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R. Kelly and UMG ordered to pay half-million in royalties to victims

R. Kelly and Universal Music Group must pay more than $500,000 to help his victims with their legal fees, Brooklyn judge Ann Donnelly ruled this week.

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R. Kelly ordered to pay victim over $300,000 in restitution

A New York judge ruled that R. Kelly must pay a single unnamed victim $300,000 in restitution for federal sex crimes.

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R. Kelly found guilty in second federal sex crimes case

A Chicago jury has found R. Kelly guilty on three counts of child pornography and three counts of child pornography and three of enticing a minor.

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Money seized from R. Kelly prison account to pay victims

A judge ruled Friday that the nearly $28,000 in R. Kelly’s commissary account will be held for the victims of his various crimes.

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R. Kelly’s second federal trial begins

Federal prosecutors and attorneys for R. Kelly gave their opening statements today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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R. Kelly removed from suicide watch

R. Kelly has been removed from suicide watch at Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn days after suing the facility.

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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in Brooklyn racketeering and sex trafficking case

A New York judge has sentenced R. Kelly to 30 years in prison.

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R. Kelly associate gets 96 month sentence for victim intimidation

Michael Williams, an associate of R. Kelly, has received a 96-month sentence for intimidating a witness in Kelly’s trial.

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R. Kelly found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering

A new York court has found R. Kelly guilty of federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

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New date set in R. Kelly Chicago trial

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago will begin in September 2021.

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R. Kelly associates accused of intimidating singer’s alleged victims

Three associates of R. Kelly are accused of intimidating the singer’s sex abuse accusers.

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Watch a trailer for Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning

Lifetime has shared a trailer for its upcoming documentary series Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning.

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Prosecutors accuse R. Kelly of bribing officials in order to marry Aaliyah

A new Times investigation says R. Kelly bribed an official to get her a fake ID.

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Joycelyn Savage denies denouncing R. Kelly, claims she was impersonated in Instagram and Patreon posts

One of R. Kelly's companions, Joycelyn Savage, has issued a video statement denying opening up Instagram and Patreon accounts accusing the singer of abuse.

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Patreon disables page allegedly belonging to R. Kelly accuser

A Patreon page purportedly set up by Joycelyn Savage, an associate of R. Kelly, has been removed by the fundraising site.

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R. Kelly on The FADER

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R. Kelly and UMG ordered to pay half-million in royalties to victims

R. Kelly ordered to pay victim over $300,000 in restitution

R. Kelly found guilty in second federal sex crimes case

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Money seized from R. Kelly prison account to pay victims

R. Kelly’s second federal trial begins

R. Kelly removed from suicide watch

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in Brooklyn racketeering and sex trafficking case

R. Kelly associate gets 96 month sentence for victim intimidation

R. Kelly found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering

New date set in R. Kelly Chicago trial

R. Kelly associates accused of intimidating singer’s alleged victims

Watch a trailer for Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning

Prosecutors accuse R. Kelly of bribing officials in order to marry Aaliyah

Joycelyn Savage denies denouncing R. Kelly, claims she was impersonated in Instagram and Patreon posts

Patreon disables page allegedly belonging to R. Kelly accuser