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PO'ed P.I. Sues R. Kelly

Posted Mar 2nd 2009 12:42PM by TMZ Staff

R. KellyThat pesky child porno case is rearing its ugly head again for R. Kelly.

Kelly is being sued by a private investigator who claims the singer stiffed him on a $300,000 bill. According to a lawsuit filed last week in Missouri federal court, Charles Freeman claims he was hired during Kelly's trial to "obtain and/or recover certain tapes that were said to incriminate" R. Kelly.

Freeman said he did the job, but never got paid. He's suing for damages plus interests and costs.

Kelly was found not guilty on all counts.

Tags: child pornography, ChildPornography, lawsuit, not guilty, NotGuilty, r. kelly, R.Kelly

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1. first this time toofastforyou...eat it

Posted at 1:03PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by DuGotz

2. I guess it's safe to say he's "PISSED" off/on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:05PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by BBS339

3. he looks like he's crying about those worm braids being too damn tight.

Posted at 1:07PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by Arkangel

4. poor him........

Posted at 2:45PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by Frey Lucci

5. Huh? He hired a detective to find evidence against him? Why not just confess? *SNIFF* Something doesn't smell right.

Posted at 2:37PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by Donovan

6. Isn't that obstruction of justice?

Posted at 4:59AM on Mar 3rd 2009 by Mich

7. This guy is a child molester! He peed on a child! Send him to jail where he belongs. What a dirty SOB.

Posted at 3:31PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by BSweet

8. Read the full lawsuit here
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/03/r_kelly_pissed_on_kc_man_figur.php

Posted at 4:46PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by Justin Kendall

9. It's not a good idea to stiff your PI for helping you get those tapes. But maybe this idiot mofo just outsmarted himself and the tapes might find their way into the DA's hands after all.

HAHAHA!

Posted at 5:14PM on Mar 2nd 2009 by oh what an idiot

10. That P.I. is in good company. I can think of several African-Americans that skip out on writing checks when it comes to paying bills. O.J. Simpson, Plaxico Burress, P. Diddy, Fifty Cent, Michael Vick, and perhaps the biggest bill-skipper of all, Michael Jackson.

Posted at 8:35AM on Mar 3rd 2009 by Brian W.

11. @#10 "Brian W.",

This has nothing to do with anyone being "african american". Paying your bills does not have a 'color' the last time I checked. Some of you can make the most IDIOTIC statements I've ever read. No wonder the world is in the state it's in. Back to this report. R. Kelly disgusts me and I wish the justice system would have dealt with him accordingly because he was and still is GUILTY of molesting that young girl. Sickening.

Posted at 12:03PM on Mar 3rd 2009 by Drucilla

12. Brain W please stay in your home and dont ever come out, because your statement only shows your ignorance about the world around you. The world consists of different people of different backgrounds and races. Everyone is capable of doing anything and everything. These black celebrities that you refer to that have not paid their bills is a ridiculous attempt for you to prove a point, but people that are not prejudice and close minded will see that there are black and white people that do not pay their bills. Do you know how much black people are in the world? Do you know how much white people or other races/ethinicities are in the world? In all these groups there have been and will be people that do not pay their bills. Its people like you that always have to make any news story or event into a race issue, only when its not your race.

Posted at 11:45AM on Mar 4th 2009 by dee

13. its no way r kelly is still getting away with all his cramp...its just not fair, i bet its because he has money,if it were a typical american he would be slammed and buried under the prison and never to see light again..why is it that this is all hollywood teaches young children today,if you have money to simply pay your way out of situations you dont have to reap what you sowed!!! not cool at all..

Posted at 7:59PM on Mar 7th 2009 by christy j

14. I will always love you Robert. F^&k the HATERS. U r talented and gorgeous.

Posted at 10:06AM on Mar 21st 2009 by msgoodgood33

15. YOU Rock!!!! R- Kelly dont listen to all the haters....

Posted at 9:08PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Starr