Anti-domestic Violence Campaigners Warns Chris Brown's Album Buyers
It seems as if Chris Brown just can't catch a break.
More than three years after he infamously beat his ex Rihanna, the R&B superstar is still feeling the consequences for his actions.
In at least one HMV store in London, Chris Brown's fifth and latest album, Fortune, comes with a special advisory warning.
"WARNING: Do not buy this album! This man beats women," the stickers read.
The labels are believed to be "the work of anti-domestic violence campaigners."
In a statement to The Huffington Post, Gennaro Castaldo, the head of press & PR for HMV, said the labels were quickly removed from the merchandise.
"Someone went into one of our stores and put the stickers on," Castaldo said. "We spotted and removed them quickly but before we could do so the person circulated a photo to media."
This is the second time this week that Chris Brown has been the center of some controversy.
He recently got a new tattoo that some say resembles a battered Rihanna.
A rep for Brown cleared the air, saying that the art work is "not Rihanna or an abused woman as erroneously reported."
"His tattoo is a sugar skull (associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead) and a MAC cosmetics design he saw," the rep told TMZ.
On Wednesday, Sept. 12, in an effort to repair his tainted image, Brown reportedly met with victims of domestic violence at a charity festival in Los Angeles.
"It's in my heart to show my fans, my friends and family and the families at Jenesse who stood by me they were right to give me another chance," Brown said in an interview. "I'm working hard to make them proud."
Chris Brown earned his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, when "Fortune" debuted atop the chart, selling 134,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. It follows his last release, and first No. 1, 2011's "F.A.M.E." That album launched atop the list with 270,000 -- more than double the start of "Fortune."
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