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Celebrity Justice3/26/2010 2:08 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Judge to Keyshia Cole -- Are You Illiterate?!

Judge to Keyshia Cole -- Are You Illiterate?! Keyshia Cole was ripped apart by a judge in New Jersey yesterday -- a judge who called the singer's testimony "nonsensical" and then questioned her literacy.

Cole -- a platinum-selling artist -- was being sued by an event promoter who claims she blew off an appearance in 2006 after he paid her $15,000 up front.

The judge not only ruled against Cole, but she blasted the singer in her written opinion, saying Cole's testimony was "confused and at times nonsensical."

But the judge's biggest shot: Cole appeared so reluctant to read certain documents while testifying, "that it appears at times that she was not literate."

Eventually, the judge realized Cole was literate -- when Cole managed to read documents that she thought helped her case.

Ultimately, Cole was ordered to fork over nearly $160k in damages.

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that.is.all:  689 days ago

Why am I not surprised? GO FIGURE.

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goodytwohundredshoes:  689 days ago

Huh? Who on earth is this person? I've never heard of her!

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that.is.all:  689 days ago

Oh and I'm FIRST. You want to know why? Cause I was FIRST and you weren't.

Now STFU.

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AaliyahLovecom:  689 days ago

First she attacks PETA and says she's proud to wear dead animals to try to get famous and now this. This girl is a trainwreck. a has-been before she ever got any fame.

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jfp:  689 days ago

(from the court reporter)

"I ain't no illeterates I'm a christian!"

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Not Crazy:  689 days ago

To lisamorunning do you live under a rock or something, and why comment if you don't even know who she is? She has sold millions of albums (Just Like You, A Different Me) and has had numerous top 10 hit songs, tv shows etc. To Aaliyah, don't be such a hater, who cares about PETA you geek? I wish I could afford a nice chinchilla right now, and if PETA attacks me with red paint I will be shooting first asking questions later (self-defense)!! I bet you she can READ those checks she is taking to the bank...

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steeldonkey:  689 days ago


@ OMG
lol

@ victorpark
everybody loves chicken

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horndog:  689 days ago

This sounds like a job for .... Shug Knight!

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that.is.all:  689 days ago

to blanket jackson and barak obama

too funny
LMAO

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MightyMad:  689 days ago

That's what happen when you're acting all diva like, ladies - to common folks, you're all acting like idiots.

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Not Crazy:  689 days ago

@ barak obama... Funny you are commenting about her being illiterate, when you need learn how to spell, its BaraCk Obama (your President), and who are you describing that had a bone through their nose Bam Bam from the Flintstones? Lmao, fact is Africans were building Pyramids when white people were still living in caves. Oh and BTW what race makes up the majority of those on welfare?? Answer is white people. All you racist jerks need to go suck the biggest, fattest, blackest banana you can find on that tree, because you know you want too!

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Ms. X:  689 days ago

@ barak obama
hahahaha....you got a wake up call from OMG.

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die a painful death already Hollywood:  689 days ago

pay up bioatch ! stop stiffin dem promoters !

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bebefj123:  689 days ago

I dont get it, if you did not show, give the check back! Why do some of these stars do that?!! It does not make sense.

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Henry Douglas:  689 days ago

I don't know that she is right or wrong but i its a publicity stand diffidently because everyone want to be famous.

http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2236872

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