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Kelly will serve 20 years behind bars on child sex crimes concurrently with a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking.

BY JOSE MARTINEZ

Timbaland Insists 'We All Know' R. Kelly Remains the 'King of R&B'

Taj Jackson slammed Chris Rock for a joke he made in his brand new Netflix special that compares his uncle, the late Michael Jackson, to R. Kelly.

BY MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY

Taj Jackson Slams Chris Rock for Comparing Michael Jackson to R. Kelly in Netflix Special

Kelly was convicted of producing child pornography and enticement of minors for sex in 2022. He's currently serving a 30-year sentence in a New York case.

BY JOSHUA ESPINOZA

R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes

In a statement, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx pointed to the amount of time Kelly is slated to spend behind bars after his federal convictions.

BY TRACE WILLIAM COWEN

Illinois Prosecutor Dropping State Charges Against R. Kelly Following Federal Convictions

R. Kelly's ex-manager Donnell Russell was sentenced to one year in prison for calling in a shooter threat at the premiere of the disgraced R&B singer's doc

BY BRAD CALLAS

R. Kelly's Former Manager Receives 1 Year in Prison for Shooting Threat at Screening of Documentary

Earlier this year, R. Kelly’s team reported the theft of 300 to 500 of his master recordings that the culprits later allegedly demanded money for.

BY JOE PRICE

R. Kelly's Team Say Singer's Master Recordings Were Stolen, Thieves Allegedly Demanded $160,000

R. Kelly's attorney claimed the singer's team was not behind the release: "It’s stolen music...when he was arrested, he had studio equipment that was taken."

BY JOSHUA ESPINOZA

R. Kelly Bootleg Album 'I Admit It' Removed From Streaming Services

R. Kelly must pay $300K to one of his alleged sex abuse victims to cover the cost of herpes and psychological treatments, and an unspecified amount to a second.

BY JOE PRICE

R. Kelly Ordered to Pay More Than $300,000 in Treatment Costs to Two Victims

The disgraced singer was also convicted of three counts of coercion and enticement, but he was acquitted of a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge.

BY JOSHUA ESPINOZA

R. Kelly Found Guilty of Child Pornography Charges

Judge Ann M. Donnelly has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to seize $28,000 in funds from R. Kelly’s prison inmate account following the request from prosecutors.

BY JOE PRICE

Judge Orders R. Kelly’s $28,000 in Prison Inmate Account to Be Seized

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