that the Minister for
Immigration and Border Protection will be looking at this very,
very seriously. People need to understand, if you are going to
commit domestic violence and 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 that we
expect in Australia.' This is a government that is not afraid to
say no. We said no, you are not the type of person we want in
Australia." The Prime Minister is in agreement with immigration
regarding denying Brown a visa.
This marks the fourth nation to do so, after Canada, Britain
and New Zealand denied Brown entry, costing him millions of
dollars in concert revenues, paid appearances, endorsements and
other tie-ins recording artists' representatives negotiate on
their behalf. Brown has also lost many sponsorship deals in
America. Overall, he has lost tens of millions of dollars since
the ill-fated 2009 incident.
STORY SOURCE
Australia 'very seriously'
considering denying Chris Brown a visa over domestic violence
history
September 24, 2015: Minister for Women Michaelia Cash has
indicated that singer Chris Brown may not be allowed in
Australia following his assault on former partner Rihanna. The
federal government is considering refusing a visa to US singer
Chris Brown on character grounds over his history of domestic
violence.
Brown, 26, is due in Australia in December for a run of
stadium shows and had his tour posters defaced in Melbourne this
week with sticker’s emblazoned with “I beat women”. In 2009, the
RnB star was convicted over the assault of then-girlfriend and
fellow singer Rihanna, who required hospital treatment for her
injuries. Brown was sentenced to five years’ probation and
served with a restraining order over the attack. He was also
later jailed over an unrelated assault...
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