R Kelly: Dubai denies R&B singer was due to perform and meet royal family

R Kelly: Dubai denies R&B singer was due to perform and meet royal family
Lawyers for R Kelly, who faces sex abuse charges, claimed he had agreed to perform in Dubai and meet the ruling al Maktoum family.


Image:R Kelly claimed he was due to meet the family of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
Dubai's government has denied R Kelly had plans to perform there and meet its royal family - after the singer asked a judge for permission to travel to the UAE.

Lawyers for the US performer - who faces sex abuse charges - told a court he had signed up for several shows in Dubai and he was due to meet the ruling al Maktoum family.
But in a rare statement, Dubai's government said: "Authorities in Dubai have not received any request for a performance by singer R Kelly nor are there any venues that have been booked."

The statement added that the singer "has not been invited by the Dubai royal family for a performance".

Image:Singer R Kelly appeared in court in Chicago on Friday

Kelly's lawyer Steven Greenberg responded by saying Kelly had signed a contract with a "legitimate promoter" and any information in the court request "was from that contract".

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