Rep: Kelly not involved in tour scam

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- R. Kelly's representatives say the R&B singer wasn't involved in a South African tour scam in which a swindler allegedly used Kelly's name to bilk investors.

"There is absolutely no truth to the reports that R. Kelly received money from a South African woman accused of swindling investors by convincing them to invest in a nonexistent R. Kelly tour in 2005," Kelly's representatives said in a news release. "Mr. Kelly has no knowledge of this woman, has never received any money from her and has not been contacted by any law enforcement authorities regarding the matter. He will, of course, cooperate fully with any legitimate investigation of this matter, since he has nothing to hide."

The Grammy Award-winning recording artist was recently in the news due to another legal matter. He was acquitted in June on all 14 counts in a child pornography trial in Chicago.