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R Kelly love cruise cancelled

By | Published on Tuesday 14 August 2012

R Kelly

R Kelly has declined to step aboard that previously mentioned ‘Love Letter’ cruise, allegedly cancelling the Bahamas-based voyage because its organisers, Concert Cruise LLC, failed to pay his fee.

As previously reported, Kelly announced last December a partnership with a company called Concerts Cruise, which would see him headline the ocean going festival, ‘Love Letter Cruise’ – named after his 2010 album, ‘Love Letter’. But now, with less than two months to go before the ship was set to sail from Miami to The Bahamas, Kelly has announced that he’s pulling out.

In a statement announcing that the crooner would not be proceeding with his October ocean adventure, Kelly’s spokesman said: “Concerts Cruise LLC has been unable to meet its financial obligations to a scheduled cruise with featured performer R Kelly and will therefore have to cancel this cruise. R Kelly had been looking forward to the cruise and was ready, willing and able to perform for fans. He is sorry for any disappointment but plans to see his fans very soon on a US tour. Ticket holders should contact Concerts Cruise LLC to handle refunds”.

Concerts Cruise LLC have reportedly already emailed ticket-buyers about refunds, though have so far not commented to the press, and Billboard notes that the firm’s Facebook and Twitter accounts have both been deleted, which isn’t a great sign.



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