R. Kelly DENIED by Dubai to Meet Royal Family

R.Kelly DENIED by Dubai to Meet Royal Family

While Americans are screaming hide your daughters when R. Kelly shows up, he just learned that Dubai just DENIED him to meet The Royal Family.

Read on because these days R. Kelly ain’t going anywhere

R.Kelly DENIED by Dubai to Meet Royal FamilyCelebNMusic247.com has learned that R. Kelly had claimed that he was invited to Dubai to meet the Royal Family, yeah, think again?

According to reports, Dubai’s government is denying claims that R. Kelly had planned concerts in the sheikhdom. The news comes after he had sought permission from an Illinois judge to travel there despite facing sexual-abuse charges.

In a rare statement, the government’s Dubai Media Office also denied claims by his lawyer in court that Kelly had plans to meet the sheikhdom’s ruling Al Maktoum family.

The statement reads:

Authorities in Dubai have not received any request for a performance by singer R. Kelly nor are there any venues that have been booked.  Mr. Kelly has not been invited by the Dubai royal family for a performance.

The R&B singer’s lawyer Steven A. Greenberg responded saying:

Mr. Kelly had a signed contract with a legitimate promoter, and any information that was included in the motion to travel was from that contract. We did not say he was invited by The royal family, but the contract did provide that he would make himself available to meet with them.

Kelly’s attorney filed documents, explaining that the singer needed to raise money stating:

He has struggled of late to pay his child support and other child-related expenses.

On Friday, he went to court, requesting permission to travel to Dubai for shows. The filing did not elaborate on where Kelly was allegedly supposed to perform. Kelly’s attorney asked a judge for more time to provide details to the court about up to five concerts he wants to perform next month in Dubai.

Now, that is all water under the bridge because Dubai doesn’t want R. Kelly there.

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