R. Kelly Remains on Suicide Watch in Prison, Lawyer Claims It's 'Unnecessary and Punitive'

R. Kelly’s manager was convicted Friday of making a phone threat that gunfire was about to occur at a crowded Manhattan theater preparing to show a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls. The jury convicted Donnell Russell of threatening physical harm through interstate communication, but it exonerated him on a conspiracy count.

Ne-Yo has said that he still listens to R Kelly’s music despite being unsurprised that his fellow musician was convicted for abusing numerous woman and teenagers during his decades long career. That’s because, Ne-Yo adds, he’s “a person that can separate the artist from the art”.Whenever creators are accused of committing particularly heinous crimes – and especially if they are convicted of said crimes – there is usually a big debate as to whether that means people should subsequently boycott that person’s creative output.

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly has been moved to a federal jail in Chicago ahead of his federal sex crimes trial set to begin on Aug. 15.  Kelly was transferred Tuesday from his jail in Brooklyn following sentencing in New York to 30 years behind bars on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

Jerry Harris has just been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in his child pornography case.

pleaded guilty in his child pornography and sexual exploitation case in February 2022. Harris pleaded guilty to two counts, including receipt of child pornography and traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.After Harris is released from imprisonment, he will be on a “supervised release” for eight years, according to sentencing handed down in a Chicago courtroom by U.S.

UPDATED, 4:05 PM: Jerry Harris, who starred in Netflix’s Emmy-winning docuseries Cheer, was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex with minors and other sex-related crimes. He had pleaded guilty in February after taking a plea deal with prosecutors. Read details of the case below.

Jerry Harris has just been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in his child pornography case.According to multiple reports, the  star was sentenced Wednesday at a hearing that included Harris' supporters who spoke on his behalf before the judge announced the sentencing. Prosecutors initially wanted Harris to get 15 years.The sentencing comes nearly five months after Harris pled guilty in a Chicago courtroom to receiving child pornography as well as traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. At the time, a statement from Harris' lawyers noted that he wanted to take responsibility for his actions and «publicly convey his remorse for the harm he has caused the victims in this case.»«Jerry is a 22-year-old young man whose story can only be understood through the lens of the extreme poverty, sexual abuse, and neglect of his childhood,» the statement reads.

R. Kelly was removed from suicide watch by the Metropolitan Detention Center of Brooklyn yesterday (July 5), just days after he sued the facility.The singer has been in custody at the facility following his recent 30-year sentence for the federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges he was convicted of last year.Kelly’s lawyers filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against the Brooklyn facility and its warden, Heriberto Tellez, alleging it has a “policy of punishing high profile inmates by placing them under the harsh conditions of suicide watch even though they are not suicidal.”The suit claimed that Kelly was being made to wear a paper smock and wasn’t allowed utensils to eat his meals, and that he was seeking “compensatory damages for all emotional distress, humiliation, pain and suffering, and other harm in an amount to be determined at trial.”According to a new court filing, Tellez has authorised the suicide watch to be lifted following a clinical assessment.

especially for a holiday that celebrates freedom and patriotism. As a woman of reproductive age who is pro-choice and also values , this weekend (and just life lately) is downright . Our freedoms are being stripped away, and no amount of red, white and blue cupcakes will help. It's why the original plan to feature all the Fourth of July spectacles in this round-up ended up feeling a bit tone-deaf.

R. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where he's being held after the 55-year-old disgraced singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges earlier this week.«Mr.

R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday in a New York court after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. His lawyers had originally argued for a 10-year-sentence, citing his traumatic childhood.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentThis week, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The singer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was convicted of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting people across state lines for prostitution.R.

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades, as victims say it isn't enough.

Surviving R. Kelly.

R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday.

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal court in New York on Wednesday 29 June for masterminding an elaborate scheme to entice and sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children.The former 90s superstar was branded “the pied piper of R&B” as he came face to face with several of his victims who detailed his “deplorable and inexplicable” abuse during the hearing. Kelly’s sentence follows his conviction on multiple counts of racketeering, relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.The 55-year-old R&B singer was also found in violation of an anti-sex trafficking law known as the Mann Act. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

R. Kelly will serve 30 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades.

Former R&B singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison at a Brooklyn federal court on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.