Criminal charges for singer R. Kelly may be imminent as an Illinois grand jury reportedly met and is scheduled to review a tape allegedly depicting the singer sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Unidentified sources confirmed to The Blast that a grand jury assembled last week at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago. They also …
Prosecutors in Chicago are reportedly in the possession of a VHS tape that allegedly shows R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Michael Avenetti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had a relationship with Donald Trump, reportedly shared the tape with prosecutors and with CNN. According …
Singer R. Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg and one of the hip hop star’s accuser, Lisa Van Allen, confront each other on the sex abuse allegations in this episode, part 2 of Nancy Grace’s look at the controversy. Nancy’s panel of experts also includes criminal defense lawyer and former prosecutor Nicole DeBorde, Los Angeles psychoanalyst Dr …
Singer R Kelly lost his record deal and is under legal attack for his alleged sexual abuse of young women — some underage — but the hip hop star has so far avoided successful criminal prosecution. Nancy Grace talks with Lisa Van Allen, one of the women who testified against Kelly in his Chicago child …
Authorities in Illinois have reportedly released images showing the inside of R. Kelly’s Chicago recording studio—a location the singer’s been accused of using to hold women captive. On Tuesday, a judge hit Kelly, 52, with 66 building code violations and ordered that the studio can’t double as a residence. Rolling Stone reported that the “Ignition” …
Sony Music has reportedly dropped embattled singer R. Kelly from their record label and their subsidiary, RCA Records, amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations which were resurfaced in Lifetime’s documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly.” A source told Variety that there are no immediate plans for Sony to release a statement about them cutting ties with Kelly, …
A Marine is facing extreme backlash for allegedly weighing in on rumors that R. Kelly was 27 when he impregnated a 15-year-old Aaliyah, saying that men are “biologically designed” to be attracted to young girls. Task & Purpose reported that the Marine Training Command is investigating alleged comments active-duty Gunnery Seargent Nicolas Russo made on Facebook on January 10. Russo …
Authorities in Georgia are reportedly investigating R. Kelly following Lifetime’s airing of “Surviving R. Kelly,” a six-part docuseries which recently levied multiple sexual misconduct allegations against the embattled singer. Sources told TMZ that the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office launched a probe into accusations made against Kelly, 51, in the docuseries. The tabloid learned that …
R. Kelly’s allegedly launching an Internet campaign to expose the plethora of women who accused him of sexual abuse and misconduct in Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly.” Sources told TMZ that Kelly’s team created survivinglies.com, which hasn’t gone live as of Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, a Facebook page called Surviving Lies began posting inflammatory information about women who appeared in …
A six-part docuseries set to air on Lifetime this week features an interview one of R. Kelly’s ex-backup singers who accused then-27-year-old musician of having sex with Aaliyah when she was 15. In “Surviving R. Kelly,” former backup singer Jovante Cunningham tearfully recounted meeting Robert Kelly at age 14 and how the singer had sexual …
A private screening of a Lifetime documentary series premiere exploring the sexual assault allegations against R. Kelly was cancelled following a bomb threat targeting the New York City venue where alleged victims were set to speak. CNN reports that local law enforcement recommended the theater at NeueHouse Madison Square be evacuated after an unknown caller …
Controversial R&B artist R. Kelly has released an extended single referencing the persistent rumors that he holds a harem of girlfriends captive in his properties, and has engaged in sexual relationships with underage women. As CrimeOnline previously reported, former alleged victims of R. Kelly’s so-called “sex cult” as well as concerned family members of women …
