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R. Kelly Witness Says She Cooperated With Investigators Because She Didn’t Want to ‘Carry His Lies’
A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly before she turned 18 testified Friday (Aug. 19) that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but that she ultimately did because she didn’t want to “carry his lies.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But the witness — who is now 37 years old and going by the pseudonym “Jane” at the trial — also conceded that even after she began cooperating, she lied at one point when she told federal agents that she wasn’t sure if Kelly had abused minors other than her. She said she lied because she didn’t want to get others in trouble. Jane testified for over four hou...
Victim Says She & R. Kelly Had Sex “Uncountable Times” While Underage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty A Chicago, Illinois woman testified in court that she and disgraced entertainer R.Kelly had sexual encounters numerous times before she was 18 years old. According to reports, the 37-year-old woman testifying under the name of Jane Doe made those statements during Kelly’s second federal trial on Thursday (August 18). She is the key witness for the prosecution in these proceedings. The lawyers stated that they would play pieces of recordings that Kelly made of him engaging her in sexual acts when she was only 15. It was the same recording that was used as evidence in the infamous 2008 trial where the singer was charged with child pornography, after which he was acquitted partially because Jane was too young to testify at the time. L...
R. Kelly’s Request To Exclude Jurors Who Saw ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Is Denied
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections R. Kelly’s legal troubles seemingly have gotten even worse. His team’s request to exclude jurors who have watched Surviving R. Kelly has been denied. As per Variety his lawyers will have to rethink their strategy concerning their client’s current trial in Chicago. This week their petition to remove individuals from the juror panel who have watched the docuseries or are privy to some of the allegations in it. Jennifer Bonjean, Kelly’s lawyer, submitted a motion detailing their concerns. “Any person who has seen the documentary would possess information about the allegations in this indictment (and unrelated allegations) that would unquestionably interfere with his/...
R. Kelly Chicago Trial Focuses on Whether Potential Jurors Watched ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday (Aug. 15) with the judge and attorneys quickly focusing on whether would-be jurors watched a 2019 documentary about sex abuse allegations against the R&B singer. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After denying a request from Kelly’s attorney to automatically exclude anyone from the jury who watched the six-part documentary series, Surviving R. Kelly, U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber quizzed potential jurors about how much they watched, what they could recall about it and whether they could be impartial if they were selected. Jurors were asked whether they watched the documentary in a questionnair...
Self-Described R. Kelly Manager Pleads Guilty to Stalking
A self-described manager and adviser to R. Kelly pleaded guilty Tuesday (July 26) to an interstate stalking charge, less than a week after he was convicted of making a phone threat that gunfire was about to occur in a Manhattan theater where a documentary about the singer was about to be shown. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Donnell Russell, 47, of Chicago, entered the plea in Brooklyn federal court. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Russell used threats, harassment and intimidation to silence one of Kelly’s sexual abuse victims. Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking. Peace said in a statement that Russell sent threatening messages to the woman and her mother...
Ne-Yo Capes For R. Kelly After Previous #MuteRKelly Stance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Ne-Yo is, without question, one of the most talented R&B singers and songwriters, and his knowledge of the genre has few peers. The “So Sick” artist previously joined the #MuteRKelly movement in support of one of his children but shared in a recent interview that he still enjoys playing R. Kelly‘s music. Ne-Yo sat down with The Independent to discuss the release of his eighth studio album, Self Explanatory and shared some of the personal ups and downs he’s endured in while in the public eye. Talk of the singer’s announced divorce opened up the chat with the outlet in which Ne-Yo explained that he and his wife reconciled after filing for divorce in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. “We really used to be bad about letting things ...
R. Kelly Is Reportedly Now Engaged To His Alleged Victim Joycelyn Savage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections The R. Kelly saga continues to get even more bizarre. Jocelyn Savage, one of his alleged victims, is now reportedly his fiancée. The disgraced crooner is apparently set to get married. According to TMZ Jocelyn Savage submitted a letter on Monday, June 13 to U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly prior to his sentencing. While the goal of the kite was get to Robert some leniency, she stated they intend to jump the broom. “My name is Joycelyn Savage, and I’m Robert Kelly’s fiancé,” she wrote. “I’m writing this letter in support of Robert in advance of his sentencing, so I can explain to the court that I’m not the victim that the government has portrayed me to be.” Related Stories S...
Convicted Predator R. Kelly Will Have To Undergo Sexual Disorder Therapy After His Release
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Convicted sexual predator R.Kelly won’t see daylight until he’s 80 if he serves the entire 30 years Judge Ann M. Donnelly slapped him with on Thursday (Jun.29). If and when he gets out, life will be different for the pied piper of R&Pee. R.Kelly Will Be Good Friends With His Probation Officer TMZ reports there will be a strict set of guidelines R. Kelly will have to follow when he is released from prison. The disgraced singer will have to undergo mental health treatment and therapy for an “unspecified sexual disorder” and, of course, stay away from anyone under 18. Per TMZ: As we reported … prosecutors said Kelly is especially menacing to society, because he’d continued his criminal behavior for years after standing trial in Ch...
R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison on Racketeering, Sex Trafficking Charges
Disgraced music star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison today (June 29) in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn after being found guilty last September on nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence “in excess of 25 years” for Kelly, who they said oversaw a years-long scheme to recruit underage girls and boys for sex. Kelly, 55, has been jailed in the Metropolitan Detention Center since the original verdict. “These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years,” Judge Ann M. Donnelly said during sentencing. “You taught them that love is enslavement and violence.” At trial, a number of accusers described in graphic detail their abuse at the hands of Kelly, with some of the accusations going back nearly ...
R . Kelly To Be Sentenced Today, Facing 25 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is set to be sentenced today (June 29) after being convicted of all nine counts of sex trafficking—he was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for years. The 55-year-old singer is facing 25 years in prison. Federal prosecutors are asking for a maximum sentence in order to “protect the public.” According to The Mirror UK, Kelly’s defense team is asking for a sentence of 10 years or less because he is “not currently a risk.” The federal government called 45 witnesses during the trial last fall. The witnesses recounted that Kelly and his entourage of managers, bodyguards and others subjected the victims to horrific sexual ab...
R. Kelly Supporter Arrested for Threatening Prosecutors, Accepting Payments for Ammunition
An Illinois man has been arrested for threatening federal prosecutors involved in the New York criminal case against R. Kelly, a representative for the U.S. Department of Justice tells Billboard. Christopher Gunn, a resident of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was arrested on Saturday and made an initial court appearance on Monday (June 27) before Magistrate Judge Young Kim in Chicago. He was ordered to remain detained without bond pending a detention hearing Wednesday; the Department of Justice is seeking his removal in custody to New York. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted. In a court document obtained by Billboard, Gunn is charged with “knowingly and intentionally transmit[ing] in interstate and foreign commerce communications containing threats … that would result in the death or ...
Trapped In The Cooler: R. Kelly Should Get Over 25 Years In Prison, Says The Feds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced and dastardly R&B crooner R. Kelly is looking at serious times. Federal prosecutors are going to request that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, and convicted sexual predator, be sentenced to over 25 years in prison. Mind you, that 25 is just for one of his cases. Reports TMZ: Federal prosecutors out of the Eastern District of NY — who won a conviction against Kelly last September — just filed their recommendation for his sentencing, and they believe there’s more than enough reason to send him away for “in excess of 25 years.” Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds say Kelly’s particularly menacing because of his history of enticing minors. Prosecutors hold up the case of his relationship with ...
