R+B star R. KELLY has denied involvement in an alleged $130,000 (GBP70,000) tour ticket scam.
The singer has been accused of profiting from a fraud in South Africa after a local woman, Busiswe Zakwe, was arrested on suspicion of swindling investors.
It is claimed she promised them they would benefit from ticket sales if they brought an R. Kelly tour to the country in 2005.
The concerts never happened – but Zakwe allegedly kept the money and deposited some of it into the star’s bank account.
But the singer denies any knowledge of the incident – and insists he doesn’t even know who Zakwe is.
A spokesman for the star says, “There is absolutely no truth to the reports that R. Kelly received money from a South African woman accused of swindling investors by convincing them to invest in a non-existent R. Kelly tour in 2005.
“Mr. Kelly has no knowledge of this woman, has never received any money from her, and has not been contacted by any law enforcement authorities regarding the matter. He will, of course, cooperate fully with any legitimate investigation of this matter, since he has nothing to hide.”