R.Kelly

R. Kelly has formally asked U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce his 31-year federal prison sentence, making his first official request for a sentence reduction from the White House. The singer’s request has been filed with the U.S....

June 17, (THEWILL) – Convicted R&B star R. Kelly was hospitalised following a suspected medication overdose at a federal prison in North Carolina, according to court documents filed by his legal team. The 58-year-old singer, currently serving a 30-year sentence...

February 13, (THEWILL) – R&B singer R. Kelly has lost his appeal to overturn his conviction and 30-year prison sentence, as the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld the Brooklyn federal court’s judgment. The 58-year-old singer was convicted...

October 12, (THEWILL) – Joann Kelly, otherwise known as Buku Abi, the daughter of incarcerated singer, Robert Kelly, aka R. Kelly, has alleged that the singer sexually abused her as a child. In a new two-part documentary series for the...

November 14, (THEWILL) - American singer, songwriter and record producer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, is taking legal action against the federal government, alleging a privacy breach during his time at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in...

February 24, (THEWILL) - R&B singer, Robert Kelly, aka R Kelly, has been sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison on child pornography and enticement charges. A Federal Court in Chicago handed the sentence to the singer on...

February 18, (THEWILL) - Convicted sex offender, Robert Kelly, aka R Kelly, has been denied all motions for acquittal and a new federal trial, Chicago Federal Judge, Harry Leinenweber, ruled on Thursday, February 16. The 56-year-old was sentenced to...

‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Final Chapter’, a documentary series on the embattled American rapper, R. Kelly, has revealed more traumatic experiences some of his victims suffered. According to HipHopdx, the final chapter of the documentary premiered on Monday and Tuesday...

November 19, (THEWILL) - A former manager to Robert Kelly, aka R. Kelly, Donnell Russell, has been sentenced to jail for stalking one of the singer’s sexually assaulted victims. Russell had earlier pleaded guilty to threatening, harassing, and intimidating Kelly’s...

September 29, (THEWILL) – Embattled US R&B singer, Robert Kelly, aka R Kelly, may be ordered to pay over $300,000 to one of the victims of his elaborate scheme to exploit young aspiring singers and underage children sexually. A restitution...