A warrant has been issued for the arrest of R&B star R. Kelly after he
failed to show up for a court hearing today in Chicago.
TMZ reports that Kelly’s tour bus was held up in Utah, making Kelly late
to his hearing for his child pornography charge. The delay prompted the
residing judge to put out an ultimatum: Kelly, 40, must report to court
by 9 a.m. or go to jail. Kelly’s lawyer claims he was held up because of
bad weather.
The self-proclaimed “Pied Piper of R&B,” was originally indicted five
years ago on 21 counts of child porn, in a scandal that involved Kelly
allegedly urinating on an underage girl. He currently faces 14 counts.
Since the beginning of the trial, there has been a number of delays,
including, at one point, Kelly’s camp claiming he couldn’t make it to a
hearing because of a “burst appendix.”
The woes surrounding the case caused Kelly’s ex-wife, Andrea, to seek a
restraining order against the troubled star in 2005, claiming he
physically and verbally abused her. In August of this year, Kelly’s
publicist of 14 years, Reginia Daniels, resigned from her post, citing
in a press release, “There are some lines that should never be crossed
professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever
altered the scope of our relationship.”
On December 14, a candlelight vigil and demonstration called "Protest
Against Pedophiles," was held in Los Angeles, to speak out against the
star.
If found guilty of being the man behind the sex tape that surfaced to
public outrage, Kelly could receive up to 15 years in prison. Kelly’s
trial has been delayed until spring 2008, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
December 19, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
Warrant Issued for R. Kelly’s Arrest
Singer has until 9 a.m. tomorrow to show up to court
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Comments
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Slick187 says:
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What are you talking about prove him guilty the tape proves him guilty,no need for court,he's guilty,but I don't hate him,the girl was no virgin,no amateur,she wanted it as bad as him.You just can't let no shit like that surface;the whole world will be on your ass.f**k the world,chin check 'em all.
January 26, 2008 at 9:24 pm
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BARISIMO says:
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WWW.OBSYD.COM SAYS THAT HE SHOULD GET PUNISHMENT ONLY IF THEY PROVE HIM GUILTY. BUT IF NOT THEN DROP ALL THE CHARGES.
December 21, 2007 at 8:56 am