Jay-Z's Countersuit Against R. Kelly Dismissed

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A judge has decided and so Jay-Z countersuit against R. Kelly for booting him from their 40-city Best Of Both Worlds tour is dismissed

May 18, 2005

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Monday May 16, 2005, a Manhattan judge has come to a decisison, which was dismissed Jay-Z countersuit against R. Kelly stemming from November 2004 incident, in which the rapper was booted from their 40-city Best Of Both Worlds tour.

The suit against Kelly was, indeed, Jay-Z counterclaim in response to the R&B singer's $75 million U.S. lawsuit against him and his associates, claiming one of Jay's bodyguards discharged pepper spray into his face. As a result, Jay-Z then counter-suing Kelly with two claims, that Kelly cheated him by breaking a promise to put on a good show and that Kelly interfered with his contract with the tour promoter.

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In fact, Kelly's lawyer Peter Parcher, said the decisison as "a terrific victory" for Kelly and "a huge setback" for Jay-Z. While Jonathan Davis, Jay's lawyer, believed his client still has a chance. The judge gave him permission to file new counterclaims, which Davis said he plans to do.

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