R. Kelly's lawsuit against a Georgia venue was thrown out when he failed to appear in court.
In a May 15 filing, U.S. District Judge John Robert Blake dismissed the singer's case against Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. In the suit, Kelly's management company, RSK Enterprises, claimed Macon Coliseum-operator Comcast Spectacor did not pay him $100,000 for a show he performed. Kelly asked for that amount plus damages.
The case was thrown out because Kelly failed to appear in a Chicago court. He also did not appear at hearings on April 3 and May 8 and was warned “that any future failures to appear may subject this case to a dismissal for want of prosecution,” according to court documents.
Furthermore, the two attorneys representing RSK Enterprises, Heather Blaise and Travis Life, stepped down from the case in April.
"As a result of ethical obligations, Ms. Blaise and Mr. Life are no longer able to represent plaintiff," part of the April 25 motion read, according to The Chicago Tribune.
The dismissal comes after a Texas woman, Faith A. Rodgers, filed a suit in a New York court Monday seeking unspecified damages, alleging sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease. Spotify announced earlier this month that it would no longer promote Kelly's music by having it in playlists under a new hateful content policy.
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