In barely a day, R Kelly has announced online he'll be touring Australia and then deleted any posts regarding the announcement.
On Wednesday, the controversial R&B artist shared a tour poster across his social media handles suggesting he will be heading to the country "soon", however that poster has since been removed altogether.
It comes just months after Kelly announced an Australian tour for this month, which was met with a wave of criticism and questions. Promoters, Big Music Tour, subsequently cancelled the tour.
Following the December tour announce, one venue named on the run claimed it had never booked the show. Shortly after, the 52-year-old songwriter himself slammed the announce as "fake".
Kelly has recently been the focus of the Surviving R Kelly documentary, a six-part Lifetime series that addressed alleged sexual misconduct and claims against the artist, featuring "interviews with several of Kelly’s accusers, people formerly in his inner circle, journalists, and even his own family members".
Since the airing of the documentary, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in Atlanta has opened an investigation and called on victims related to the allegations to come forward.
Artists including Lady Gaga, Chance The Rapper and Phoenix have since publicly apologised for collaborating with Kelly on past works.
Last year, Kelly publicly denied allegations of housing six women against their will. He has also previously settled a dozen civil lawsuits out of court that alleged "illegal sexual relationships".
In 2008, he was acquitted on 14 counts of making child pornography.
In May last year, a #MuteRKelly campaign was launched against Kelly through an open letter, signed by the “Women Of Color Within Time’s Up”.
The Music is awaiting comment from the Flamingo Dreamz, the promoter named in Kelly's now-deleted posts. The promoter's website claims to have promoted previous tours for the likes of Fatman Scoop, Ja Rule and Ashanti.
There is currently no promotion for an R Kelly tour advertised on the website, while the latest update on its Facebook page came in October last year.
Speaking to The Guardian, Opposition politician Shayne Neumann said "Labor would be seriously concerned if Immigration Minister David Coleman would allow an individual such as R Kelly into Australia".
"If the Immigration Minister suspects that a non-citizen does not pass the character test, or there is a risk to the community while they are in Australia, he should use the powers he has under the Migration Act to deny or cancel their visa."
The Music has contacted the Department of Home Affairs for comment.
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