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R Kelly delivers fine notes, flopped fashion

Published:Sunday | July 22, 2012 | 5:04 AM

Sheena Gayle, Gleaner Writer



WESTERN BUREAU:

International superstar R Kelly hit the high notes but had a wardrobe failure on stage on the closing night of Reggae Sumfest 2012 in Montego Bay, St James.




After arriving in the second city on his private jet more than 12 hours before his scheduled performance on international night II, Kelly did not bother to change his attire and instead performed in the same clothes in which he travelled to Jamaica from the United States.



And his appearance at Sumfest came an hour and a half later than his scheduled performance.



Sumfest organisers had earlier said Kelly would do no media interviews.



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Despite all this, Kelly delivered his hit songs, much to the desire of screaming women.



But two female fans were left disappointed as the shoes they took off the feet of the entertainer who encouraged them to do so had to be returned under police supervision once he finished his set.



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After the hurried performance, R Kelly rushed to the airport for his flight back to America.



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