Brown to run it back to the States

Singer Chris Brown's "Between the Sheets" tour apparently won't be stopping in Canada this week after all: He said he had been barred from entering the country. Yesterday afternoon, Brown wrote on Twitter: “Unfortunately I will not be able to perform in front of sold out crowds in Montreal & Toronto.” He followed that up by tweeting: “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’s publicist confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the singer was denied entry into Canada, but offered no additional information. Several factors are used in determining admissibility into Canada, including involvement in criminal activity, human rights violations, or organized crime; and security, health, or financial reasons. I can shed some light on this issue: the Grammy-winning singer has had numerous run-ins with the law, the latest occurring in January when a judge revoked his probation after learning that he had violated orders by leaving Los Angeles County and was present at a nightclub when people were shot. The singer has spent several months in jail for prior violations relating to his conviction for a 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna. It serves him right. If he hadn't beaten up on Rihanna, he wouldn't have had any probation to violate and he might have been allowed to perform in Canada. But now, because of his criminal past, those that bought tickets now have to seek refunds.