R. Kelly is still in jail after he failed to stump up $100 000 needed for his freedom. A judge ruled that the R&B star could go free i...
R. Kelly is still in jail after he failed to stump up $100
000 needed for his freedom. A judge ruled that the R&B star could go free
if he pays 10 percent of a $1 million bail.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office website Sunday says Kelly
- one of the best-selling music artists of all time - is still in its
7,000-inmate complex in Chicago.
Defense lawyer Steve Greenberg told the judge that Kelly's
finances are 'a mess.' Greenberg later said he had hoped Kelly would have been
released Saturday.
A judge set bond at $1 million, meaning the Grammy winner
must post $100,000 to be released.
Kelly's lawyers had asked for a lower bond amount, arguing
that the defendant's finances are a mess in part because he was recently
dropped by his record label.
He also had to surrender his passport even though his
attorney, Steve Greenberg, said Kelly is not a flight risk, telling the judge:
'Contrary to the song, Mr Kelly doesn’t like to fly.'
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