Chris Brown claims his planned Michael Jackson tribute was scrapped last minute by the AMAs

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Chris Brown has claimed he was supposed to perform a Michael Jackson tribute at this weekend's American Music Awards - only for it to be scrapped last minute.The 33-year-old singer, who is infamous for beating up Rihanna when they were dating, alleged that he was given no reason for the decision.He fired up his Instagram and posted a lengthy stretch of rehearsal footage in which he could be seen channeling some distinctly Michael Jackson-esque moves.

Allegations: Chris Brown has claimed he was supposed to perform a Michael Jackson tribute at this weekend's American Music Awards - only for it to be scrapped last minute'WOULDVE been the ama performance but they cancelled me for reasons unknown,' he fumed in the comments.

His caption was simply: 'U SERIOUS?'The footage he posted showed a group of female backup dancers swirling around him a they worked their way through their strenuous choreography.

They were performing a rollicking medley that included Michael's hits Beat It, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' and Thriller.All four of those songs were from Michael's legendary 1982 album Thriller, which will arrive at the 40th anniversary of its release this month.