CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous sentence.
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors Thursday asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago, which would add to 30 years he recently began serving in a New York case.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said she was comfortable dropping the case because R. Kelly will spend decades in prison for separate convictions in federal court.
In a bizarre turn of events, the latest album from disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was reportedly released Friday on multiple digital platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify, while the Grammy-winning artist is still in jail serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking and other crimes.
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown, delivering another legal blow to the Grammy Award winning singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars.
Jury selection begins Monday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago, where the R&B singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a girl who he allegedly filmed himself having sex with when he was around 30 and she was no older than 14.
NEW YORK — Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly’s claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment last week after a judge sentenced him to 30 years behind bars for using his fame to sexually abuse young girls.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.
Youtube has removed all of R&B superstar R. Kelly’s channels — except for his music — in the wake of his recent convictions.
In closing arguments in his sex abuse trial, R. Kelly’s attorney said that the music mogul was forcing the government to be held accountable, just like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did when he was leading the great campaign for civil rights.
Rapper Drake is facing backlash for a sample credited to R&B singer R. Kelly — who is currently on trial for allegations of racketeering, sex trafficking, and child pornography — on his new song, “TSU.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims.
Two of R. Kelly’s lawyers have requested to withdraw from counsel in the R&B singer’s sex crimes case, saying it is “impossible” for them to continue to “properly represent” their client, according to several reports.
R&B singer R. Kelly was attacked by an inmate in a Chicago prison, according to his attorney. The singer, whose name is Robert Kelly, has been held without bond since his arrest on the federal charges in July 2019.
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.
Actress Mira Sorvino called out Hollywood “predators” during a speech at Saturday’s Women’s March in Los Angeles, slamming “the Harvey Weinsteins, Jeffrey Epsteins, Bill Cosbys, and R. Kellys” of the world.
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — An investigative documentary about Jeffrey Epstein and how the millionaire sex offender avoided scrutiny is coming to Lifetime.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994.
Any conviction outside of a legal trial where a group of 12 everyday Americans have heard all the evidence and are willing to live with that decision, is an act of mob justice, is scarlet lettering.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities are charging singer R. Kelly with two counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a girl under 18 for an alleged incident in 2001.
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts.
Lifetime is set to produce a docuseries about alleged serial sexual abuser-billionaire Jeffrey Epstein as a follow-up to the network’s hit series exploring the aftermath of reported victims of rapper R. Kelly.
CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested Thursday in Chicago on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts, including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors in Chicago have charged R&B singer R. Kelly with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B is taking a ton of heat after a video resurfaced online showing the New York crooner detailing how she drugged and robbed men for money.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s government on Sunday forcefully denied a claim by R&B singer R. Kelly that the artist had planned concerts in the sheikhdom after he had sought permission from an Illinois judge to travel here despite facing sexual-abuse charges.
CHICAGO (AP) — Cash-strapped R. Kelly asked a judge Wednesday to let him travel to the Middle East to perform several concerts, according to a new court filing that said he has struggled to get work in the U.S. since his February arrest on sex abuse charges.
Project 21, a national Black Leadership Network of conservatives, is calling on the NAACP to rescind its Image Award nomination for actor Jussie Smollet, who is being prosecuted for allegedly faking a hate crime in Chicago.
The Brooklyn Diocese is demanding that the Saturday Night Live producers apologize for the “disgusting” swipe about the Catholic Church.
“Saturday Night Live” funny man Pete Davidson joked that being an R. Kelly fan is the “same thing” as being a Catholic.
On this weekend’s broadcast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” the show dedicated its cold open to ridiculing “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King‘s interview with embattled music artist R. Kelly. During the interview last week, R. Kelly put on an
R. Kelly grew up in a public housing project in one of Chicago’s toughest South Side neighborhoods and built a worldwide musical brand that earned tens of millions of dollars over a nearly 30-year career.
R&B singer R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago again, this time for reportedly owing $161,000 in unpaid child support.
In his first interview since being charged with sexual abuse, R&B star R. Kelly cried and ranted about being “assassinated,” calling his accusers liars and alleging that people are after him for his money.
BERLIN (AP) — A German concert arena canceled its contract Tuesday with the organizer of an R. Kelly tour, days after the R&B star was charged in the United States with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls, dating back to 1998.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the sexual abuse case against R&B singer R. Kelly.
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly’s attorney entered not guilty pleas on the singer’s behalf Monday after Kelly was charged with sexually abusing four victims dating back to 1998, including three underage teenagers.
CHICAGO (AP) — While on trial for child pornography in 2008, R. Kelly still found time to talk to fans, give autographs and to meet an underage girl he later invited to his home, according to prosecutors who depicted the R&B star as manipulative and sometimes violent.
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.
R&B singer R. Kelly on Friday morning was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois, court documents show.
