R. Kelly Hit With Pepper Spray at Concert

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Source: Yahoo! News (http://www.news.yahoo.com)
Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:53 AM ET

NEW YORK - A member of rapper Jay Z's entourage released pepper spray at R. Kelly during a joint concert at Madison Square Garden, Kelly's publicist said. The spraying happened about an hour into Friday night's show, when Kelly walked onstage and said he saw two people in the audience waving guns, publicist Allan Mayer said.

Kelly abruptly stopped his set around 9:30 p.m. while MSG security employees searched for weapons.

Finding none, guards told Kelly it was safe to continue performing, Mayer said. But as the singer was making his way back to the stage, a man in Jay Z's entourage — apparently miffed that Kelly interrupted the show — sprayed him and two of his bodyguards in the face.

Read entire story here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&e=1&u=/ap/20041030/ap_en_mu/r_kelly_pepper_spray).

[Xyc0]

Can i just say, bah ha ha ha ha. :rotfl:
I guess even "hardcore" rappers need their Homeland Security

[ISOSES]

thats not right mace burns like hell. i never figured jayz and r kelly would have tension

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Source: Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com)
By LARRY McSHANE, Associated Press Writer
Sat, Oct 30, 2004

NEW YORK - R&B singer R. Kelly was kicked off a tour with rapper Jay-Z Saturday, one day after Kelly walked offstage during a performance and allegedly was blasted with pepper spray by a member of Jay-Z's entourage.

Jeff Sharp, a contractor with tour promoter Atlanta World Wide Touring, confirmed that Kelly had been removed from the tour, but would not comment on the reason.

"The fans deserve better than this," Kelly said in a statement. "I'd like the show to go on. It's really disappointing that Jay-Z and the promoter don't."

Read entire story here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=492&e=1&u=/ap/people_r_kelly).

[Carrie]

OUCH! thats gotta suck. :doh:

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Source: Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com)
Monday November 1, 2004 6:43 pm ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for R&B star R. Kelly filed a $75 million lawsuit today charging rapper Jay-Z and his Marcy Projects production company with deliberately sabotaging the two artists' "Best of Both Worlds Tour."

The suit accuses Jay-Z and Marcy Projects of intentionally causing a series of production snafus and then physically assaulting R. Kelly and some members of his entourage with pepper spray. It also levels breach-of-contract charges against Jay-Z, Marcy Projects, and Atlanta Worldwide Touring Company, the tour promoter.

The lawsuit was filed in New York Supreme Court two days after the promoter, acting on instructions from Jay-Z and Marcy Projects, cancelled the tour and barred R. Kelly from further performances, including an October 30 show at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041101/lam118_1.html).

[Nilly_Chipples]

what a bunch of children...and MEAN ones at that!