R. Kelly Loses $100k Lawsuit Against Georgia Venue After Failing To Show Up To Court
by Karen
In a tumultuous few weeks for R. Kelly, he has recently lost a lawsuit filed against a Georgia concert venue after failing to show up to a Chicago federal courtroom hearing last week.
The suit was filed last year by Kelly’s management company, RSK Enterprises, claiming breach of contract against Georgia’s Macon Coliseum-operator Comcast Spectacor over a concert in February 2017. The case alleged that Comcast Spectacor never wired Kelly $100,000 owed for a performance he delivered. The musician sought that amount plus damages.
Just last week, Spotify decided to removed R. Kelly‘s music from “featured playlists” a week before Spotify made its Thursday announcement, removing Kelly from playlists such as Discover Weekly, and New Music Friday. However, Apple Music has kept its R. Kelly-themed playlists such as “R. Kelly Essentials” and “Inspired by R. Kelly” on the platform but has removed his music from general curated playlists.
The ruling comes after two attorneys representing RSK Enterprises — Heather Blaise of Blaise & Nitschke, P.C. and Travis Life of Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC — stepped down from the case on April 25. In their filing, they cited “ethical obligations” as their reasoning.
Following Kelly’s attorneys’ departures, he was ordered to personally appear at the next hearing via a corporate representative for his company or through new counsel — to which he did not comply.
R. Kelly has been the focus of media scrutiny since April when the Time’s Up campaign, an organization devoted to helping women in the aftermath of sexual abuse, is taking aim at R. Kelly over allegations he has sexually abused women.