Teyana Taylor Opens Up About Cancelling Jeremih Tour: "Don't Try To Play Me"

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Teyana Taylor attends the MESSIKA Party, NYC Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 Launch Of The Messika By Gigi Hadid New Collection at Milk Studios on September 12, 2018 in New York City.
Teyana Taylor definitely kept the same energy.

Teyana Taylor removed Jeremih from their joint tour this summer after she claimed she was "extremely mistreated." Taylor detailed the conflict with Jeremih on her tour with The Real earlier today. Taylor said that she handled the majority of the promotion on her own while Jeremih didn't do any at all.

"We were both on tour together and I was doing everything, the promotion," she explained. "And he did little to none like any promo, so it was just like, when we got there and the concerts were sold out and different things like that. It was like when we got there, everything was Jeremih. His name was on everything, like, my name wasn’t even on the ticket."

Teyana explained how she took issue with Jeremih referring to her as his "opener" on the tour, even though it was a co-headlining effort.

"I’m working my behind off and you call me your opener during one of the shows but then go on radio and say, ‘But I got love for her, you know, it’s all love,’ and try to make it seem like you’re taking the high road," she explained. "It’s like no because if you had love for me, you would have never tried to play me live."

Teyana made the ultimate decision to end their joint tour after she heard the comments he made on the radio show.

"When he said what he said, that’s when I kind of pressed him about it over text. This is when we were in Toronto, so he kind of admitted that he did say it. I was like, ‘You know what? This tour is done.’ He said, ‘Let’s just let it be done.’" She said, "My thing is, if I’m just the opener, I shouldn’t have the power to say that this tour is done. So you already knew what I brought to the table, regardless. It was like, don’t try to play me."

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