Chris Brown denied entry to the UK

Chris Brown was also sentenced to five years' probation

I just read on BBC that US singer Chris Brown has been forced to postpone his UK tour after being denied a visa to enter the country.

Brown was refused permission on the grounds of being guilty of a serious criminal offence, the Home Office said. He was sentenced to a community service order for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, last February.

Brown had posted on his Twitter feed that he had been denied entry to the UK, but the entries were subsequently removed.

In a statement, 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," it added.