Three weeks after R. Kelly was found guilty of federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in New York, the singer learned Wednesday that his Chicago federal trial for sex crimes and child pornography will begin August 1st, 2022. At a hearing Wednesday — which Kelly attended via video from the …
Read More »R. Kelly Survivor Azriel Clary Admits Singer Coached Her Prior to Infamous 2019 Interview
Over two years after R. Kelly survivor Azriel Clary first appeared on a CBS interview with Gayle King to defend the singer against allegations of sexual abuse, Clary returned to CBS Mornings Thursday to once again speak with King. However, this interview came weeks after Clary testified against Kelly at …
Read More »Producer Noah '40' Shebib Clarifies R. Kelly Credit on Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy'
Producer Noah “40” Shebib took to Instagram to offer an explanation about the R. Kelly songwriting credit on “TSU,” from Drake‘s new album, Certified Lover Boy. Shebib, one of several producers on Certified Lover Boy, responded to an Instagram post that shared a photo of a headline from the Independent …
Read More »R. Kelly Accuser Claims Singer Had Second Male Victim That He 'Had Been Grooming'
During R. Kelly‘s racketeering and sexual abuse trial Tuesday, one of his accusers said that the singer had been grooming a male victim and that she was forced to have sex with him on multiple occasions, The Huffington Post reports. The accuser was the second survivor to testify in R. …
Read More »R. Kelly's Lawyer: Singer 'Disappointed by Unsubstantiated Allegations'
As R. Kelly spends another night in jail Sunday, stemming from the 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse he was charged with on Friday, one of his lawyers says the singer is “disappointed by the unsubstantiated allegations.” Kelly turned himself in to Chicago police on Friday night after he …
Read More »We Don't Need to Applaud the Convenient Apologies
In 1994, a 26-year-old R. Kelly married a 15-year-old Aaliyah. In 2001, a sex tape of R. Kelly allegedly urinating on a 14-year-old girl was released to the press. The “Pied Piper of R&B” has been accused of statutory rape, sexual coercion and even maintaining a “sex cult” full of …
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