It seems like Mr. Kelly can’t stay out of the news, doesn’t it? Do you recall a certain line that R Kelly had supposedly crossed with his publicist? Well the word is that he’s been messing around with her 19 year old daughter! He has apparently known the young woman since she was 4 years old. Now, do me a favor, and give me a show of hands to the folks who are surprised. ((Crickets)) … Egg-zackly!

I don’t know what it is, but it seems as though homeboy can’t stay away from these young girls. All of these grown ass women practically throwing themselves at him and he decides to roll with the youngins. This man seriously needs some help! She’s 19 NOW, but who knows how old she was when they started out their “relationship.” SMH!

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Ne-Yo called in to Big Tigger’s radio show on 95.5 yesterday to speak on the craziness surrounding the Double Up tour with he and R Kelly. As we reported yesterday, he was dropped from the tour and he cleared the air and talked about the REAL reason why he was dismissed. Ne-Yo went on to say that he still has respect for R Kelly as an ARTIST, but as a person … some (if not, all) respect has been lost. And I don’t blame him! Let me sum it up for you:

So he’s not trying to start any beef, he’s just speaking the truth. No harm in that right? I’d like to hear what Kellz has to say about this. And we have YET to hear Keyshia’s side to the story. Ne-Yo’s the only one being real with us.

NE-YO PERFORMING IN ATLANTA // BEN ROSE FOR WIRE IMAGE

Not even a week into the tour, and the drama just keeps unfolding. First the Keyshia Cole incident and now this! The latest gossip circulating about R Kelly’s “Double Up” tour is that show opener Ne-Yo has been dropped. “I am disappointed that I won’t be able to perform for my fans,” he said said in a statement from Def Jam. “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.”

Since the show’s opening in Columbus, Georgia, the concert reviewers have taken a liking to Ne-Yo’s set particularly and my guess is that R Kelly didn’t like that. So he did what any man with ego problems would do … he booted his ass! Jive (R Kelly’s label) is saying that there’s no animosity between Kellz and Ne-Yo and the reason for Ne-Yo’s departure has something to do with some legal mumbo jumbo. But don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes. We all know the real reason… I know Keyshia’s happy though!

As if a pending court case regarding 14 counts of child pornography weren’t enough, Mr. Robert Kelly has apparently “crossed the line” with his longtime publicist of 14 years. According to TMZ, Regina Daniels has  clipped all ties with the “Double Up” star. Here’s the official statement Ms. Daniels released to the press Saturday:

I have prided myself on loyalty, respect and professionalism. It saddens me that I was not always shown those same courtesies during my 14-year tenure as Mr. Kelly’s publicist … There are some lines that should never be crossed professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever altered the scope of our relationship. For this reason I made the decision to resign.

I wonder what lines were crossed! You know how this gossip game is. We’ll find out soon enough. Just give it some time… The latest “rumor” is that he assaulted her. But I don’t fool with rumors like that, so until something official comes out, all we know is that he “crossed the line.”

Despite Kelly’s attempts at pushing his court date back further and further, proceedings for the child pornography case are due to kick off in Spring ‘08. But you know how it is. Something random is going to come up and Kellz and his team of goonz lawyers are going to pay convince the judge to once again … push it back. Pssh, don’t act like you don’t already know how this works!

MISSY AND KEYSHIA ON STAGE AT THE “DOUBLE UP TOUR” IN ATLANTA
PHOTOS BY BEN ROSE FOR WIRE IMAGE

R Kelly’s currently on tour with Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, and J.Holiday, and the crew touched down in Atlanta last night. I’m hearing Keyshia’s giving a little trouble behind the scenes though. I was reading on Fresh’s site that homegirl wasn’t too happy about her dressing room arrangement (and the show line-up) at the previous show in Columbus, Georgia. She did NOT go on stage that night because she didn’t wanna go BEFORE Ne-Yo! Why? Because she believes that she’s bigger than he is. Wow… Lol. Style Razzi has all the info on that. But it looks like they came to some kind of agreement cause she hit the stage last night in Atlanta. If anyone went to the ATL show last night, PLEASEEEEE hit us up! I wanna know who came first … Keyshia, or Ne-Yo?? Lol!

But on the real, she needs to chill out with that. Drama on the road is not cool, especially when you have to be around these people almost all day long for a period of 2 - 4 months. Wasn’t she the one causing issues a couple of years ago during Kanye’s tour?? It was something between her and Fantasia if I remember correctly.

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Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E. + OneRepublic » “Way I Are (Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full) » Whoa! What a collaboration we got here! It seems music producer Timbaland has once again team up with OneRepublic for the “Way I Are” remix featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E. I think I might like this more than the original, wow! I love it, this will definitely be a stellar club banger, no doubt!

Chris Brown » “Fallen Angel” » LISTEN » (FULL) » Apparently this is a UK bonus track (DAMN, they always get the good stuff!!) from Chris Brown’s late Exclusive album in stores now! The song, “Fallen Angel,” features some solid production from Mr. Bryan Michael-Cox which probably explains why I love it so much! <3. And is that a Spanish breakdown at the latter? Oh, n/m it was just reversed lol.

Sean Paul » “Hardcore (Killa Beez Riddim)” » LISTEN » (Full) » You know what? I give up on Sean Paul, I’m not feelin’ this at all. It seems he just gave up with this album, luckily his people have pushed it back ’til next year, which isn’t too bad. Hopefully they will get it right during that time with everything…

The-Dream ft. R.Kelly » “Shawty Is A Ten (Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full) » Well this song has definitely been all over the radio lately, so much, that King of R&B himself R. Kelly decided to join hitmaker The-Dream on the “Shawty Is A Ten” remix. It seems that all the material I’ve heard so far is about infidelity, lol, but I’m just not feeling anymore material after “Shawty Is A Ten” becos it’s so hott!

 

The Pied Piper of R&B is getting some major love from the chick he peed on! As the trial date in the R. Kelly child pornography case approaches, the girl allegedly video taped having sex with the the Pied Piper is said to be taking the stand in Kelly’s defense. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the young woman, who’s father played bass for Kelly and who the singer refers to as his “goddaughter” in the liner notes of his TP2.com album, will turn 23 this September. She is set to take the stand and testify that she is in fact not the girl in the infamous video tape. Prosecutors are expected to counter those claims by calling to the stand the young woman’s relatives, friends, parents of friends and others, to testify that she was the girl in the video and that she was about 14 when it was made. The girl and her parents reportedly have told police and a grand jury that she was not the girl in the video. Refuting the claims is the girl’s aunt, former R&B artist and Kelly protégé Sparkle, who confirmed that it was her niece on the video and that she appeared to be about 14 at the time. I can’t wait to see how all of this turns out!!

YAY, FOR WHOOPI! » I can’t say that I watch “The View” on a regular basis. I only catch snippets on youtube when something crazy goes down. It’s something about middle-aged women fighting and arguing that just gets my gears a-moving! Anyhow, Whoopi Goldberg officially got the spot on The View everybody and their mama has been trying to get for months! Good for her. They need a cool and non-chalant voice like hers to calm the tone down a bit. She’s supposed to start the show in September, the day after Labor Day to be exact. CONTINUE READING