After being dropped from R Kelly’s Double up tour Ne-Yo is fighting back with a lawsuit asking that he be paid even though he didn’t perform the whole tour. Ne-Yo is blaming an unnamed Kelly rep for allegedly instigating his dismissal in the first place — which Kelly’s rep calls “just plain silly.”

The R&B singer/songwriter filed suit in Los Angeles on Monday against the promoter of the tour, Rowe Entertainment, claiming breach of contract, violation of the right of publicity and unfair business practices for his termination from the tour after only two performances. Since Ne-Yo spent money preparing for the tour and turned down other touring and performance opportunities, he’s asking that he be paid the remainder of the money he says he was guaranteed — in excess of $735,000.

Ne-Yo claims in the suit that he was promised a fee of $785,000 in the form of an oral agreement, which was initially brokered in or around late September/ early October and then expanded upon in mid-October. The guarantee of $785,000 was based on an agreement to open up a minimum of 25 concerts, beginning November 14. If the number of concerts were to increase, the guaranteed payment would increase accordingly. (It comes out to $31,400 per performance.) source