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.
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long-faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public through documentaries or court documents. The R&B singer is once again heading to court, this time for a federal trial in New York stemming from years of sexual abuse allegations. He denies the allegations against him. […] More
August 25, 2021
A controlling R. Kelly barred his live-in girlfriends from watching a documentary series that portrayed him as a sexual predator and kept watch over them during an interview with Gayle King. More
August 24, 2021
By Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV NEW YORK (Court TV) — She was a 17-year-old high school junior and aspiring singer when she met R&B star R. Kelly, eager for his mentorship. Within two years, she claims Robert Sylvester Kelly infected her with herpes, physically abused her and pressured her to have an abortion — all […] More
August 24, 2021
"Jane Doe" took stand + "R. Kelly" + sex-trafficking testifying R&B star sexually abused her on tour bus + hotel rooms when she a high school student + aspiring singer + contracted herpes More
August 23, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly lived in a “Twilight Zone” where he called all the shots, including whether visitors at his Chicago-area mansion could leave or order takeout food, one of his former employees testified on Friday. Anthony Navarro was called as a government witness at Kelly’s […] More
August 20, 2021
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor. Jerhonda Pace resumed her testimony […] More
August 19, 2021
BROOKLYN, New York (Court TV) — Testimony continues in the sex trafficking and bribery trial of R&B star R. Kelly in a federal courthouse in New York. This is the first of four federal and state trials in 3 different states with charges spanning over three decades. In the prosecution’s opening statements, Assistant United States […] More
August 19, 2021
"R. Kelly" + "I Believe I Can Fly" + R&B + trial + "federal court" + Brooklyn + racketeering + "Mann Act" + "Metropolitan Detention Center" More
August 18, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense lawyer warned jurors they’ll have to sift through lies from accusers with agendas to find the truth. […] More
August 18, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Most people know him for “I Believe I Can Fly,” the 1996 sing-along hit that became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings and in advertisements. Or possibly for a stinging parody by comedian Dave Chappelle. But starting this week, what prosecutors say was a […] More
August 17, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements. The panel was sworn in on Wednesday after dozens of potential jurors were screened by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in […] More
August 11, 2021
R&B R. Kelly star faces charges of sex abuse, racketeering and bribery in his New York City trial. More
August 9, 2021
R. Kelly's sex abuse trial begins today in NYC. Court TV will provide round-the-clock live legal updates outside the courthouse. More
August 9, 2021
R&B singer R. Kelly's attorneys said their client has gained weight and lost money while appearing at a hearing. More
August 3, 2021
Prosecutors wrote that the accounts of the boys and others would help show that the actual charges “were not isolated events and were part of a larger pattern.” More
July 26, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he is set to go on trial in New York on racketeering charges. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly granted a request by Kelly’s top two attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, […] More
July 16, 2021
R&B singer R. Kelly's lawyers were given more time to prepare his defense ahead of his sex-trafficking trial in New York. More
July 8, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing they haven’t had enough time to prepare because he’s under a mandatory jail quarantine since his transfer from Chicago. In a letter Monday to U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly, lawyer Deveraux […] More
July 6, 2021
R&B singer R. Kelly has been jailed in New York City in anticipation of his sex-trafficking trial later this summer. More
June 23, 2021
By TOM HAYES NEW YORK (AP) — Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions about the attorney’s texts and other communications with one of Kelly’s ex-girlfriends. Kelly, 54, is accused of leading an enterprise made up of his managers, bodyguards and other […] More
June 18, 2021
By Katie McLaughlin NEW YORK (Court TV) – Lawyers for R. Kelly have filed a motion to withdraw from the entertainer’s New York racketeering trial. Chicago-based attorneys Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard filed the request on June 7th. In a letter to a federal judge in New York, Greenberg wrote, “Our reasons for withdrawal are […] More
June 8, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to New York City to go on trial this summer after several delays. Kelly has been held in Chicago, where he’s facing a potential second trial in the fall in a separate federal case related to a […] More
April 15, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, postponing it to next year The 53-year-old R&B star has been behind bars since his arrest in July 2019 and two trial dates, for April and then […] More
December 23, 2020
A New York appeals court judge ruled that singer R. Kelly can stay behind bars as he awaits trials on child pornography and other charges. More
September 9, 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — The lawyer for R. Kelly said Thursday the R&B singer, who is awaiting trial on child pornography and other charges, was assaulted by a fellow detainee at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. Attorney Steve Greenberg revealed in a tweet that he learned of the attack on his client Wednesday. Greenberg […] More
August 28, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theater two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a documentary addressing allegations that the singer had sexually abused women and girls. Donnell Russell, 45, […] More
August 14, 2020
Three men were charged with threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse. More
August 13, 2020
By: Court TV Staff R. Kelly’s third attempt to be temporarily released on bond was denied by New York Federal Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly, who considers the R&B singer a “flight risk” and possible “danger to the community.” The judge further states, “The nature of the charges— which include crimes against minor victims, […] More
May 19, 2020
By: Court TV Staff R Kelly’s second bid for release from jail due to COVID-19 has been denied, according to an order from Federal Judge Ann Donnelly. The judge acknowledged the disease has spread at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) Chicago, where the Grammy-winning R&B singer is being held as he awaits trial. The judge […] More
April 22, 2020
By: Court TV Staff The New York federal case against Grammy-winning artist R. Kelly is expected to be the first of the four pending cases against him to go to trial. This week, attorneys are drafting a juror questionnaire ahead of his trial. Prosecutors are objecting to one of the more controversial questions saying it […] More
April 17, 2020
