Celebrity Justice
R. Kelly Trying Not to Come -- Yet Again

The R. Kelly kiddie porn trial has been delayed for more than five years -- so what's another five years between litigants?

TMZ has confirmed that R. Pissy's lawyers filed a motion today to delay the trial for what seems like the 18 millionth time. The motion will be considered on the first scheduled day of trial.

The trial was finally slated to begin on Friday with jury selection. Just last weekend, the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that a witness was going to come forward to testify that she had had a threesome with R. and the alleged underage victim, and we're told that this new info is what's prompting the motion to continue.

A source tells TMZ that the judge in the case -- Vincent Gaughan -- has been trying to avoid leaks precisely so that Kelly won't have any excuse to delay the proceedings any longer. We're told that he's running this one "tighter than any case in recent memory."

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1. This guy is a grade-A douchebag!

Posted at 5:27PM on May 7th 2008 by Grandmother Lohan

2. what kind of headline is that?

Posted at 5:30PM on May 7th 2008 by chris

3. R. Kelley is disgusting!

Posted at 5:29PM on May 7th 2008 by chris

4. FIRST! Loser

Posted at 5:57PM on May 7th 2008 by Zzzzz......

5. I can't wait for him to be Bubba's B*tch in prison. He's going to get what's coming him.

Posted at 5:35PM on May 7th 2008 by JJ

6. It's a good strategy by his lawyers. I hope he doesn't have to serve any time for this. Having sex with your girlfriend shouldn't be a crime... she knew what she was doing, it's not like she was 10 years old.

Posted at 5:39PM on May 7th 2008 by Kobe

7. HE IS A DISGRACE AND A FREAKING PEDOPHILE. JAIL IS TOO GOOD FOR THIS PIG. PUT HIM IN A CELL WITH A 300 POUND HORNEY BROTHER AND SEE HIM SQUEAL LIKS THE PIG THAT HE IS, HIS MUSIC SUCKS SO NO LOSS TO SOCIETY

Posted at 5:41PM on May 7th 2008 by LEROY

8. If the prosecution presents a shoddy case (they've shown great signs of weakness in the past), then by law R. Kelly deserves to be acquitted. It's hard to win a case when you don't have a victim; or when the alleged victim is actually testifying for the defense! I wonder if we'll be able to watch the trial or read transcripts anywhere, or will we just have to rely on salacious and usually biased soundbytes from places like TMZ?

Posted at 5:50PM on May 7th 2008 by Fredrick

9. he will get what he deserves...kharmas a bitch!

Posted at 8:13PM on May 7th 2008 by sum1whogivesashid

10. Ahhhhh......piss on him!

Posted at 5:57PM on May 7th 2008 by Jillian Barbarie of Good Day LA is a bimbo

11. Hey #5 what your problem???? He needs to frye,pick up the soap & be some guys bitch!!!!!! I hope he gets many years behind bars!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:56PM on May 7th 2008 by fishbone2448

12. Don't care if he is guilty or innocent. That's up to the judicial system that this guy is abusing. How do people like this become celebrities anyway? Minimal talent, less of a person and loved by his brothers and sisters because he can get away with it. They like that! Teach the man don't F*** with us MF'r!

Posted at 6:38PM on May 7th 2008 by DWF

13. he did not rape a child, he bang a teenager girl. Most teens start having sex in JR High. When I was 15 I was banging my 13 yr old 8th grade girlfriend. I say NOT GUILTY. He did not molest a child, but bang a horny teen. Some teen girls are either loosing their virginity to fingers or give oral sex.

Posted at 1:10PM on May 13th 2008 by sgv

14. They're all GOOBERS !

Posted at 6:03PM on May 7th 2008 by Amy Boogie Monster

15. I am really sick of hearing about this ******!

Posted at 6:07PM on May 7th 2008 by Dallas

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