We learned of Ne-Yo's lawsuit and not so shocking allegations against R. Kelly yesterday, alleging unfair termination and jealousy. Kelly responded to Ne-Yo's claims today through a representative, and I'm sure you could guess exactly what it said. He denies being involved with Ne-Yo's dismissal completely and says the issue is not with him, but the tour promoter. Read the full statement from Kelly's rep Alan Mayer below.
"The idea that R. Kelly had anything to do with Ne-Yo being dropped from the Double Up tour is just plain silly. As we said at the time, Ne-Yo was dropped because of a contractual dispute with the tour promoter, and in fact Ne-Yo is not suing Kelly but only the promoter," Mayer said in a statement. "Ne-Yo may think blaming the situation on R. Kelly will improve his chances of collecting from the promoter, but if he does, he is sadly mistaken. Anyone remotely familiar with R. Kelly knows he is confident enough in his own abilities to be happy to share the stage with enormously talented people – the more talented, the better."
A measily 700,000 lawsuit probably means nothing to Kelly in the long run, his child pornography trial is slated to start on May 9th.
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