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The "hell" of R. Kelly survivor justice

"The Final Chapter" of Lifetime's vital series remains an achievement despite a toxic fandom that won't let go

Salon

New this week: 'The Pale Blue Eye,' Iggy Pop and 'The Menu'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from veteran Iggy Pop and rising star Brandon Ratcliff, Lifetime concludes its coverage on R. Kelly’s victims with a two-night special, and Christian Bale stars as a detective in an 1830 whodunit alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe

The Independent UK

R Kelly’s former manager sentenced to prison over shooting threat hoax to stop screening about disgraced star

Donnell Russell, 47, was sentenced to a year in federal prison on Monday

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R. Kelly manager gets a year in prison for theater threat

R. Kelly’s onetime manager has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for calling in a shooting threat that halted a screening of a damning documentary about the R&B star

The Independent UK

R. Kelly’s team told police in February hundreds of master recordings were missing

R. Kelly’s team told police in February that hundreds of the singer’s master recordings had been stolen from a storage facility in Illinois, according to TMZ, possibly shining some light on how a “new” Kelly album made it to market.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?

Can we finally have that conversation about Ye, fame and mental illness?

Chicago Tribune

Still little movement in R. Kelly’s Illinois cases, though singer could be in attendance at arguments next month

CHICAGO — Close observers of R. Kelly’s Cook County cases might have had a touch of deja vu Tuesday during the singer’s latest hearing.

Chicago Tribune

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R. Kelly message from jail: ‘Leave my music alone!!!’

The Chicago Sun-Times received the message through an email service for federal inmates. In it, Kelly appears to complain about the theft of his music, his health troubles, and the loss of his career, money and family.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Unauthorized’ R. Kelly album, ‘I Admit It,’ pulled from streaming platforms shortly after release

A new R. Kelly album released early Friday morning while the disgraced R&B star serves prison time was quickly yanked off of streaming platforms.

Tribune News Service

R. Kelly, disgraced R&B singer in prison for sexual trafficking, releases new album

R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B singer currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, has managed to release a new album, provocatively titled "I Admit It."

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Durbin’s leadership is needed to pass major law protecting press freedom

As chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin can “hotline” legislation that would bar the government from seizing records from journalists or their phone and internet providers except in a few emergency situations.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly crony gets 20 months in prison for harassing singer’s victim, releasing nude pictures online

An R. Kelly crony was sentenced to 20 months behind bars for releasing explicit photos of the disgraced singer’s victim on the internet — but not before he whined that his reputation had taken a hit after his arrest.

Tribune News Service

R. Kelly’s lawyer points to technicalities, argues singer deserves acquittal or new trial in Chicago

Kelly is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for a racketeering conviction in New York. His time behind bars is likely to increase when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber.

Chicago Sun-Times

Still no movement in R. Kelly cases in Illinois' Cook County

CHICAGO — Two months after R. Kelly’s second federal trial concluded, there has been no apparent movement in his Cook County cases.

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Cook County prosecutors undecided on new R. Kelly trial

Dec. 13 hearing set for R&B singer convicted on federal charges related to sex with underage girls in New York, Chicago, after prosecutors seek more time to gather documents.

Los Angeles Times

Why Spotify and Apple Music haven't pulled Kanye West's songs

LOS ANGELES — A week after Endeavor Chief Executive Ari Emanuel called for businesses to cut ties with the artist formerly known as Kanye West after his antisemitic remarks, companies such as Adidas and the Gap stopped working with him.

The Independent UK

R. Kelly associate seeks legal fees after acquittal

R. Kelly’s former business manager asked a federal judge to award him $850,000 in attorneys fees after a jury acquitted him during the same trial in Chicago at which the R&B singer was convicted of child pornography charges

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly’s ex-business manager wants $850,000 in attorneys’ fees after acquittal

Derrel McDavid’s defense team aggressively challenged the feds’ case during the trial, and McDavid spent more than two days on the witness stand. In a motion Monday, his defense attorney also seemed to take some credit for helping Kelly avoid conviction on additional charges.

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Chicago Tribune

Will R. Kelly still stand trial Cook County cases after second federal conviction? Few clues in 4-minute hearing

CHICAGO — Twice-convicted R&B singer R. Kelly’s first hearing in Cook County court after his Chicago federal trial left observers with little clarity about how the lingering county cases would proceed.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly attorney told singer will have to appear in state court for future hearings

Prosecutors said they were not ready to make a decision about whether they would continue with their prosecution.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly has been convicted twice in federal court. Will Cook County also prosecute him?

R&B star still faces charges for sexual abuse of four victims, including three minors, in Cook County.

Tribune News Service

R. Kelly’s fans donated nearly $28,000 to his prison commissary account, lawyer says

R. Kelly’s fans have put nearly $28,000 into the disgraced R&B singer’s prison commissary account, his lawyers revealed at a hearing in federal court Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sentencing, lawsuits and more trials: R. Kelly’s guilty verdict in Chicago won’t end singer’s troubles

The R&B star is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 23.

Chicago Tribune

More trials? Consecutive sentences? What’s next for convicted R&B singer R. Kelly

For the second time in less than a year, Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly finds himself convicted of serious federal child-sex crimes and staring at a lengthy prison term.

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