Prosecutors ask for more than 25 years in federal prison for R. Kelly on New York racketeering conviction
Prosecutors said in a 31-page sentencing memo that Kelly's recording career allowed him to take “advantage of his access to adoring fans and musical hopefuls who jumped at the chance to meet him.”
chicagotribune.comAttorney for R. Kelly asks for evidence in probe of singer’s leaked jail calls, wants former associate tried separately
R. Kelly’s attorney wants access to evidence in an ongoing probe into the singer’s leaked jail calls and says he should be tried separately from his longtime associate.
chicagotribune.comDo Men Who Glorify Sexual Abuse through Music Tend to Sexually Abuse?
R. Kelly is certainly not the only musician who objectifies women and has been accused of sexual abuse. People who consume content that normalizes sexual violence are more likely to accept rape myths and less likely to sympathize with victims. When a man gets high fives for singing and rapping about women like they’re sexual belongings, we shouldn’t be surprised to find out he treats women like they’re sexual belongings. History makes clear that these men don’t just say they abuse and degrade women but do abuse and degrade women. We need to stop pretending songs that normalize sexual abuse don’t encourage it.
themiamihurricane.comJimmy Kimmel Destroys Bill Cosby for Defending R. Kelly
ABCBack in 2017, singer R. Kelly cast doubt on the dozens of rape allegations against comedian Bill Cosby, saying in an interview, “When you wait 70 years, 50 years, 40 years, to say something that simple, it’s strange,” adding, “You know why I say that is because it happened to me, and it wasn’t true.”Now that Cosby has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned on a technicality, he has returned the favor, defending Kelly, who was finally convicted for sex crimes this week.W
news.yahoo.comR. Kelly’s ex-wife Drea Kelly says heart ‘breaks’ for their children
In a recent interview, R. Kelly‘s ex-wife Drea Kelly revealed that her heart “breaks” for their children after Kelly was […] The post R. Kelly’s ex-wife Drea Kelly says heart ‘breaks’ for their children appeared first on TheGrio.
news.yahoo.comJosephine Baker: from the stage during the Roaring Twenties to the Pantheon
Josephine Baker, the famed French-American dancer, singer and actress who fought in the French resistance during WWII and later battled racism, will later this year become the first Black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum. VIDEOGRAPHIC
news.yahoo.comSparks fly and adrenaline surges in South Africa car 'spinning'
Hundreds gather to watch a car spinning tournament near Johannesburg in South Africa. Now recognised as a motor sport, "spinning" was born in South African townships during the late 1980s, when gangsters would spin stolen cars to show off their spoils. Tournaments have resumed after a nearly two-year pandemic hiatus.
news.yahoo.comR. Kelly’s defense team expected to argue their case in second day of closing arguments at the singer’s racketeering trial in NY
R. Kelly’s defense team is expected to get their chance to explain to a federal jury In New York on Thursday why they think prosecutors have failed to prove that the Chicago-born R&B star is the head of a racketeering enterprise.
chicagotribune.comR. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics, expert witness says
Prosecutors are inching closer to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final witnesses to try to further cement allegations he groomed young victims for unwanted sex and psychological torment in episodes dating to the 1990s.
R. Kelly’s former background dancer testifies she walked in on him and Aaliyah in ‘sexual encounter’
As R. Kelly’s criminal case continues in Brooklyn, New York, more is being revealed by witnesses who say they saw […] The post R. Kelly’s former background dancer testifies she walked in on him and Aaliyah in ‘sexual encounter’ appeared first on TheGrio.
news.yahoo.comR. Kelly’s attraction to underage girls was on the surface for years — I know because I asked him
The year was 2008 and I was in a swanky Chicago hotel suite sitting across from R. Kelly, both of […] The post R. Kelly’s attraction to underage girls was on the surface for years — I know because I asked him appeared first on TheGrio.
news.yahoo.comR. Kelly Sex-Trafficking Trial Reveals New Allegation Of Sexual Exploitation Of 17-Year-Old Boy
Kelly asked the alleged victim, then 17, “what I was willing to do for music,” the witness said. “I’ll carry your bags… Anything you need, I’ll be willing to do,” he replied. That’s not it,” he said Kelly responded before asking him if he ever fantasized about having sex with men. He kept seeing Kelly after that because “I really wanted to make it in the music industry,” he said. A woman, on Aug. 30, 2021, had testified that Kelly sexually assaulted her at 17 following a performance in Miami in 1994.
thewestsidegazette.comR. Kelly had naked ‘young lady’ waiting under a boxing ring in his garage for sex: testimony
Kelly’s first male victim to testify at his Brooklyn Federal Court trial recalled Monday a bizarre sexual encounter in the garage of the singer’s mansion in the Chicago suburbs of Olympia Fields, Ill. The garage, the victim said, featured a boxing ring.
chicagotribune.comR. Kelly Went on Wild Rant About Stigma Over Sex With Teens, Witness Says
Jason Kempin/GettyDuring a 1999 dinner, R. Kelly went on a rant about the stigma of dating younger women before calling himself a “genius” and comparing himself to Jerry Lee Lewis, who married his teenage cousin, a witness testified in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday."He mentioned that he likes very young girls and that people make such a big deal of it. Even look at Jerry Lee Lewis, he is a genius and I am a genius,” the witness, a woman who was identified in court as “Stephanie,” told juror
news.yahoo.comWoman testifies that R. Kelly prostituted her, told her to ignore Lifetime accusations
A woman who said R. Kelly sexually abused her over their five-year relationship told jurors on Tuesday that the R&B singer ordered her to have sex with another man while he watched and forbade her from watching a television documentary detailing his alleged sexual misconduct.
news.yahoo.comCause of death of California family still unknown, toxic algae bloom considered
Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a Northern California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail, authorities said.
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