R. Kelly Promoter Forced To Pay Ne-Yo Over 700 000$ For Firing Him

The promoter of R. Kelly's tours has been ordered to pay rapper Ne-Yo more than $700,000 for allegedly breaching a contract regarding a series of concerts featuring the entertainers.

Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Smith, alleged in a lawsuit filed Dec. 31 that Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment Inc. fired him after two shows as the opening act for Kelly's tour last year.

The company was unhappy that the audience and critics liked the plaintiff's performance more than they did that of the R&B singer Kelly, the suit maintained

On Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey signed a $700,320 default judgment against Rowe Entertainment for failing to respond to the lawsuit.

Los Angeles-based Compound Touring, which provides the services of Smith for concert tours, also was a plaintiff in the case. The suit maintained Smith was to be paid $785,000 for 25 shows opening for Kelly's "Double-Up Tour," which began Nov. 14, and that he only received a small portion of that fee.

Kelly was not a defendant in the case. A statement released on behalf of Kelly shortly after the suit was filed said he had nothing to do with Smith being dropped from the tour and that it was the promoter's decision.

Smith, 25, was allowed to perform during the Nov. 14 and 15 tour dates, then was fired before the scheduled Nov. 19 show, according to the suit.

This was brought up a while ago but i guess it just got moving recently