Kelis Busted for Racist Remarks

by Josh Grossberg Fri Mar 2, 5:54 PM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Kelis' milkshake does wonders for the boys. But her mouth isn't winning her any points with the girls, particularly of the police persuasion.

The Grammy-nominated "Milkshake" purveyor was arrested in Miami's South Beach district early Friday after screaming racial epithets at two prostitutes—who turned out to be undercover female cops running a sting operation.

The 27-year-old Kelis, whose full name is Kelis Rogers-Jones, was taken into custody about 4:30 a.m. and booked on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. She was hauled off to Miami-Dade County Jail and released on $1,500 bond hours later.

Kelis' publicist did not immediately comment on the arrest.

According to the police report, the two undercover officers were posting as call girls trolling the main drag in South Beach when the R&B chanteuse—whose father was African-American and mother Chinese Puerto Rican—approached and shouted profanities.

The officers said Kelis then charged only at them, only to be restrained by members of her party, including her husband, rapper Nas. After calming down, she rushed them again. At that point, the officers opted for the takedown, but the songbird allegedly resisted after they identified themselves as cops.

The Harlem-born performer, who has collaborated with the likes of the Neptunes, Dallas Austin and Andre 3000, hit the big time in 2003 with the success of her third solo album, Tasty, which went gold, selling 528,000 copies, and spawned such club hits as "Milkshake" and "Not in Love," which teamed her with Enrique Iglesias. The follow-up, Kelis Was Here, debuted at number 10, but has failed to match the sales of the previous release.

Kelis married Nas in January 2005.