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Chris Brown wants to cancel nightclub gigs

Chris Brown reportedly wants to cancel a number of his upcoming concerts in nightclubs after five fans were shot at his gig in San Jose, California.

The 25-year-old singer has reportedly ordered his manager to pull the plug on any future shows scheduled to take place in nightclubs because he thinks they're ''too hood'' after five people were shot and injured during his gig in San Jose, California on Sunday morning (11.01.15).

A source close to the 'Loyal' hitmaker said he held an emergency meeting after the shooting and instructed his crew to axe any shows at venues with a history of violence and security issues.

The insider also told gossip website TMZ.com that Chris doesn't want to be associated with the shooting and is worried it will damage his image.

This was not the first time someone has been injured at an event hosted by Chris. Music mogul Suge Knight was shot six times during the singer's party in August last year, but fully recovered after undergoing surgery.

The 'Turn Up The Music' hitmaker, who was placed on probation for five years and sentenced to six months community service for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, has been trying to get his career back on track since being released from jail last June after spending 108 days behind bars for violating his probation after he made threats about using guns while seeking anger-management treatment in rehab.