Fired!

Filed under: Celebrity Feuds > R. Kelly > NeYo

Wherever R. Kelly goes, drama follows!

The accused pedophile has fired NeYo as one of the headliners on his "Double Up" tour.

R. Kelly’s camp reportedly blamed the lack of a signed contract as the reason for removing NeYo from the line up.

NeYo's publicist has released the following cryptic statement:

"Yesterday, Shaffer Smith aka Ne-Yo was informed that he was being dropped from the rest of the R Kelly tour after delivering two sensational performances. Entertainment reporters, music critics, bloggers, fans, and concert goers all agreed that Ne-Yo's performances brought the heat; but maybe it brought too much heat.

He's written hit songs for Beyonce "Irreplaceable" and Rihanna "Unfaithful" (spending a combined 19 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100), said Tango, Ne-Yo's business partner and manager. He's written songs slated to be on Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, and Enrique Iglesias' new albums. In a recent article in Ebony Magazine, the king of pop, Michael Jackson, referred to him as one of the artists that impresses him most. The fans were really feeling his performances. He's good; maybe he's too good – that's the problem."

It seems like déjà vu – didn't R Kelly have drama on his last tour. R Kelly's camp sited the lack of a signed contract as the reason for removing Ne-Yo from the line up.

"I don't understand their actions because I was rehearsing, doing media, promoting the tour, and performing," said Ne-Yo. "In my opinion, I was doing everything possible to make the tour a success. I love being on stage in front of fans because of the immediate feedback you get. You know right away if they are feeling you; and they were really feeling our show."

Ne-Yo expressed genuine concern regarding not having the opportunity to complete the tour. He wanted all of his fans and supporters to be able to see him live. "To my fans and ticket holders – I apologize if you are disappointed."

It's Jay-Z vs. R. Kelly all over again!

Whose side are U on? NeYo's or Kelly'????

Posted: Nov 20, 2007 at 3:12 pm / Email this »

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gio says – reply to this

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1st
td says – reply to this

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oooh nasty!!!
xxx
edan says – reply to this

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HAHA HOE
ambrose says – reply to this

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who cares!?
Stephie G says – reply to this

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Ne-Yo - why the hell would he want to tour with R. Kelly anyway? What a shot to his credibility. I mean, you are who you hang around with. Why would he want to hang around with a dirty, pedophile anyway.
kabob says – reply to this

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NE-YO!
nena says – reply to this

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1st
nina says – reply to this

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TEAM NEYO-HE'S A CLASS ACT GENTLEMEN AND ALL R. KELLY DOES IS PISS ON LITTLE GIRLS.
Janeane says – reply to this

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NEYO!
GAY says – reply to this

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GAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
first says – reply to this

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FIRST!!!!!!!!!!
ambrose says – reply to this

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they both suck!!
annniie says – reply to this

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Neyo all the way Kelly is a bitch!
kait says – reply to this

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first
EWW says – reply to this

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he probably got fired cause he wouldn't wack off that nasty perv r. kelly. sue his ass off, neyo!
AE says – reply to this

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I'm first………wow.
el says – reply to this

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1st
el says – reply to this

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1st
AE says – reply to this

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I'm 1st…..wow!
DM says – reply to this

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aww too bad, ne-yo is one of the best out there today.
GIRL says – reply to this

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R. Kelly fucking sucks. And has for a long time. And I dont just mean 13 year old pussy. Got it?
neyo says – reply to this

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team neyo
Stacy says – reply to this

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first! neyo!!
ANNA NICOLE SMITH says – reply to this

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FIRST?AND THOUGH I DON'T KNOW who NEYO is i'd never take the side of a pedophile.
sooz says – reply to this

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fisrt
sandra says – reply to this

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ne-yo did NOT write irreplaceble, some norwegian folks did.
hot_homo says – reply to this

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Ne-Yo is too cute to on tour with R.Chester the Molester!! What a loser. He makes me ashame to say Im from Chicago! Team Ne-YO here!! FIRST BITCHES!!
Jen says – reply to this

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Ne-yo…R Kelly is old and done for…
nickb says – reply to this

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first?
Angel says – reply to this

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Ne-Yo!
I've met him twice and he is such a down to earth guy. He is extremely talented and very entertaining to watch in concert. I don't know why R. Kelly would not want him on tour with him! its insane. R. Kelly can be so petty sometimes. Ne-Yo probably just got a bigger round of applause then Kelly did and he got his panties in a twist!!!
nickb says – reply to this

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first?
lola says – reply to this

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R. Kelly is just jealous cause neyo is multi-talented and is stealing his degenerate thunder.
nickb says – reply to this

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first?
kitty says – reply to this

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definitely TEAM Ne-Yo!
sooz says – reply to this

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fisrt .
nikki says – reply to this

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r. kelly is a hack
Rap Sux says – reply to this

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Fuck both of these shit-holes. Rap and hip-hop are OVER.
Ella says – reply to this

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NEYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
red says – reply to this

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FIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vee says – reply to this

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Team Ne-Yo!!

how is anyone suppose to look at R. Kelly the same after what he did…hes disgusting

A BUCKET OF GREASE!!!
Mary J Blige says – reply to this

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he is one hella ugly kneegrow. he needs to take a seat in a dark corner somewhere. and he also looks really GAY. like you perez
MsBasharina says – reply to this

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i like ne-yo. he's nice singer.
neyo says – reply to this

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neyo comes off as a really gracious person and r. kelly comes off like a nasty dirty old freak molester.

