You may remember tales of Kelis's 'Bossy' exploits against coppers in March of last year; according to reports, authorities claimed the 'Milkshake' star disrupted an investigation by running toward two female undercover officers posing as prostitutes on South Beach and shouting racial epithets at them.
Kelis, who was with her rapper-husband Nas at the time, was booked on one count of disorderly conduct and another count of resisting arrest without violence. Nas was not charged.
But Judge Antonio Arzola threw out the charges last week, after ruling there was no evidence against the star.
Not one to go quietly, Kelis now plans to launch legal action against Miami Beach Police for unlawful arrest and violation of her human rights.
"The only basis for granting her a judgment acquittal is if there's no evidence whatsoever a jury could find her guilty. In this case, you can't arrest someone for questioning police authority or protesting an action. She was engaged in a constitutionally protected right to protest this police action," Kelis' lawer Ira Loewy told E News.
The lawyer added: "We'll draft a civil rights complaint and hopefully get this filed within the next few weeks or couple of months. She was detained illegally, and her rights under the Fourth and First Amendment were violated. She was slandered by the police press releases that came out. It was totally given out to attack her reputation... and was totally false."
In a statement, Kelis said she was "thrilled that justice prevailed in the end," chalked up the arrest to "racial profiling" and vows to sue the police.
For her part, Kelis said she wants to make an example out of the officers who busted her.
"Unfortunately, most victims learn to deal with this form of harassment in their daily lives because they feel that they don't have a voice or because they're not able to absorb the costs to legally fight it in court," she said.
"I hope that this sheds light on the fact that wearing a uniform and carrying a badge does not allow you to act above the law."
We bet she wins the case too; Kelis looks like a lady that doesn't like to lose!
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