The representative for former Destiny’s Child band member Kelly Rowland is speaking out after the star was accused of storming out of a “Today” dressing room last week, leaving host Hoda Kotb scrambling to fill her scheduled time slot.
Rowland allegedly left the building and abruptly canceled her TV appearance because her dressing room was not up to her standards.
Though her rep Yvette Noel-Schure didn’t mention the incident specifically, she made a statement about Rowland’s character after the backlash. She told Entertainment Tonight, “After 28 years of knowing her, Kelly Rowland remains one of the kindest, most amiable humans I have ever met and have had the blessing to represent.”
The drama began last Thursday when Rowland was slated to appear on “Today” to promote her new Tyler Perry-produced Netflix movie, “Mea Culpa.” She was slated to host the entire fourth hour of the show opposite Kotb. But sources told Page Six that the singer and actress left because of the dressing room.
The “Today” building is in Manhattan and has notoriously small dressing rooms compared to other productions. Rowland and her team were offered multiple other options, but nothing was found suitable. “They didn’t want that. [The show] basically offered up as much as possible, but they weren’t happy with it, so they walked and they left,” an insider told Page Six at the time.
British singer Rita Ora, who was also a scheduled guest, was asked to fill in for her and had only “minutes” to prepare.
“Well, this happened! We had two minutes to prepare ahhh, thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show,” Ora wrote in an Instagram caption about the event. “Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had SO much fun doing it!! Love to everyone that tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!”
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Rowland has not yet addressed the controversy. Kotb, meanwhile, said she still “loves” the former Destiny’s Child star and even offered to share her dressing room for future visits.
“I just want to say this. I have great love and admiration for Kelly Rowland. I adore her. And I want her to come back on the show… of course. She can share my dressing room. We will be in it together,” Kotb said on Tuesday’s show.
“Anyway, I want to say we loved her on the show for many, many, years,” she added. “And on another note, we want to give a shout-out to Rita Ora, who did a phenomenal job. We have great women on this show.”