TEAM NEYO
BraxtonnHaupert says – reply to this

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Poor lil neyo. raping the yougnins never gets you far.
BraxtonnHaupert says – reply to this

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Poor lil neyo. raping the yougnins never gets you far.
my Fuckin' Pussy says – reply to this

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I hate R Kelly. I wish he'd fire himself from the tour. He's sucha shitbag. His music launched a revolution of stupid. I hope he gets raped to death by a wombat.
P Diddy says – reply to this

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Fuck R Kelly! I'm glad Ne-Yo is nolonger associated w/ him!
P Diddy says – reply to this

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Fuck R Kelly! I'm glad Ne-Yo is no longer associated w/ him!
lala says – reply to this

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neyo of course!

who would ever side with a pedophile meglamaniac!

I like neyo, people always have the nicest things to say about him. R. Kelly on the hand sounds like a diva who has not right to be one after all his molestations and child rapes.
noela says – reply to this

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TEAM NEYO!!!
ne-yo lover says – reply to this

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NE-YO iS THe SHIT!
duda says – reply to this

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NeYo can do so much better then to tour with r.kelly the pedophile…
ITS ME BITCHESSSSS says – reply to this

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NEITHER
oso says – reply to this

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R. Kelly should not even be a free man right now, let alone left to his own devices to tour and rape some more little girls!
Mercedes Kenz says – reply to this

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ne-YO…R.Kelly is nasty as fuck
ash says – reply to this

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Go Ne-yo!!! I hate R.Kelly. im so happy i saw this, i got free ticktes to show on dec 14, but now that i found this i gave them away to some guy i worked with, the only reason i was going is to see neyo!
Dita Von Teese says – reply to this

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First and foremost, all I have to say is that pic, hunnee thats a whole lotta ugly, I mean pee-yuck, but that's just R-Kelly being a DIVA a queen cannot take it when and younger up and coming queen is threatening her throne, so princess Ne-Yo had to get banished from her queendom…..fagulosity at its finest.
maxwell209 says – reply to this

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I went to the show when they were in Atlanta. I personally was there to see J HOLIDAY but Ne-yo gave a great show as always. He was the only artist that had waredrobe changes which I thought was weird, 4 to be exact. The guy definitely delivers at his shows. Sounds like R Kelly feels threaten by the young buck. Keshia Cole was good as well but J. HOLIDAY was the one I came to see. I still admire R Kelly musicial talent but with the whole sex tape, I always think he's talking about little girls.
poo says – reply to this

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Go Ne-yo!!! I hate R.Kelly. im so happy i saw this, i got free ticktes to show on dec 14, but now that i found this i gave them away to some guy i worked with, the only reason i was going is to see neyo!
◄ΦΦkrazihottkelliΦΦbitchygrlΦ↓ says – reply to this

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sassypants says – reply to this

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I actually met Neyo a few weeks ago and his entourage. He is very classy, nice guy with more talent than R kelly could ever wish for.
LINDSAY says – reply to this

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R. KELLY'S JEALOUS THAT FANS ARE MORE EXCITED ABOUT NE-YO THAN HIM!! NE-YO'S AMAZING!!
Drama says – reply to this

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Ne-Yo all the way. Nasty pedophile RKelly is jus' jellus.
Jay says – reply to this

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I think Kelly's just upset that NeYo scored Hayden!
Ana says – reply to this

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Definitely NE- YO!

R. Kelly probably got rid of him after learning that 90% of the tickets sold were to see ne-yo and no one cares about r. kelly.

i can't wait for his shit to go to court - he can't go to jail soon enough
Ne-Yo is a DUMBASS! says – reply to this

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What did he expect dealing with the CHILD MOLESTER - this just makes him look like a bigger loser…
bean says – reply to this

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Karma's a bitch! I work at a nonprofit serving children in DFCS custody in Atlanta. Ne-Yo was supposed to do a meet-and-greet here last Thursday and he CANCELLED a few hours before the event. Our kids were SO disappointed. I'm no R.Kelly fan, but Ne-Yo clearly has issues.
Mimi LaRue says – reply to this

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I'm not on anyone's side but:

a) this press release is very poorly written - they need a publicist who can write and knows grammar

b) why would anyone agree to go on tour without a contract??? What an idiot.
Mimi LaRue says – reply to this

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I'm not on anyone's side but:

a) this press release is very poorly written - they need a publicist who can write and knows grammar

b) why would anyone agree to go on tour without a contract??? What an idiot.
neyo's baby gurrrl says – reply to this

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NEYO FOR SUREEEE
Xiomy says – reply to this

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Ne-Yo, hands down, Kelly, retire. . . go piss on someone.
Staci says – reply to this

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NEYO ALL THE WAY!!!
Steve-0 says – reply to this

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NE-YO was fired because he's better than R. Kelly. Jealousy is all it was!
cynthia says – reply to this

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DEFINITELY NE'YO's! Why would he tour with Kelly anyway!
bORED says – reply to this

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NE-YO IS A LAME VERSION OF CHRIS BROWN. AND WHY DOES HE ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING UP THE RIHANNIA AND BEYONCE SONGS?
meme says – reply to this

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Ne-yo I hope people that bought the tickets to go see neyo and NOT r.kelly get a refund
Count your blessings says – reply to this

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And he's upset why? R Kelly did him a favour. You don't want to go on tour with R Kelly! It's PR disaster.
mimifan says – reply to this

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neyo all the way. he's soooo sexy
michelle says – reply to this

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ne-yo
Plastic richie says – reply to this

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That totally sucks omg Neyo is agreat and his cd is the shit ..and thats a shame Rkelly has fired him , so wat is he gonna do like he prolly shut down so many other gigs to do this tour and promote his album he has good songs that i would luv to hear liveR Kelly is a fucking hater Neyo is not Jayz let it go … u relayy fucked up a good thing u old nasty in the closet liking children pussy ….
Angie says – reply to this

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NEYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rita says – reply to this

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that's me in that picture with ne-yo..i met him saturday at tryst in las vegas…that picture looks like someone stole it off my facebook…
casablanca says – reply to this

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they're both retarded.
ramsy says – reply to this

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OMG, is R kElly serious ?????? I'M SURE
R KELLY 4 LIFE says – reply to this

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NeYo SUCKS, and so does all of the music he has written! I dont know why R would ask him on a tour, dude is ugly as hell!
kyana says – reply to this

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i am 100% on ne-yo's side. you cant just cut him out of the concert he has soooooooooo many fans that were probably only going to the concert because ne-yo was going to be there. i am apalled.
Isabel says – reply to this

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No guys, R. Kelly just fired Ne-yo because he is sleeping (o no, of course I mean just being friends) with Hayden Panettiere and R.Kelly is jealous, he can't get young girls because everyone is afraid of him, thinking he is a pedophile.. THAT'S THE REAL REASON! God, I'm insane:P
Rita says – reply to this

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lol dont the picture down thouuuu
Her Majesty says – reply to this

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Hey, "until the aliens leave" R. Kelly will be a crazy person. Those are his words, btw, as explanation for In the Closet, etc.
sian says – reply to this

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team ne-yo!!!
Olan says – reply to this

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NE-YO!!!!!!!!! I was in the Garden for the Jay-Z / R. Kelly fiasco. It was all R. Kelly's craziness that caused the end of that tour. He is a pedophile, and aboslutely bonkers. He was jealous of Ne-Yo, thats why he is off the tour. No worries boy…. PUT OUT ANOTHER HOT ALBUM AND HEADLINE YOUR OWN TOUR!!!!
Ms Diva says – reply to this

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ok i got tickets to this show so i just called the arena (cause i was gonna get my money back…lol) and they said that this is a a rumor and that neyo is on the show…so i just someone is just trying to spread lies…
Mara says – reply to this

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Ne Yo always runs his mouth about how he wrote this song and that one but if you look at the writng credits to his song he "wrote" there are always 4 or 5 other people credited as well.
ya big dummy says – reply to this

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Re: sandra – neyo did write irreplaceable.
ms wonderland says – reply to this

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Re: Rap Sux – UM LAST TIME I CHECKED NEYO ISNT RAP OR HIP HOP…IT'S A LITTLE THING CALLED R&B…RHYTHM AND BLUES, EVER HEAR OF IT>>>>>?????
ariel says – reply to this

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i'm gonna be on the side of the pedophile… NOT!
amy says – reply to this

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Fuck R. Kelly, He's a dirty child molester, Ne-yo is the shit and can do soo soo sooooooo much better, can't wait til he goes on tour for his damn self- Ne-yo should be THE head liner anyways…
Devon says – reply to this

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I don't think R Kelly qualifies as a pedophile. Pedophiles have sex with little kids. 14 is legal in about half the countries in Europe. Cradle robber is a better term.
oh please says – reply to this

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Of course he's a pedo! Please, they confusicated child porn off his computer!

And any guy who pisses on a 13 year old girl after having sex with her is a total twat who deserves to be in jail. Sick fuck.
pisser says – reply to this

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NeYo's. NeYo probably refused his sexual advances and wouldn't let him piss on him.