“Singer” Chris Brown, who leapt to fame after hitting ex-girlfriend Rihanna, has been refused entry to the UK due to commiting a criminal offence, the BBC website reports this morning.

Brown, who was sentenced to a community service order after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, had three concerts booked in the UK. The first, in Glasgow, was due to start on Wednesday. This concert as well as the others in Manchester and Birmingham and one in the Irish republic, have been consequently cancelled.

The Home Office said: “We reserve the right to refuse entry to the UK to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offence. Public safety is one of our primary concerns…Each application to enter the UK is considered on its individual merits.”

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