The Latest Breaking News from R Kelly

The music critic began reporting on the star’s abuse of Black women and girls back in 2000 – and he kept going for 20 years. Why were his revelations ignored for so long?

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Kelly is already facing a potential life sentence in federal prison after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him of racketeering. His sentencing there is set for June 15. Though his attorney had hoped to delay Kelly’s sentencing until after his Chicago trial, the Brooklyn judge refused.

A federal judge in New York has denied singer R. Kelly’s bid to delay sentencing for his racketeering conviction until after his trial on separate charges in Chicago in August.

CHICAGO — Sentencing for R&B star R. Kelly on his racketeering conviction in New York was postponed Tuesday, but the judge denied a request to wait until after his trial on federal charges in Chicago in August.

NEW YORK — R. Kelly is slamming his former lawyers for failing to get jurors removed from his case who had watched the blockbuster docuseries detailing accusations of sexual abuse of minors against the R&B star.

Federal prosecutors in New York filed more than 150 pages in legal briefs late Monday defending the Chicago-based singer R. Kelly’s conviction last year on racketeering charges, arguing the evidence of his sexual misdeeds was overwhelming and that jurors were properly vetted for any potential bias.

Federal prosecutors in New York filed more than 150 pages in legal briefs late Monday defending the Chicago-based singer R. Kelly’s conviction last year on racketeering charges, arguing the evidence of his sexual misdeeds was overwhelming and that jurors were properly vetted for any potential bias.

Singer is currently awaiting sentencing in a Brooklyn federal jail