Country singer Jimmie Allen gets mixed reactions after announcing comedy tour amid sexual assault allegations

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Country music singer Jimmie Allen is getting some mixed reactions after announcing his comedy tour as he fights sexual assault allegations.

Allen announced his upcoming comedy tour on Instagram Thursday, sharing that the three shows will be invite only with dates coming soon. "'I Said What I Said,' and I’m gonna say it again during my 3-night comedy tour coming this October!" Allen captioned his post. "ALL shows are invite only, so be sure signup with your e-mail via link in bio to receive the latest news & how to win tix." View this post on Instagram A post shared by J I M M I E A L L E N (@jimmieallen) Allen's announcement sparked some negative comments from social media users. "Very strange choice of comeback," one user wrote.

Another added, "Lol you going through a midlife crisis or something?" There were a number of fans showing their support to Allen in the comment section. "If your as good at comedy as you are at singing then that will be an awesome show!!" one user wrote, with another adding, "I gotta see this!" One social media user asked, "what.

exactly. are we doing here??" In a statement to Fox News Digital, Allen's representative explained the musician's decision to venture into stand-up, saying, "Comedy has always been a part of his shows, and he did stand-up comedy in college, so this is just a fun, three-show event he wanted to do for his close friends and family. "He announced it on his Instagram because he plans to give a few fans a chance to win VIP passes to attend the private show/tapings and is also planning to turn the content that is tapped into a digital comedy special to be released at a later date.The details are still being mapped out, and this is all in the preliminary stages, so.