Chris Brown barred from Britain because of Rihanna beating

On May 23rd 2010 I wrote the ‘Boycott Reggae Sumfest Unless They Drop Chris Brown’ blog and started a similarly titled Facebook fan page which attracted 800 people in 5 days.  This caused facebook to disable my personal account for 24hrs and delete the boycott page. Now Great Britain has joined the cause and banned Chris Brown from entering the country forcing him to cancel three shows. I still urge Reggae Sumfest to drop CB and follow Great Britains lead. As i mentioned in the original blog at this time in Jamaica we need to put good role models in front of our youth and not a convicted woman beater.

Please let Reggae Sumfest know how you feel by emailing their executive director Johnny Gourzong at  johnny@reggaesumfest.com I am sure he would love to hear your opinion…

(CNN) — British officials, citing worries that singer Chris Brown might pose a danger to British citizens, barred him from entering the United Kingdom for concerts this week, a UK border official said. Brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. “We reserve the right to refuse entry to the UK to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense,” said Barbara Woodward, director of the UK border agency’s international group. “Public safety is one of our primary concerns.”

Boycott Reggae Sumfest 2010 Unless They Drop Chris Brown!!!

Jamaicans have put up with the a lot of issues over the last year and even over this last week but to have the leading Jamaican Reggae Festival announce today in the Jamaica Observer that it has added convicted woman beater Chris Brown to the line up is extremely disturbing. Sumfest should be embarrassed to have Chris Brown perform on international night but instead they are celebrating violence against women by having him on stage. When will our obsession with honoring badmanism end in this country? The Jamaica Observers article is a joke as it describes Chris Brown to the readers like we dont know who this guy has become. See for yourself from a section below.

‘International R&B and pop star Chris Brown, emerged on the scene in 2005 and quickly rose to stardom with his self-titled debut album. With the release of Graffiti, his third album, the 20-year-old singer-songwriter enters his prime as a widely accomplished multi-platinum artiste. Chris is set to thrill the audiences and make history with his first Reggae Sumfest performance.’