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The singer R Kelly has announced a new tour in Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, prompting many criticism in light of allegations of abuse he would have suffered.
The star of R & B published his plans on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but then deleted the publications.
The proposed concerts would come in the footsteps of a documentary detailing decades of alleged badual abuse of the artist.
Local politicians have called for its ban on entering Australia.
On Tuesday, the 52-year-old Grammy winner tweeted "NEW TOUR ALERT" but gave no specific date, when and where to play.
On Twitter, many expressed anger and said the singer would not be welcome in their country.
"Physical and emotional violence"
R Kelly has been found guilty of no crime in connection with the allegations of abuse.
The allegations against him were broadcast in a January documentary, Surviving R Kelly, which contained detailed accounts of his allegations of physical and psychological violence against women.
He claimed that the R & B star had an "abusive cult" in which he was accused of keeping captive women against their will.
As a result of the allegations, many former colleagues in the music industry have spoken out against R Kelly and protesters have called for the ban on his music and concerts.
Protesters protest near R Kelly's studio
This is not the first report of a R Kelly tour in Australia.
In December, the singer challenged a similar announcement made by a travel agency, calling it false news.
At the time, New Zealand Victims' advocate Ruth Money and the non-profit Women's Refuge group called for the singer's ban.
"Popular culture has a lot to do with how people think and behave, and the kinds of models we advocate, especially for our young people," she said.
Australia could refuse the visa
The opposition Australian Labor party issued a statement saying that the singer should not be allowed to enter the country.
"The trade union movement strongly supports the refusal or cancellation of visas of non-citizens for moral or criminal reasons," the document said.
The Australian Department of Home Affairs told the BBC that it "was not commenting on individual cases", but Australia had previously banned entry to people in similar situations.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather has been denied a domestic violence conviction visa. Rapper Chris Brown has also been denied his visa due to his history of domestic violence.
And in 2014, the country canceled a visa for Julien Blanc, the American pick-up artist, evoking his pejorative view of women.
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