Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial: How Is His Case Similar To R. Kelly’s?
Thomas Farinella, R. Kelly's former attorney, weighs in on how the R&B singer's case is similar to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal case. More
June 26, 2025
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R. Kelly
Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to prison after federal juries in Chicago and New York convicted him of crimes including child pornography, sex trafficking and enticement.
Judge denies R. Kelly’s emergency request to be released from prison
Judge denies R. Kelly's emergency request to be freed from federal prison. Kelly claimed prison staff plotted to kill him. More
June 20, 2025
R. Kelly Claims Prison Staff Is Plotting To Kill Him
A motion filed by singer R. Kelly's defense alleges a plot to murder him by prison officials and other inmates. More
June 20, 2025
R. Kelly Allegedly Rushed to Hospital, Claims Prison Staff Made Him OD
R. Kelly claims prison staff purposely caused him to overdose by giving him a near fatal dose of his anxiety medication. More
June 17, 2025
R. Kelly defense claims singer’s ‘life is in jeopardy’ after overdose
R&B singer R. Kelly alleges in new filings that prison officials took him from the hospital against doctor's orders, despite needing surgery. More
June 17, 2025
R. Kelly seeks release, cites murder plot by prison officials
R. Kelly is seeking release on home detention, claiming federal officials plotted to have him killed to cover up government misconduct. More
June 10, 2025
Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R. Kelly
Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R. Kelly, citing fact that federal convictions could keep him in prison for life. More
May 17, 2023
R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence
A federal judge will sentence R. Kelly for his Chicago convictions of child pornography and enticement of minors for sex on Thursday, More
February 23, 2023
US prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly
R. Kelly wouldn't be eligible for release until he was around 100 if the judge agrees both to the 25-year sentence and another government request. More
February 17, 2023
Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
Chicago prosecutor to drop sex abuse charges against R. Kelly following federal convictions that should guarantee he'll be locked up for decades. More
January 30, 2023
R. Kelly manager gets a year in prison for theater threat
Ex-R. Kelly manager Donnell Russell sentenced to a year in prison for calling in a shooting threat that halted a screening of a documentary about Kally. More
December 19, 2022
Judge: R. Kelly to pay $300,000 to victim in sex crimes case
A federal judge will order R. Kelly to pay over $300,000 to one his victims to cover the cost of treatment for herpes and psychotherapy. More
September 28, 2022
EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?
Federal prosecutors scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly in Chicago but lost on the charge Kelly obstructed justice in his 2008 child porn case. More
September 16, 2022
R. Kelly convicted on many counts, acquitted of trial fixing
A Chicago federal jury convicted R. Kelly on three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement but acquitted him on a fourth... More
September 14, 2022
Day 2 of jury deliberations at R. Kelly’s child porn trial
Chicago jurors deliberate at R. Kelly’s federal trial. He's accused of producing child porn, enticing minors for sex and rigging his child porn trial. More
September 14, 2022
R. Kelly timeline: Shining star to convicted sex trafficker
R&B superstar R. Kelly’s musical accomplishments have long been shadowed by allegations that he sexually abused women and children. More
September 14, 2022
Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case
R. Kelly’s attorney told jurors the case accusing him of producing child porn, enticing minors and rigging his trial rests on blackmailers' testimony. More
September 13, 2022
Prosecutor: R. Kelly ‘degraded’ girl for his ‘sick pleasure’
Closing arguments began Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex. More
September 12, 2022
Ex-employee testifies he now doubts R. Kelly abuse denials
At R. Kelly's Chicago federal trial, ex business manager Derrell McDavid expressed doubts about Kelly’s insistence he never sexually abused minors. More
September 9, 2022
R. Kelly ex-manager says he believed singer’s abuse denials
Derrell McDavid, a co-defendant at Kelly’s trial in federal court in Chicago, said he saw no early signs Kelly sought minors for sex. More
September 8, 2022
Music writer fights subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial
Music writer Jim DeRogatis is fighting a bid to force him to testify at R&B singer R. Kelly's's federal trial on child pornography and trial-fixing... More
September 6, 2022
R. Kelly tells judge he won’t testify at ongoing trial
Singer R. Kelly told a federal judge Thursday that he won't testify at his ongoing trial in Chicago on charges that accuse him of child pornography, enticement... More
September 1, 2022
Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid... More
August 30, 2022
2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago
Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial. More
August 29, 2022
Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly
Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a liar and extortionist, contending the... More
August 24, 2022
Witness: Desperate R. Kelly offered $1M for return of video
A former merchandizing agent for R. Kelly testified Tuesday that the singer offered him $1 million to find a VHS tape featuring Kelly as prosecutors... More
August 23, 2022
R. Kelly’s lawyer gets chance to question government witness
R. Kelly’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after she testified at his federal trial in Chicago... More
August 19, 2022
Woman says it was her and R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified... More
August 18, 2022
Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as ‘monster’
An attorney for R. Kelly implored jurors at the singer's trial-fixing and child pornography case Wednesday not to accept what she said is the prosecution’s... More
August 17, 2022
R. Kelly jury to hear opening statements at trial in Chicago
Kelly is accused of enticing minors for sex, of producing child pornography and of fixing his 2008 state child pornography trial at which he was... More
August 17, 2022
