The aborted concert tour by R&B star Chris Brown hit a bum note with the Department of Immigration last year but it is set to have an encore in the Supreme Court of Victoria, with the promoter being sued for $3.65 million it allegedly owes to the tour's chief investor. 
Westgate Entertainment stood to make a small fortune from the tour, which was cancelled just a week before the first show was scheduled for Perth on   December 9, after the Australian government refused to grant Brown a visa on "character grounds".
The controversial singer was convicted in 2009 of assaulting and threatening to kill his then girlfriend, fellow musician Rihanna. He received a five-year suspended sentence.
The government had signalled its intent to refuse Brown's visa application in   September, leaving him 28 days to appeal. Tickets went on sale the following day. His appeal was turned down in early   December, prompting the cancellation of the tour.
Now promoter Castor & Ford Agency Pty Ltd is being sued by Westgate Entertainment Pty Ltd over two tranches of money allegedly advanced to facilitate the failed tour.
Lawyers for Westgate claim their client agreed to invest more than $2.63 million, which was to be repaid in full from the gross profits and which would additionally have given Westgate a 50 per cent share of any net profits of the tour.
Additionally, Westgate allegedly advanced another $1 million to the promoter as a loan, to be repaid by   November 25 or to incur 5 per cent interest per annum from that date until it was repaid.
Westgate claims that the loan-and-interest sum owing as of   March 30 was $1.015 million, bringing the total allegedly owed to more than $3.65 million.