“I want the media to take it easy on me, man,” he said. “And this is how I got to get paid now, for right now. So I got to go do this event, and it’s a party, so when you see me in the club with a couple of drinks in my hand, and chilling, please, take it easy. Appreciate it, y’all. Thanks.”
TV stations WICS and WRSP reported that about 100 people were at the 450-person-capacity club to see Kelly, who arrived at 1.30am. A $100 entrance fee was lowered to $50 once the singer arrived.
Kelly thanked his supporters, sang a line from one of his songs for 28 seconds, then spent about 35 minutes taking selfies and conversing with fans.