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R. Kelly Removed From Suicide Watch Following 30-Year Sentence

R. Kelly has been removed from suicide watch in jail, prosecutors told a federal judge on Tuesday, days after the disgraced singer claimed that the special protective treatment was a form of punishment. After he was sentenced to 30 years in prison last week for sexually abusing young women, federal authorities placed the singer under […]

R. Kelly Remains on Suicide Watch “For His Own Safety,” Say Authorities

Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly’s claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment last week after a judge sentenced him to 30 years behind bars for using his fame to sexually abuse young girls. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn filed court papers late Saturday saying the […]

‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Producer Dream Hampton Talks R. Kelly Sentencing, #MeToo “Blowback” and Her Hopes for Future Legal Action

Dream Hampton, executive producer of Surviving R. Kelly, may not hold much stock in the U.S. criminal justice system, but still hopes R. Kelly being sentenced to 30 years in prison will bring some closure for survivors of his sexual abuse and predation. “I’m hoping, for the survivors, that this feels a little bit like […]

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Sex Trafficking Case

Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were just children, in a systematic scheme that went on for decades. Through tears and anger, several of Kelly’s accusers told a court, and the singer himself, that he had […]

R. Kelly Should Get At Least 25 Years in Prison, Say Prosecutors

R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls, prosecutors said in a memo filed Wednesday in advance of his sentencing later this month. A New York City jury found Kelly guilty of racketeering and multiple other […]

Azriel Clary Says R. Kelly Had “Control” Over Her During Previous Gayle King Interview

Azriel Clary was one of the survivors who testified against R. Kelly during his recent sex trafficking trial — where he was found guilty of racketeering and Mann Act violations, but two years ago she was interviewed on CBS This Morning and passionately defended the R&B singer to co-host Gayle King. On Thursday, Clary returned […]

R. Kelly Found Guilty of Racketeering in Sex Trafficking Trial

R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly, 54, guilty of all nine counts, including […]

R. Kelly Controlled Girlfriends During ‘CBS This Morning’ Interview, Witness Says

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, one of the women testified Tuesday at the R&B singer’s sex-trafficking trial. If “Surviving R. Kelly” came on TV, “we were to immediately change […]

R. Kelly Sex Abuse Trial Begins: Prosecutor Says “Case is About a Predator,” Defense Warns Jurors to Sift Through Lies

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. The differing perspectives came as the long-anticipated […]

Prosecutors Air More Claims In R. Kelly Case, One Involving an Underage Boy

Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims. Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging raft of additional allegations — but not new charges — against the R&B star in […]

R. Kelly Attacked in Chicago Prison by Fellow Inmate

R. Kelly was recently attacked by a frustrated fellow inmate in his jail cell, the singer's attorney said Thursday. 

R. Kelly’s Manager Charged With Placing Threatening Call to Theater Screening Abuse Documentary

The manager of R. Kelly was charged Friday for allegedly making a threatening phone call to a Manhattan theater that was screening a docuseries about the sex abuse allegations against the musician.