More details have emerged in the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Witnesses have revealed the conditions of what was referred to as the “Chocolate Factory” (his studio) during Kelly’s Brooklyn trial. Disturbing Details About R. Kelly’s “Chocolate Factory” Emerge Women who stayed with R. Kelly and had a sexual relationship with him had extremely […]
More details have emerged in the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Witnesses have revealed the conditions of what was referred to as the “Chocolate Factory” (his studio) during Kelly’s Brooklyn trial. Disturbing Details About R. Kelly’s “Chocolate Factory” Emerge Women who stayed with R. Kelly and had a sexual relationship with him had extremely […]
More details have emerged in the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Witnesses have revealed the conditions of what was referred to as the “Chocolate Factory” (his studio) during Kelly’s Brooklyn trial. Disturbing Details About R. Kelly’s “Chocolate Factory” Emerge Women who stayed with R. Kelly and had a sexual relationship with him had extremely […]
More details have emerged in the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Witnesses have revealed the conditions of what was referred to as the “Chocolate Factory” (his studio) during Kelly’s Brooklyn trial. Disturbing Details About R. Kelly’s “Chocolate Factory” Emerge Women who stayed with R. Kelly and had a sexual relationship with him had extremely […]
R. Kelly’s trial for criminal conspiracy and sex trafficking charges began last week. But there’s another issue that’s plaguing the troubled singer. According to Billboard, he’s on a mission to sell off his song catalog. He’s willing to “sell low” and hand off the catalog for anyone who’s willing to purchase it. The issue is that no one so far has stepped forward to buy it.
Earlier this month, R. Kelly’s lawyer Devereaux Cannick revealed that the singer is extremely short on cash, saying that his funds are “depleted.” Billboard estimates his catalog generates somewhere around $1.7 million per year, and while that might be a livable amount to some, a small portion of that amount actually falls into Kelly’s hands. Tack on his ongoing legal battles and the recent ones he’s lost, including a case that resulted in a woman winning $4 million after she sued him for sexually abusing her when she was 16, it’s clear to see why Kelly is in need of some cash.
However, it doesn’t seem like the price of his catalog won’t stop dropping anytime soon. The singer still has federal cases in New York and Illinois as well as state trials in Illinois and Minnesota, all of which could cause further damage to the catalog’s price.
After years of being accused of sex crimes and abuse, disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly has finally started his trial in New York City. A second woman recently gave a testimony to the court about the horrific abuse and sex crimes she faced at the hands of Kelly dating back to 2015, when she was just 17.
The woman, who wishes to anonymously go by “Jane,” laid out the accusations of abuse that took place during their five-year relationship, including grooming, sexual assault, and even a forced abortion in 2017. According to a report from NPR, Jane claimed she met the singer in 2015 when she was just 17 (meaning he was 48 at the time), hoping that knowing Kelly would lead him to helping her music career. She was already taking a number of music classes, hoping to score a music scholarship to college, and even landing a number of professional music gigs.
After meeting R. Kelly, Jane claims he pressured her into having sex. “I was against it,” she said in court. “I told him I did not come to please him. He continued to persist.” Jane claimed that afterwards, she was forced to live under Kelly’s “rules,” which included wearing only baggy clothes, not speaking to other men including members of his team, and being forced to stay in her room for days on end.
Read NPR’s full report on R. Kelly’s trial here.
Jailed Chicago music icon R. Kelly‘s sex abuse trial coverage is nowhere close to slowing down with the latest twist coming courtesy of a former assistant. A man named Anthony Navarro came forward to spill some wild details about the troubled crooner’s past lifestyle. R. Kelly’s Ex-Assistant Speaks Out According to Navarro, the singer lived […]
During R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn, his former tour manager dropped a bombshell regarding Aaliyah. Billboard reports that Demetrius Smith, who served as Kelly’s tour manager for twelve years, from 1984 until 1996, testified Friday that Kelly married Aaliyah while she was underage because she was pregnant. Smith reportedly testified that Kelly “told me that Aaliyah was ‘in trouble,” and added “‘Don’t call Barry [Kelly’s manager and Aaliyah’s uncle, Barry Hankerson], it’s deeper than you think.’”
Smith’s testimony further incriminates Kelly and his business manager and accountant Daryl McDavid, who allegedly helped make plans for Kelly and Aaliyah to be married, so she couldn’t testify about the pregnancy if it came to that. “R. Kelly said, ‘Aaliyah, man. She thinks she’s pregnant,’” Smith stated in his testimony “It was a shock.” The pair were married in Cook County, Illinois in 1996 — Aaliyah had turned 15 six days before, though the marriage certificate was falsified to state she was 18 at the time. Their marriage was later annulled.
Kelly is charged with racketeering and 14 other underlying acts, which includes kidnapping, sex trafficking and forced labor, as well as eight counts of violating the federal Mann Act, an act that outlaws sex trafficking across state lines. He will face ten years to life in prison if convicted on all counts. After her tragic death, fans have been disappointed that her iconic album One In A Million wasn’t on streaming services, but it officially hit streaming today.
The trial of disgraced R&B singer, R. Kelly has begun and evidence and testimonies are being rehashed as both the prosecution and defense fight the battle over R. Kelly and his alleged victim’s futures. One victim is thought to be the late music artist Aaliyah who was discovered to be married to Kelly while still […]
