R. Kelly Trial
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A timeline of R. Kelly’s rise and fall, from R&B superstar to convicted abuserThe singer has been found guilty on child pornography and sex crime charges in Chicago while already serving a 30-year sentence for crimes in New York.EntertainmentSep 14, 2022
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R. Kelly found guilty of child pornography, sex abuse in Chicago trialThe jury, however, found the disgraced R&B singer not guilty of obstruction of justice in a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal.CrimeSep 14, 2022
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R. Kelly’s lawyer tells jury not to accept portrayal of him as a ‘monster’R. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors during her opening statement at the federal trial in Chicago not to accept the prosecution’s negative portrayal of her client.EntertainmentAug 18, 2022
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Highly anticipated R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underwayThe openings came more than a decade after Kelly was acquitted in a 2008 child pornography case in Chicago.WorldAug 18, 2021
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R&B singer R. Kelly to remain in jail while awaiting trials: appeals courtThe 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a decision by a Brooklyn federal judge to deny bail to Kelly, 53, who remains in a federal jail in Chicago.EntertainmentSep 8, 2020
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R. Kelly seeks release from prison, citing fears he’ll catch coronavirusA court filing by his lawyers claims the spread of the new coronavirus behind bars puts R. Kelly's life at risk.EntertainmentMar 27, 2020
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R. Kelly to appear in court for bond hearing on sex crime chargesA judge is expected to rule on whether R. Kelly can be released on bond in the Chicago indictment before facing the New York charges.EntertainmentJul 16, 2019
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R. Kelly’s lawyer demands Michael Avenatti emails, texts at hearingOn Tuesday, a lawyer who represents R. Kelly on entertainment matters said the singer is in the process of lining up singing dates both inside and outside of Illinois.EntertainmentMay 8, 2019
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Gayle King talks keeping composure during R. Kelly interview on ‘Colbert’"I thought if we had both got emotional and amped up like that, what good would come of that?" said the CBS interviewer.EntertainmentMar 11, 2019
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