R. Kelly Suing Jay-Z...again

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Kelly sued Jay-Z, for $75 million last year after being booted from the pair's "Best of Both Worlds" tour, accusing Carter of sabotaging the tour out of jealousy.

Now, R. Kelly is seeking $16 million from Carter and his childhood buddy, Tyran (Ty Ty) Smith, who allegedly pepper-sprayed Kelly after he walked off the stage in Madison Square Garden. Kelly said he left the stage because he saw Jay-Z fans in the audience waving guns and was pepper-sprayed as he was heading back to the stage.

According to the NY Daily News, the new suit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, claims Jay-Z "rewarded" Smith for the pepper-spray incident by hiring him as an executive at Def Jam Recordings.

"Jay-Z failed to use any reasonable care in supervising Smith and failed to correct Smith's violent acts by taking the actions of a responsible employer - disavowing Smith's act, firing him and allowing R. Kelly to continue on the tour," according to the suit.

Kelly's $75 million suit is still pending, though a countersuit filed by Jay-Z was thrown out last May.

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