The recording artist, who performed at a packed concert Tuesday night in Manila, was prevented from leaving on a private plane today pending clearance by the Bureau of Immigration.
"It was a misunderstanding that has since been cleared up," said a spokeswoman for Brown, Nicole Perna. "Chris leaves tomorrow for Hong Kong to continue his planned performances."
The religious group that owns the New Year's Eve concert venue petitioned the Philippines Department of Justice for help prosecuting Brown. It wasn't immediately clear whether a formal complaint was filed.
Tan said a lookout bulletin is not on its own a bar to departure, unlike a hold departure order. She said the Justice Department order directs the bureau to "take prudent steps to verify on the status of the criminal case against the subjects."
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"If the concerned agency raises no objection to the departure, then we will allow the subject to leave," Tan said. The singer canceled a New Year's Eve concert at the 55,000-seat Philippine Arena at the last minute, reportedly because he lost his passport the day before the scheduled event.
The letter said after making representations that Brown would perform at the concert, and after having fully paid for the two men's services, Brown failed to appear and perform at the concert, to the damage and prejudice of MDC.
Brown had a concert scheduled for today night in Hong Kong, but calls to the venue were not answered. A posting earlier Wednesday on the singer's Twitter account said a concert later this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, was being canceled for unspecified safety concerns but would be rescheduled.