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R. Kelly Allegedly Attacked by Inmate Inside Chicago Prison

Published: 08/27/2020
R. Kelly got a taste of jailhouse justice -- a frustrated inmate went on the attack and jumped Kelly in his cell ... TMZ has learned. Federal law enforcement sources with direct knowledge tell us the incident recently went down inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago where Kelly was…
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R. Kelly Alleged Manager Charged with Shooting Threat to Nix Doc Screening

Published: 08/14/2020
R. Kelly's alleged manager is facing more legal fallout over what the feds claim are efforts to run interference for the disgraced singer. Donnell Russell has just been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for an alleged threat to shoot up an NYC theater in December 2018 when the Lifetime…
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Feds Want R. Kelly Jurors Protected, Fear Singer's Team Interfering

Published: 07/08/2020
The feds in R. Kelly's case want to keep potential jurors protected -- even by armed guards, at times, because they feel Kelly's legal team poses a threat to jurors, but the singer's team's not having it. The feds filed legal docs in the Eastern District of NY requesting the jurors remain…
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R. Kelly Tells Judge He Can't Obstruct, Aaliyah's Dead and Exes Hate Him

Published: 05/08/2020
R. Kelly is offering an odd bit of reassurance ... informing the judge there's no danger of him harassing his accusers if he gets out of jail, because it's impossible for him to communicate with them. Kelly's legal team fired off a letter that's basically a follow-up to their latest motion…
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R. Kelly Says He's Likely Diabetic and Takes Third Shot at Jail Release

Published: 05/01/2020
R. Kelly has no shame ... he's making yet another plea to the judge to let him out of jail, but this time he claims he has proof he's vulnerable to COVID-19. The disgraced singer's lawyer filed docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the judge to release his client pending his trial and claiming the Bureau…
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R. Kelly's 2nd Bid for Jail Release Due to COVID-19 Denied

Published: 04/21/2020
It's another swing and a miss for R. Kelly -- the judge shot down his 2nd attempt to get released from jail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal judge acknowledged the disease has spread at MCC Chicago, where Kelly is being held awaiting the first of many trials. However, the judge said…
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R. Kelly Owes $1.88 Million to IRS, Says That Means He's No Flight Risk

Published: 04/20/2020
In new docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Kelly's attorney, Steven Greenberg, claims an inmate on Kelly's floor has recently been hospitalized for COVID-19. R. Kelly owes Uncle Sam nearly $2 million ... and that's exactly why he says he would NOT be a flight risk if he gets released from jail due to the…
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R. Kelly Requests Jail Release Again, Says He's Too Famous for Flight Risk

Published: 04/17/2020
4/17 -- Prosecutors just filed their response to R. Kelly ... saying the singer definitely has the means to escape the country ... and has already made more than $200,000 in royalties just this year. R. Kelly's first attempt to get out of jail due to coronavirus fears didn't work, but he's going…
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R. Kelly's Bid for Jail Release Due to Coronavirus Denied

Published: 04/07/2020
R. Kelly swung hard to get out of jail over fears he'd catch COVID-19 ... but he struck out 'cause the judge just denied his request. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge said among the several reasons why the disgraced singer will NOT get out of jail is because he's still a…
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R. Kelly Insists Prison is Petri Dish for COVID-19, Again Demands Release

Published: 03/31/2020
R. Kelly's firing back at prosecutors who say he shouldn't get released early due to coronavirus risks -- arguing prison is a petri dish, and insisting he can't properly prep for trial from jail. The singer's legal team filed a reply to the feds' response to Kelly's original motion last week, in…
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Joycelyn Savage's Family Wants R. Kelly to Stay in Jail, Avoid Coronavirus

Published: 03/27/2020
R. Kelly's got NO business getting out of jail -- regardless of the coronavirus -- according to the family of his GF, Joycelyn Savage. The Savage family's attorney, Gerald Griggs, says ... if Kelly is released, it would place Joycelyn "back into the hands of a predator." Not only that, but the…
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R. Kelly Makes Bid to Get Out of Jail, Fears Contracting Coronavirus

Published: 03/26/2020
R. Kelly's latest pitch to be released pending his trial in Illinois federal court centers on his fear -- like most Americans - of coming down with COVID-19. The disgraced singer's attorney, Steven Greenberg, filed a motion Thursday in which he refers to coronavirus spreading around the world, and…
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