On Thursday, a federal judge agreed to keep a jury anonymous if R. Kelly stands trial for federal charges in New York. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly also agreed with prosecutors’ request to keep the jury partially sequestered. Donnelly’s ruling was mentioned in a docket entry regarding Kelly’s case, but …
R. Kelly has been left shaken since an inmate attacked him in his cell late last month, according to one of the jailed singer’s lawyers. Attorney Nicole Blank Becker told the Chicago Sun-Times that Kelly, 53, is unable to sleep and is afraid to leave his cell since the August 25 incident at the Metropolitan …
The inmate who allegedly attacked R. Kelly inside the singer’s cell last month has been moved to a different jail, federal prosecutors revealed in court documents filed Tuesday. According to TMZ, federal prosecutors said the inmate who assaulted Kelly, 53, on August 25 at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Illinois was relocated to a …
The inmate who assaulted R. Kelly inside a jail cell last month claimed “the government made me attack,” according to court documents filed in an Illinois court on Tuesday. Jeremiah Farmer, 39, also wrote that he committed the August 26 attack on Kelly, 53, “in hopes of getting spotlight attention and world news notice to …
The inmate who allegedly attacked R. Kelly inside an Illinois jail cell planned to stab the singer during Wednesday’s violence incident, according to court records released Monday. Attorney Steven Greenberg recently filed a motion requesting Kelly’s release from the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Greenberg claimed Kelly, 53, was sleeping when a “violent” inmate crept into the …
Prosecutors said one of the singer’s acquaintances lit a car on fire to intimidate an accuser
Lawyers filed a motion Friday requesting R. Kelly’s release from an Illinois jail, claiming the singer is diabetic and at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, attorneys for Kelly, 53, wrote that he has a “confirmed diagnosis of diabetes” and maintained he isn’t a flight risk. Kelly has remained jailed …
Embattled singer R. Kelly unsuccessfully sought his release from an Illinois prison amid the coronavirus pandemic. People reported that Kelly’s legal team filed a motion for bond on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. They claimed Kelly, 53, is at higher risk for contracting the virus and claimed that hand sanitizer and soap are in …
R. Kelly’s newest accusers reportedly turned over a ton of evidence to New York prosecutors who recently filed additional federal charges against the embattled singer. The Blast reported that the two women provided authorities with text conversations they had with Kelly, 53, and hotel records. Earlier this month, Kelly was hit with additional federal charges …
Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly was hit with additional federal charges in New York on Friday for allegedly giving an underage girl and woman herpes and failing to disclose he had the disease. An indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York includes charges of coercion and enticement, coercion of a minor, racketeering, and …
R. Kelly married a 15-year-old Aaliyah Haughton in 1994 to avoid prosecution — specifically to prevent her from being able to testify against him in court, witnesses reportedly told federal prosecutors. Federal prosecutors in New York filed court documents on Tuesday which detailed the witnesses’ allegations against Kelly, 52. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Aaliyah, …
In the second installment of Lifetime’s hit docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly,” one of the singer’s accusers said she was instructed to kill herself if he went to jail or was harmed. According to The Los Angeles Times, Jerhonda Pace was 15 when she met Kelly and lived with him until 2010. In “Surviving R. Kelly …
