R Kelly has been attacked in his Illinois jail cell by another inmate, his attorneys have confirmed. CNN reported that the incident oc...
R Kelly has been attacked in his Illinois jail cell by
another inmate, his attorneys have confirmed.
CNN reported that the incident occurred when Kelly was
sitting on his bed and an inmate started to punch him. Guards at the US
correctional facility intervened to stop the attack.
Kelly’s attorneys said there are “conflicting reports as to
the extent of his injuries”, and said his legal team did not receive information
from Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center or from the former singer
himself.
The inmate was apparently angry about the prison's governor
stopping visits at the centre, on more than one occasion, due to the number of
Kelly's fans protesting outside the facility.
"My understanding is, every time there is a pro-R.
Kelly protest outside of the jail, they lock down the entire facility," Mr
Greenberg said.
Kelly, who was one of the biggest R&B stars of the
1990s, has been in jail for more than a year as he awaits trial, with cases
filed against him in Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
He has been denied bail three times, with a judge in
Brooklyn saying there is a "strong possibility of witness tampering"
in a case where it is alleged he led a long-running criminal scheme to recruit
women and girls.
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