Controversial R&B singer Chris Brown's appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah was abruptly canceled without any official reasoning from Comedy Central or Brown.
The cancellation came a day after a report appeared claiming that some of the show's staffers were uncomfortable with the singer appearing on the program.
Although TV Guide and cable systems still listed Brown as the guest on "The Daily Show" when the program started, that notion was shot down when Noah announced at the top of the show that he would be interviewing actor Nick Cannon. (The show's Instagram account confirmed Cannon as the guest a few hours earlier.)
A Comedy Central spokeswoman said guest bookings are always subject to change. "The show hopes to reschedule Chris for a future appearance," the rep said.
It was a day of bad news for Brown: Tuesday afternoon, Billboard reported that Brown's pending tour in Australia and New Zealand (to promote his new album dropping later this month) had been canceled. "In September, the Australian government warned it had plans to formally deny Brown's visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009," Billboard wrote.
