R. Kelly Trial Postponed ... Again

16. are they waiting for the girl to turn 18 or something how did he put this off for 5 years????? wonder what his legal bills look like bet his lawyer can retire once this is all said and done.

Posted at 2:49PM on Sep 4th 2007 by melissa

17. Maybe Micheal Jackson should have had R. Kelly's lawyers! Looks like another pedophile will be getting off. Damn!

Posted at 2:56PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Roni_C.

18. Total celebrity justice. My a-hole bro-in-law got busted July '06 for 4 counts of the same thing. He leaves for prison next Thursday, even with delays.

Posted at 2:53PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Merz

19. Anyone here remember the days he had no.1 hit after no.1 for what seemed like weeks on end? Seriously he has way too much talent to be locked away in the slammer.

Posted at 2:57PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Ricardo

20. I am not by any means sticking up for R Kelly, but maybe you should read as to why the trial was postponed...it's due to the DA recently having a baby, it's was postponed at one time cause the judge fell off a ladder, and another time R was in the hospital...I don't think celebrity justice is to blame here...he is a low life scum however!!!

Posted at 3:00PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Your mom

21. Ricardo - so you are advocating no rules or laws for talented people?

What color is the sky in your world?

Posted at 3:08PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Merz

22. Kellz is talent man and y'all need to quit being in denial we all know he's not going to jail. He's R. Kelly the R in R&B. He's a music genius and a great artist. We all know Kellz ain't going no where. Come On Now!

Posted at 8:54PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Ashelu

23. Is it true that the girl R Kelly assaulted is now an AARP member?

Posted at 3:42PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Gunnery in Michigan

24. He's guilty - hell the tape's been out for years now - but it's not stopping him from topping the charts with his music. People are buying his music.

Why is that?

Posted at 3:19PM on Sep 4th 2007 by d0k0night

25. THE PROSECUTION KEEPS ASKING FOR POSTPONEMENTS, NOT R. KELLY'S LAWYERS.
MY OPINION IS IF THE DA HAD A SOLID CASE IT WOULD HAVE GONE TO TRIAL LONG AGO..THE FACT IS THEY DON'T HAVE A POSITIVE ID ON THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO..THE GIRL THEY QUESTIONED DENIES IT WAS HER, AS DOES HER FAMILY..THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLID TIME FRAME EITHER, THEY ARE SAYING SOMETIME BETWEEN 1998 AND 2001, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PROVEN IDENTITY OR AGE OF THE GIRL, THEY ARE BASING THE CASE ON OUTSIDE WITNESS ACCOUNTS ONLY..THE AUTHORITIES IN CHICAGO ARE NOT FANS OF R. KELLY, THEY WOULD LOVE TO TAKE HIM DOWN, THE FACT IS THEY DON'T HAVE SOLID EVIDENCE.
I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO DRAG THIS OUT 5 YEARS, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ENTITLED TO A SPEEDY TRIAL IN THIS COUNTRY.

Posted at 3:22PM on Sep 4th 2007 by PATTY

26. Celebrity Justice? Not really. Anyone with deep pockets can afford to hire the best legal representation. They are well paid to do just what is being done here. So, you don't have to be famous, just well-off. Wage earners such as myself would be in and out of the slammer by now (it's been five years!), as a fully registered sex offender.

Posted at 3:28PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Ricardo

27. i think they're trying to push it back until the statute of limitations goes into effect.
this is a sad, dirty situation....i don't trust our law system to make the right decisions when it comes to celebrities.

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 4th 2007 by sunmanpatu

28. Trapped In The Closet? Trapped In The Courtroom is more like it.

Posted at 3:29PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Richard Ott

29. Patty,

R. Kelly's people would have had to agreed to waive the speedy trial provision for this to drag on this long.

Posted at 3:40PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Merz

30. Patty, furthermore....

A speedy trial benefits the accused when the the prosecution's case is weak. (Get it over with before thany more evidence surfaces.) Dragging it out benefits the accused when the case is strong and they want time to try to keep evidence out, or for public outcry to die down.

Posted at 3:40PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Merz