R Kelly apologises to SA media

Published Jun 21, 2009

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American R&B star Robert Kelly - better known as R Kelly - has apologised for trying to censor journalists, according to his management.

This follows reports that Kelly had tired to force journalists in a press conference to sign contracts preventing them from publishing any material that he had not approved.

The contract went as far as threatening journalists in breach of the contract with a R800 000 defamation lawsuit.

Kelly's management said that its censoring local media was a measure to stop media from misquoting the super star.

"Over the years we have found that the media have quoted R Kelly selectively or even misquoted him completely to create sensationalist publicity."

Earlier, the SA National Editor's Forum slammed Kelly for what it deemed as attempts by him to censor local media. - Sapa

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