Jay-Z enlists guests for tour
Jay-Z has lost R. Kelly as a concert partner but the star rapper will be going on with the show -- and he won’t be going alone.
The tour that had been called the Best of Both Worlds fell apart last weekend in an ugly feud between headliners Jay-Z and Kelly, but promoters said Wednesday that the road-run will continue with Jay-Z and a rotating cast of guest stars.
That means the Nov. 23 show at Arrowhead Pond and the Nov. 24 performance at Staples Center will still be staged; Best of Both Worlds tickets will be honored. Fans also have the option of a full refund at the point of purchase.
Jay-Z and Kelly have the No. 1 album in the country with “Unfinished Business” but their future dealings will likely be handled through attorneys. Kelly on Monday filed a $75-million breach-of-contract lawsuit against Jay-Z and the tour’s promoter in the wake of a bizarre incident Friday night in which the mounting tensions between the performers allegedly led to a member of Jay-Z’s entourage pepper-spraying Kelly to keep him off stage.
-- Geoff Boucher
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