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Inverse · Mar 7, 2023

Secret grand jury proceedings in R. Kelly’s Chicago case were briefly made public

CHICAGO — A recent motion by attorneys for R. Kelly’s former business manager, Derrell McDavid, did more than just seek government reimbursement of McDavid’s legal fees — it also lifted the curtain on secretive grand jury proceedings that led to the bombshell indictment in the first place.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 21, 2022

EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?

Federal prosecutors this week scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly at the singer’s trial in Chicago, but they lost on the headline charge — that Kelly obstructed justice by rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted him

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Kansas City man testifies about returning copy of purported R. Kelly sex tape to singer’s associates for cash

CHICAGO — The Kansas City man at the center of an alleged scheme to hide a sex tape showing R. Kelly in a threesome with a 14-year-old girl told a federal jury Friday that he only handed over a partial copy of the tape to Kelly’s associates because he “didn’t…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

‘Exhausted’ key witness breaks down at R. Kelly‘s federal trial in second day of contentious questioning

CHICAGO — The continued cross-examination of a key witness against R. Kelly got off to an extraordinarily contentious and emotional start Friday. Within 15 minutes, the exchange had grown so argumentative and circular that the judge intervened, and within about 20 minutes the witness had broken down in tears.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

‘Exhausted’ key witness breaks down at R. Kelly‘s federal trial

CHICAGO — The continued cross-examination of a key witness against R. Kelly got off to an extraordinarily contentious and emotional start Friday. Within 15 minutes, the exchange had grown so argumentative and circular that the judge intervened, and within about 20 minutes the witness had broken down in tears.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

‘I am not proud of that’: R. Kelly ex interrogated by singer’s attorney as trial’s second week comes to a close

The cross-examination of Lisa Van Allen came as prosecutors conclude a narrative about efforts to hunt down alleged videos of Kelly sexually abusing a minor during the early 2000s, when he faced prosecution in state court for child pornography.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2022

Witness: R. Kelly manager threatened her over stolen video

A former R. Kelly girlfriend wept on the witness stand as she testified that a Kelly business manager told her in 2007 she should have been killed for causing the R&B star so much trouble

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Former R. Kelly girlfriend testifies singer’s associate suggested they should have killed her over sex tape

CHICAGO — A former girlfriend of R. Kelly’s sobbed in a federal courtroom Thursday as she testified that Kelly’s longtime business manager told her in 2007 they should have killed her instead of paying her to return an incriminating videotape of Kelly having sex with her and a 14-year-old girl.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 25, 2022

Former R. Kelly girlfriend testifies about encounters with singer’s underage goddaughter

CHICAGO — A former girlfriend of R. Kelly’s took the witness stand at his federal trial Thursday and testified that she had sexual contact with Kelly and his underage goddaughter at the behest of the singer, who also filmed and directed their encounters.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 25, 2022