Celebrity Justice
Warrant Entered for R. Kelly's Arrest

Posted Dec 19th 2007 1:10PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has confirmed that a judge entered a bench warrant for singer R. Kelly -- because he did not show for a court hearing today in Chicago.

We're told Kelly's tour bus was delayed in Utah, so he was a no show. The judge in his child pornography case entered the warrant but won't enforce it just yet. But if R. Kelly doesn't show up tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, the judge will tell the fuzz to arrest his butt.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cook County prosecutors pressed the judge, noting he had already shown considerable leeway in letting Kelly travel outside Illinois. "This is just an abuse of the process. It's disrespectful of your honor," said Assistant State's Attorney Shauna Bolicker.

Kelly has been charged with child pornography, in a widely reported case in which he allegedly videotaped a sexual encounter with a teenage girl. R. pleaded not guilty in the mess -- which has been going on since 2002.

Kelly's lawyer said singer was "detained because of some snow." The judge said a trial date will be set on Thursday. Yeah, right.


Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music


Tags: Chicago, court hearing, CourtHearing, R Kelly, RKelly, warrant

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1. Leave the brothers alone at Kwanza time.



Posted at 1:15PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Jesse Jackson

2. He should have been LOCKED UP a long time ago.....if it wasn't a "so-called" celebrity, he would have been!

Posted at 1:18PM on Dec 19th 2007 by about time...

3. He's the father of Jaime Lynn's baby

Posted at 1:18PM on Dec 19th 2007 by pimp

4.


There's an abundance of 14 yr old Mormon girls in Salt Lake City!

Posted at 1:23PM on Dec 19th 2007 by R Kelly

5. never mind a warrant, this pervert should have been locked up long ago ....child molester ... and your music isn't even any good either ...

Posted at 1:24PM on Dec 19th 2007 by TWIST420

6. what does da r stand 4 retarded?

Posted at 1:28PM on Dec 19th 2007 by army brat

7. You peopel are such looers! find something better to w/ your time!!!do you sit and stalk this board all day long?

Posted at 1:30PM on Dec 19th 2007 by yourana$$hole

8. haha same d&g glasses as britney

Posted at 1:34PM on Dec 19th 2007 by promethazine

9. This idiot needs to be locked up. The bus was late. Considering that he is rich enough to lease a helicopter, that is a piss-poor excuse. But then, he is a piss-poor excuse.

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Spurs

10. You peopel are such looers! find something better to w/ your time!!!do you sit and stalk this board all day long?

Posted at 1:30PM on Dec 19th 2007 by yourana$$hole

Why do you care?

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Spurs

11. FlyontheWallTZM@aol.com

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PIG.

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Spurs

12. He gonna love the confines of Cook County Jail. Them bros just waiting to do to him what he did to that girl in the anus in the video. Maybe he'll like being a catcher instead of a pitcher for now on, should he not make that 9:00 a.m. court call tommorrow.

This aint LA County here. Its Cook County, and Chicago could care less about a persons standing as a "Star". Equal justice for all. Even for a homie like R Kelly who is from here.

Posted at 1:42PM on Dec 19th 2007 by County awaits...

13. Since all of you I guess don't have teenage daughters, how about thinking about this child molester touching your mother or sister when they were too young to understand what the hell he was doing! There is a special circle in hell for this Chester the Molester!

Posted at 1:47PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Lock the perverted rapist up

14. 8. You peopel are such looers! find something better to w/ your time!!!do you sit and stalk this board all day long?

Posted at 1:30PM on Dec 19th 2007 by yourana$$hole

Buy me a speak and spell or Hooked on Phonics!

Posted at 1:49PM on Dec 19th 2007 by At least I can spell or use spell checker!

15. When did urinating on someone become a "sex act". It's not a "sex tape" it's much more.
Hey it's all good between consenting adults but the girl getting peed on (and I heard #2 as well I didn't see that part) was a minor, and clearly a minor, not dressed up pretending to be older. Kelly wanted her because she was underage.

It's much pervier than a sex tape folks.

Posted at 1:50PM on Dec 19th 2007 by Kitty

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