R&B singer R. Kelly was reportedly hospitalized after an alleged medication overdose while serving his 30-year sentence at a federal prison in North Carolina, according to new court documents filed by his attorney. In the filing submitted on Monday, Kelly’s lawyer, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that a prison officer overseeing solitary confinement directed the artist…
Despite being behind bars, R. Kelly has unexpectedly participated in the viral “Residuals” challenge, adding his own verse to Chris Brown’s 2023 track. The challenge, initiated by R&B singer Tank, has seen various artists – including Mario, Jacob Latimore, and Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman – deliver their own spin on the song. However, Kelly’s…
Despite serving a decades-long prison sentence, R. Kelly says he has continued to make music behind bars, claiming to have written 25 albums while in federal custody. Speaking on the podcast Inmate Tea with A&P, the disgraced R&B singer described his unwavering commitment to songwriting, referring to his passion for music as an “incurable disease.”…
R. Kelly’s attempt to overturn his sex trafficking and racketeering convictions has been rejected, solidifying his 30-year prison sentence. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan denied the disgraced R&B singer’s appeal on Wednesday, affirming his 2021 conviction in New York. The three-judge panel ruled that Kelly exploited his celebrity status for over 25…
R. Kelly’s daughter, Buku Abi, has made shocking allegations against her father in a new documentary, “Karma: A Daughter’s Journey.” The 26-year-old revealed that she was sexually abused by R. Kelly when she was around eight or nine years old. Buku Abi described the incident in detail, explaining how she pretended to be asleep when…
In a recent turn of events, R&B singer R. Kelly expressed surprise at the $10.5 million lawsuit loss related to his attempt to halt the screening of the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” back in September 2018. Despite the court ruling against him and his former manager, Donnell Russell, Kelly insists he was oblivious to the…
Director Allen Hughes, known for his co-direction of the iconic 1993 film “Menace II Society,” recently unveiled the behind-the-scenes story of how R. Kelly’s chart-topping hit “Bump N’ Grind” was initially intended for the movie’s soundtrack but ultimately didn’t make the cut. During a guest appearance on the Rap Radar podcast, Hughes shared intriguing details…
In a major legal twist, R. Kelly and Universal Music Group (UMG) have been mandated to make a substantial payment of over $500,000 in music royalties to the Brooklyn federal prosecutors. This landmark decision aims to contribute to restitution for R. Kelly’s victims and to cover unsettled criminal fines. The order, signed on August 23…
Popular American singer, R. Kelly has been moved to a prison in North Carolina where he will serve his prison sentence. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly – was moved on Wednesday of last week from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago to the Federal Correctional Institution…
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is set to be sentenced on federal charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor on Thursday in a federal court in Chicago, his second such lengthy sentencing in the past year. Kelly, 56, was convicted in September on three counts of production of child pornography and three counts…
American RnB star, R. Kelly, who’s currently serving a 30 year sentence has had his recently released album, I Admit, taken down from Spotify and Apple Music a few hours after release. The album which was released on the 9th of December while the singer serves his 30 year jail time, had several versions of…
For the second time in less than a year, R. Kelly has been found guilty of multiple sex crime charges in court today. After being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a separate trial last September, R. Kelly has now been found guilty on six of 13 counts in an indictment in his…
A juror in R. Kelly’s Chicago federal sex crimes trial reportedly had a panic attack during the closing arguments and will be replaced by an alternate juror, as reported by XXL. The closing arguments of R. Kelly’s second trial in two years took place at Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. According to multiple reporters who…
In a shocking turn of events, fresh facts have emerged to show that popular R&B singer, Robert Kelly had a good relationship with one of his alleged victims and they were even going to get married in 2022. Although this does not imply that the singer can get out of jail, after being sentenced to…
American singer, R. Kelly has been taken off of suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where he is currently serving his 30-year prison term and has been ordered to pay a $100,000 fine on June 29. “Defendants United States of America, Warden Heriberto H. Tellez, and MDC Brooklyn respectfully inform the Court…
Following his 30-year sentence for racketeering and sexual abuse, American singer R. Kelly has remained under surveillance as prison guards where he is being held have flagged him as being at the risk of suicide, according to the CBS network. The penitentiary authority had determined this measure for the singer’s own benefit, so the New…
American R&B music star, R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. Through tears and anger, several of Kelly’s accusers told a court in New York City, and the singer himself, that he had misled and…
