Editing R. Kelly (section)

==Legal issues==
{{Main article|R. Kelly sexual abuse cases}}
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}
Kelly has faced repeated accusations of sexual abuse for incidents dating from 1991 to 2018 and has been the subject of a long-term [[Investigative journalism|investigation]] by the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' since August 2000. He has been tried in multiple civil suits and criminal trials, starting in 1996 when Tiffany Hawkins alleged that, starting in 1991 when she was age 15, Kelly, aged 24, had sexual relations with her and encouraged her to entice underaged friends.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 20, 2021 |title=R. Kelly timeline: Chicago upbringing, rapid rise to stardom and years of sexual abuse charges, suits and rumors, conviction |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-r-kelly-timeline-htmlstory.html |access-date=October 31, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corry |first=Kristin |date=January 6, 2020 |title=The Six Most Disturbing Revelations From Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' