Fired!

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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  »

    158 comments to “Fired!”

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    1. fosurrious says – reply to this


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      fuck all yall, KELLZ FOR LIFFFEEEE.

      perez, seriously, i promise the only reason you're doing this hating on r. kelly bullshit is cause you haven't been fully exposed to his genius. if i know only one thing for certain, it is that robert kelly is the most talented songwriter and performer in r&b and hip hop. he's also a sex addict. BUT CUT A BROTHA A BREAK!!! no one bought tickets to the double up tour wanting to see ne-yo!! if i wanted to see ne-yo i'd rent stomp the yard. and perez, you should rent the light it up tour on dvd. it will change your life. also, having sex with a 15 year old girl does not make you a pedophile. it's illegal, but 15 is a totally legitimate age to be having sex with r. kelly. i WISH i had been having sex with r. kelly when i was 15.

    2. val says – reply to this


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      who would want to be in a show with someone who pees on little girls?????? r. kelly is a loser!

    3. *****TEAM NEYO******* says – reply to this


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      *********************NEYO************************

      HE NEED'NT HANG WITH "R-CHESTER THE CHILD MOLESTOR"

      THE REASON I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HIM WAS BECUZ HE WAS ON TOUR WITH R-KELLY AND I WANTED TO TAKE MY TEENAGE KIDS….BUT SINCE HE'S NOT ON TOUR WITH HIM ANYMORE:

      NEYO IF YOU GO ON TOUR ALONE…I'LL WITHOUT A DOUBT BUT YOUR CONCERT TICKETS!!!!!!

    4. Jay-Z says – reply to this


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      R. Kelly just a boo-ya boy. Boo-ya bo in the pen is a bitch any con can have, even the other bitches. I here he so special he can fuck from the front, just like the small chiles he like so much. Go get fucked dby the Arian Mexicans, pervfero!

    5. khourin says – reply to this


      105

      Why is R.Kelly even performing, he should be locked up with his nasty azz. Our society is sad…. He's a perv

    6. muffadile says – reply to this


      106

      I thought the big deal awhile ago was how Rihanna'a "unfaithful" was written by her and was supposedly autobiographical. A case of too many people seeking credit for mediocrity?

    7. khourin says – reply to this


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      Re: piss on me kelly

      You sound like a nasty chick, and why are u using that word… You know what im talking about

    8. honey says – reply to this


      108

      NE-YO ALL THE WAY PEREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    9. Vanessa says – reply to this


      109

      Ne-Yo!!!

    10. jtre says – reply to this


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      Re: piss on me kelly – your disgusting

    11. adriana says – reply to this


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      Although i think that R.Kelly is awesome, i am in love with Ne-yo and anyone who sacks him must be stonned because he is amazingly talented and oh my god i cant even explain how much i love him!!!!!

    12. Kyle says – reply to this


      112

      R. Kelly's side… Easy. No matter what that fucker does. lol. Keep making music! LOVE YA R-Ruh!

    13. JLo says – reply to this


      113

      I'll take the side of Ne-Yo…..R.Kelly is a whiney puss-boy!

    14. Alysia says – reply to this


      114

      NE-YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    15. missmer says – reply to this


      115

      team ne-yo!

    16. megan says – reply to this


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      Team Ne-yo! R. Kelly needs to go trap himself in a closet and never come out.

    17. Your Negro Amigo says – reply to this


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      Poor Negro Neyo

    18. ren says – reply to this


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      It is possible that this could be pertained to rumors of Ne-Yo being possibly gay. If R-Kelly got a hold of that, there'd be no doubt he'd kick Ne-Yo of the tour, him being a homophobic ass and all.

    19. ren says – reply to this


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      It is possible that this could be pertained to rumors of Ne-Yo being possibly gay. If R-Kelly got a hold of that, there'd be no doubt he'd kick Ne-Yo off the tour, him being a homophobic ass and all.

    20. Kur says – reply to this


      120

      NEYO

    21. M says – reply to this


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      Team Ne-yo!! I can't stand R-Kelly and his pedophile ass! For him to drop Ne-Yo from the tour just means that he can't handle the competition and the fans that come to see everyone else but him! No one is coming to see him anyway. This will definitely hurt his reputation. Oh wait…he already did that by sleeping with underage girls.

    22. tired says – reply to this


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      Re: Rap Sux – Neyo is R&B–you need to know your artists and your genre–otherwise you're just insulting yourself on the comment board.

    23. FAG-YO! says – reply to this


      123

      HE SUX LIKE A HOOVER!

    24. simonevs says – reply to this


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      NE-YO anyday of the week…hot new all-round talent VS tired old pissing paedophile..not much of a dilemma…

    25. Steve-O says – reply to this


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      Neyo's side Most definitely. When is the last time R Kelly was hot. This is just another chapter to why R Kelly shouldn't go on tour with better talent than him. Funny thing is that Keysha Cole also had a problem with Ne-Yo, because she wanted him to perform before her.

    26. me says – reply to this


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      Who the fuck would ever be on R. Kelly's side? He's a washed up kiddie-fiddler. He needs to disappear and let talented people like Ne-Yo do their thing.

    27. sarah_nicole says – reply to this


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      Ne-yo is the best singer/writer/artist ever.. and i met him once while he was on tour and he was so pleasent and thankful.. i only wish him and his camp the best! his performances are amazing.. RKELLY u are an idiot for kicking him off ur tour SERIOUSLY… good luck NEYO!

    28. shit head says – reply to this


      128

      Re: Mimi LaRue – Go Fuck Yourself…….who made you the grammar police?
      Oh yeah…………..NE-YO……..RKelly is a douch bag!

    29. samantha says – reply to this


      129

      IM ON TEAM NE-YO……..FUCK R. KELLY. I MEAN GEEZ WHAT A HATER. YOU ARE HAS BEEN PAL, NE-YO IS SO THE KING OF R&B SUCK IT UP R. KELLY UR OLD AS DIRT AND NEED TO SPEND UR TIME IN JAIL FOR SMASHIN THOSE 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS. IF R. KELLY WAS A NOBODY HIS ASS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN PRISON LONG AGO FOR DOING THAT SHIT . AGAIN FUCK R. KELLY…….. ILL HAVE MY SHIRT MADE TOMORROW *TEAM NE-YO BABY*

    30. 2FLY..BITCHESSS says – reply to this


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      FOR ONE LETS CLEAR THINGS UP..

      NE YO LEFT THE TOUR…(FACTS FROM AN INTERVIEW ON 95.5 WPGC WASHINGTON.DC)
      WHEN R.KELLY STARTED ACTING LIKE A DIVA..THERE WHERE 7 DRESSING ROOMS IN THE VENUE (GEORGIA) AN R.KELLY FELT THE NEED HE NEEDED ALL OF THEM..
      HE ALSO REPORTADLY
      SAID THERE WAS TO BE NO ONE IN THE HALL WAY.. WHEN HE WAS WALKING THROUGH..
      IF THAT'S NOT DIVA THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS..

      ALSO IT IS SAID..THAT KESHIA COLE IS LEAVING THE TOUR..BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN BEFORE NE.YO

      DON'T KNO WHAT IS TRU BUT THIS IS WORDS FROM NE.YO

    31. Sam says – reply to this


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      R. Kelly needed Ne-Yo to get the tickets sold…guess when he saw that Ne-Yo’s performances brought the heat; he got scared and got rid of him. Kelly should just do his one man show in front of a mirror!

    32. Team Ne-Yo says – reply to this


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      Omg I LOVE Ne-Yo unlike most people out today he can actually sing.

    33. Sophie says – reply to this


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      Ne-Yo, cant stand jealous ppl… i mean wtf, if anything kelly should be HAPPY that neyo would even bother!

    34. Katherine says – reply to this


      134

      Team NeYo DEFINITELY
      He's so talented, I know R Kelly is talented too, but I bet NeYo doesn't piss on 14 year old girls!!!

    35. Sarah *K* says – reply to this


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      It's only obvious… R Kelly's old as dirt and Ne-Yo is hot right now. Ne-Yo is too much competition and a better performer/artist. Don't get me wrong RK has talent but he's so yesterday….

    36. Sarah - nj says – reply to this


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      R Kelly was getting shown up on his own tour, thats the ONLY reason he got kicked off! R Kelly has sucked ass for a long time now (no pun intended). He knows he is at the end of his game and he donsn't want someone to show his ass up on his own tour! Besides all that sex drama (cause I saw that tape and that lil whore should be the one getting in trouble. I'm 26 and freaky and I NEVER did the things that lil girl did at 15 or how ever old she was. She acted like a grown woman and got bang like one! She didnt look like a lil girl!) but anyway that man has lost it..he now thinks he's ghetto and I hate it!

    37. fineassblackman says – reply to this


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      Re: R KELLY 4 LIFE – r kelly is a ugly motherfucker too. the only fine brother working in hollywood is will smith. and he's a little to goody two shoe for my taste.

    38. T-nasty says – reply to this


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      Ne-Yo all the way….wow that was a hard pick..lol..being sarcastic btw

    39. ReadyforWaR says – reply to this


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      Re: Rap Sux – you dumbass, neither one of them rap, they sing.

    40. ReadyforWar says – reply to this


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      Re: fineassblackman – I cosign that comment

    41. ReadyforWar says – reply to this


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      Re: fineassblackman – I cosign that comment

    42. Vict says – reply to this


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      NE-YO WITHOUT A SINGLE DOUBT IN MY MIND….. he is one of the most talented singer/songerwriter today. HIS VOICE IS FRIGGIN B-E-A-UTIFUL…… and SO IS HE

    43. Mary says – reply to this


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      NE*YO FOR SURE !!!

    44. Jessi says – reply to this


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      I oick NeYo. Kelly's a pervert & shouldnt be able to make music.

    45. Jessi says – reply to this


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      I pick NeYo. Kelly's a pervert & shouldnt be able to make music.

    46. Mel says – reply to this


      146

      NeYo!!!!!!!!!

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    48. B- Africa says – reply to this


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      r kelly u last news ne-yo is the in thing, let the young and much cuter take the stage man! but still big up R kelly u still rock, but now is ne-yo's time

    49. In the Know says – reply to this


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      I personally know the promoter of this tour and I am sure it has nothing to do with a signed contract. (What business man do you know would put money behind an unsigned conract) I went to the opening night of the Double Up tour in Columbus GA and did Neyo do a great show, Keisha Cole did not even perform. She refused to go on before Neyo because she wanted to open up for R Kelly. R kelly not only cussed her and and told her she had too many props but sent Neyo on stage and he turned it out. J Holiday did a great job too and went to our local Boys & Girls Clubs and signed autographs. If I had to guess Neyo probably quit the show because of that crack whore Keisha and her no singing ass ego. Neyo could do his own show, he doesn't need R Kelly to do a concert.

    50. Sarah says – reply to this


      150

      Ne-Yo definitely..
      he's such a better performer than R. Kelly..
      he writes such good music and sings so much better too!

    51. Destiny (Kelly Should DiE!!!!) says – reply to this


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      Team Ne-Yo DEFiNiTEly!!!
      That Bitch R.Kelly is a dick.

    52. nikki says – reply to this


      152

      Uh I hate to tell you people that Ne-Yo cant sing Live for shit. Yes his songs are great and his music sounds great on the radio but I heard him live on Regis and Kelly I belive and he was horrible. I'm not a huge fan of R-Kelly's so it's not that I'm siding with him but that's the truth. Just listen if u can to Ne yo live and you will see

    53. sugarpie255 says – reply to this


      153

      Totally on Ne-Yo's side!!! He's one of the top artists of the day, R. Kelly is just too old and washed up and he's scared of a little competition…

    54. NJS06 says – reply to this


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      I am a R. Kelly fan! He is a genius. I dont think he knew how old that girl was and I dont think she was as young as you all think. He did some freaky shit that I wouldnt do. BUT there are a lot of people who do that shit. As long as he didnt rape her he is still okay with me. Neyo irritates me. He cant sing, and seems like he is in the closet. But I think that it is a dumb reason to fire someone for a contract or if they doing a good job….

    55. anonymous says – reply to this


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      Seems like our famous pedofile dislikes competition. First JZ now Ne-Yo, jealous maybe?.

      When are they finally going to convict this rapist?.

    56. rene says – reply to this


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      R kelly is just pissed that ne-yo sounds and looks better then he ever did and ever will.. he was pissed cause ne-yo stole his show.. hes a fuckin baby and needs to go to jail.. ne-yo is majorly talented and and deserves to be on a better tour anyway.. Ne-yo– do ur thing man fuck r kelly he isnt shit

    57. Jess says – reply to this


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      I caught the show the other night at the Nassau Colliseum and HELL YEA I was dissappointed that Ne-Yo wasn't there!! I mean WTF?? I knew he would have brought it too! That has to be the ONLY reason that Kells would have kicked him off the tour! Although his show was pretty good, I know Ne-Yo would have rocked that shit!!

    58. kayla says – reply to this


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      man ii am on ne-yos side
      becuz r.kelly just made that he getting old and
      that ne-yo is starting to shine
      so u already know
      ne-yo over r.kelly

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