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R. Kelly's shocking comeback: reviving the 'Residuals' remix challenge from behind bars
R. Kelly's unexpected contribution to the 'Residuals Remix Challenge' has sparked excitement and scepticism among fans, raising questions about his authenticity and future in music
R. Kelly's daughter accuses him of abuse: 'I was too scared to tell anybody. . . '
Buku Abi has alleged that she was abused by R Kelly, more than two years after he was jailed for multiple charges against children.
‘We don’t do selective activism’: Women For Change pushes back against cyberbullying after calling to cancel Chris Brown show
‘Our message has always been clear: we do not support those who perpetuate violence. So, calling for Chris Brown’s concert to be cancelled is not just another campaign for us. It is something we deeply care about’
Ayanda Sishi-Wigzell: Diddy, Grootman inflict colonial violence on Black women
The old colonial system still keeps its insidious grip on the minds of many men all over the globe as they all try to claw their way to the top like their old colonial masters.
R. Kelly and Universal Music Group to pay R9. 7 million in royalties to his victims, judge orders
US District Judge Ann Donnelly ruled that the disgraced R'n'B star will have to give up $520,549 from his music publisher to cover the cost of unpaid restitution and fines.
'I'm not supposed to die this way' - R Kelly 'scared for his life' in prison
Disgraced R&B singer R Kelly stated this week that he is ‘scared for his life’ after recovering from emergency surgery to treat blood clots in his leg.
State of Illinois to drop charges against R Kelly
The ‘Ignition’ hitmaker is facing three decades in prison after he was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering last year.
R Kelly’s lawyer admits cops not interested in album leak probe
R Kelly’s lawyer says there is not much ‘appetite’ from police to investigate the leak of an album containing new tracks by the sex predator.
New R Kelly album ‘I Admit It’ said to be bootleg
Representatives for Sony Music, which owns the rights to most of the jailed sex predator’s back catalogue, told ‘Variety’ on Friday the record is an ‘unofficial release’.
R Kelly found guilty in child pornography trial
The shamed ’90s R&B sensation, 55, was convicted on Wednesday of six out of 13 counts following a month-long trial in his native Chicago.
R Kelly had sex with a 15-year-old girl ‘hundreds of times’, court told
R Kelly had sex with a 15-year-old girl ‘hundreds of times’, court told
R Kelly has a ‘dark’ and ‘hidden side’, say prosecutors
US assistant attorney Jason Julien told the court: ‘Kelly had another side … a hidden side, a dark side. This trial is about Kelly’s hidden side’
R Kelly’s lawyer denies shamed singer’s ‘fiancée’ Joycelyn Savage is pregnant
Attorney Jennifer Bonjean said on Twitter: ‘There is no truth to reports that Joy is releasing a tell-all memoir and she is certainly not pregnant with R Kelly’s child. ’
R Kelly is reportedly ‘engaged to one of his victims’
In a letter to a judge and recently obtained by E! News, aspiring singer Joycelyn Savage shared that she and the R&B singer are engaged.
R Kelly being kept under suicide watch ‘for own safety’
The US Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn filed court papers late Saturday saying the disgraced R and B superstar will stay under the supervision following a psychological assessment
R Kelly will face a second trial in August
R Kelly, 55, is due again before court on charges he possessed child sexual abuse images.
R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes
R Kelly will spend the next three decades behind bars for masterminding a scheme to entice and sexually exploit underage children.
R Kelly seeks 10 years in prison, the minimum, as sentencing looms in sex case
Kelly’s bid for leniency was detailed in a Tuesday filing in Brooklyn federal court, one day before the 55-year-old known for the 1996 smash ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ will be sentenced.
R. Kelly: The world’s greatest. . . no more
R. Kelly’s wings have been clipped after a damning six-week trial.
For Black women and activists, the R. Kelly verdict is 'bittersweet'
R. Kelly's conviction was a culmination of decades-long efforts to hold him accountable for abusing young women and girls.
WATCH: R. Kelly's ex-wife Drea Kelly opens up about singer's sex trafficking trial and its impact on their kids
Kelly's ex-wife Drea recently appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss what the guilty verdict means for her, her children and her fellow victims.
R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering, could face decades in prison
The 'Ignition' singer is now facing decades in prison after a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, found him guilty of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking.
R. Kelly sex trafficking trial is almost over, but its impact is just beginning
R. Kelly is facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the Eastern District of New York.