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R. Kelly has been in a financial bind after his failure to pay child support and rent on his infamous studio.  One of Kelly’s accounts was left in the red after $150,000 was seized. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Wintrust Bank contacted one of the singer’s creditors …

Federal investigators in the state of Illinois are looking to smoke Kelly out in his own backyard by interviewing associates of the embattled singer to help their sex trafficking investigation. According to TMZ, federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District Of Illinois contacted close associates of …

In the wake of the resurfaced outrage over R.Kelly’s alleged history of physical, mental and sexual abuse of young and underaged girls, the baller has taken a financial hit. In fact, after Lifetime released its highly anticipated “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, which detailed years of allegations against the singer, his …

Despite the backlash and controversy surrounding Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, which detailed years of physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands of R. Kelly, the self-proclaimed Pied Piper of R&B is still booking gigs.  According to TMZ, Kelly raked in a whopping $22,000 for an hour appearance at …

R. Kelly tried it. The world has witnessed the Chicago singer’s fall from grace as he faces jail time and the loss of his legacy amidst the backlash from ‘Surviving R.Kelly’ and the endless sexual assault accusations from various victims over the past two years. But, that didn’t stop Kelly …

Last week, Cook County prosecutors dismissed the charges against “Empire” actor, Jussie Smollett, just weeks after a grand jury indicted him for filing a false report. Days later, Michael Avenatti, who represents two R. Kelly victims, was indicted on charges of fraud and extortion. But now, in the wake of …

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been charged for trying to extort more than $20 million from athletic apparel company Nike. Avenatti was arrested on Monday after he threatened to tear down the mega company’s market capitalization by $10 million by releasing damaging information that would ruin Nike’s image. The attorney, …

Officials from Dubai’s government strongly denied any claims by R. Kelly that the artist had offers or planned concerts scheduled in the sheikdom after he had sought permission from an Illinois judge to travel there “for work” while facing sexual-abuse charges here.  In an unusually rare statement, the government’s Dubai …

R. Kelly‘s publicist claims he has offered multiple times to reunite Joycelyn Savage and her family, and now he says he is officially done trying to arrange a meeting between the family.  Darrell Johnson spoke with reporters after Kelly’s latest court appearance and appeared to become annoyed over questions concerning …

Buku Abi, the 21-year-old daughter of R. Kelly, has seemingly replied to his Instagram post in which he wished her a ‘Happy Birthday.’ After his video was posted earlier this week, Buku requested that no one, refer to her as “Joann.” She posted the message to her Instagram story. Although …

R. Kelly’s ex-wife, Andrea “Drea” Kelly, has joined the upcoming season of ”Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta,” according to ET and The Blast.  In the new trailer for the show, Drea says, “I don’t know what it’s like to be R. Kelly’s child. I only know what it’s like to be his …

One of R.Kelly’s accusers said the singer-songwriter often wanted her to talk like “a little girl.” During an interview with NBC News, Asante McGee, one of Kelly’s accusers who was featured in Lifetime’s documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” opened up about what it was like living with Kelly. At first, McGee …

A judge has ruled to allow cameras inside the courtroom for R. Kelly’s sexual abuse case, including Kelly’s trial and pretrial hearings. However, according to the Associated Press, Kelly’s accusers will not be photographed or filmed without permission.  In fact, two of Kelly’s accusers have already refused to be on …

As the R. Kelly Saga continues, Gayle King sat down with the parents of the singer’s 21-year-old, live-in girlfriend Azriel Clary on CBS This Morning. Angelo and Alice Clary told King that they think their daughter tricked them from the start of her relationship with Kelly, whom she met when she …

Amid overwhelming allegations, damning evidence and an indictment on sexual abuse charges, R. Kelly says his “spirit” encouraged him to speak out and tell the truth.  Last week, the self-proclaimed Pied Piper sat down with Gayle King to address “old rumors, new rumors, future rumors” pertaining to his alleged relations …

Last week, R. Kelly sat down for an emotionally-charged interview with Gayle King to dispel “old rumors, new rumors, future rumors” about his alleged relations with underage girls. In the interview, Kelly also criticized his ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, for turning their children against him with her claims of alleged abuse, …

It looks like R. Kelly has some serious guardian angels.  The embattled singer has just paid the more than $160,000 in back child support that was required to be released from Cook County Jail.  According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the money was posted shortly after 11:00 a.m. and …

Almost twenty years after R. Kelly’s 2002 arrest on child porn charges and over a decade after his 2008 acquittal, the singer’s former lawyer is opening up about the infamous trial and verdict. In fact, in an explosive interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Ed Genson said his client was “guilty …

The interview that shook morning news is the one that also shook the interviewer herself. “CBS This Morning” host, Gayle King, says singer-songwriter R.Kelly “worried” her after he exploded with emotion during their conversation. King and Kelly sat down to talk the singer’s numerous sexual abuse allegations, his brief detention …

On Tuesday, R. Kelly sat down with Gayle King to address his alleged history of mental, emotional, physical and sexual abuse of young and underage girls for the first time since his most recent indictment.  In the interview, Kelly denied all wrongdoing and slammed critics for re-sparking outrage over “old …