A pre-taped performance of Brown performing " Yeah 3x " and a medley of " Beautiful People " and " Forever " was shown on the American version of '' Dancing with the Stars '' on March 29 , 2011 . For the performance , Brown wore a tomato red tuxedo and a black shirt and bow tie . The performance started off with a young boy doing break dancing moves and announcing , ' Here is Chris Brown ' . Brown then appeared doing flips and somersaults , as he lip-synced most of the song . The performance earned him a standing ovation from the judges and members of the crowd . Prior to the performance , some of the show 's cast were unhappy that Brown was going to perform because of the domestic violence assault that occurred with his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 . Brown was sentenced to five years of probation , ordered to complete more than 1,400 hours of community service and was given a restraining order which required him to stay away from Rihanna . Professional dancer Cheryl Burke told '' Extra '' , " As a victim of domestic violence , I do n't agree with him coming on the show , but it 's out of my control " , while host Tom Bergeron told the '' On Air with Ryan Seacrest '' radio show that , " I did tell the producers it may be to their advantage to not have me interview him , because my natural tendency would be to say something . So do n't put me in a position where you are asking me to not say something , because I really wo n't do that . " On July 15 , 2011 Brown performed the song in front of an audience of 18,000 at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City for the '' Today '' concert series . For the performance , Brown wore a white shirt and black pants , and was accompanied by male dancers wearing black jumpsuits and red sneakers . On August 28 , 2011 , Brown performed a medley of " Beautiful People " and " Yeah 3x " at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards . He opened his performance with " Yeah 3x " and was dressed in a white formal suit , accompanied by " full-skirted dancers " . Brown was eventually joined onstage by tuxedo-clad dancers and began dancing to the 1993 Wu-Tang Clan single " Protect Ya Neck " . His dance routine then moved into 1991 , where he danced to Nirvana 's " Smells Like Teen Spirit " . Brown 's performance then came back to the future , where he began to sing " Beautiful People " . While performing the song , he was suspended in the air , and then lowered to another stage where he continued to perform the song . Brown then went back in the air , where he did splits and back-flips . " Yeah 3x " was added to the set list of Brown 's 2011 F.A.M.E. Tour in Australia and North America , and at the Supafest tour in April 2012
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