R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Conviction

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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.

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Machine Gun Kelly was seen with a bloody face as he exited his afterparty in New York City on Tuesday.The 32 year old had been celebrating at Catch Steakhouse after his Madison Square Garden concert, during which time he was filmed smashing a champagne glass over himself, cutting his face, to the shock of partygoers. MGK – whose real name is Colson Baker – had been in town for his Mainstream Sellout Tour and was photographed leaving the event with fiancée Megan Fox as blood streamed down his face following the injury.

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty in the New York courts last year of establishing and running a criminal enterprise in order to sexually and physically abuse women and teenagers.The musician continues to deny all the allegations that have been made against him, both during the criminal case in New York and elsewhere. Meanwhile, during the sentencing proceedings, his legal team pushed for a more lenient sentence of no more than ten years, arguing that Kelly had been abused as a child, and that that abuse may have led to his “hypersexuality” as an adult.

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Brooklyn judge, The New York Times reports. The R&B singer was found guilty of nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in September. Prior to sentencing, the court heard impact statements from Kelly's victims.

R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. U.S.

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.

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.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorR. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in a New York court on Wednesday.Kelly, one of the most successful hitmakers of the 1990s and early 2000s, was found guilty of all nine counts against him in September, after a six-week trial revealed how he had used employees and intermediaries to lure fans and hopeful singers into sexually abusive and controlling conditions, including locking them in rooms without food or access to a bathroom for days.The 55-year-old singer, whose full 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&B singer R. Kelly will be sentenced Wednesday in a Brooklyn court after having been found guilty in a federal sex trafficking case in New York.  Kelly, 55, was found guilty in September of sex trafficking charges where prosecutors are asking for a minimum 25-year sentence behind bars.The defense is arguing a term of 10 years or less is enough.  Kelly also awaits another trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction of justice charges.  Kelly was initially discovered in 1990 by Jive Records music executive Wayne Williams while he was performing at a barbecue.

Machine Gun Kelly at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, just hours after news broke that his dad, Travis Barker, had been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical emergency.Landon joined MGK at the sold-out show to perform their recent collab, “Die in California." In Instagram Stories posted by the 18-year-old, he's dressed in a head-to-toe black ensemble with shiny embellishments and looks completely in his element as he belts out the song to the massive crowd at the arena.'s Senior Editor ​Lyndsey Havens also shared footage from the concert which shows MGK and Landon shaking hands after the song as the teenager heads off stage.MGK brings out Travis’ son Landon to perform their collab “Die In California” during sold-out MSG show pic.twitter.com/dtDd12JRvCThe performance came shortly after Travis was taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for additional care after first being treated at West Hills hospital, according to , who was first to break the news.

It was a big day for the Barker family.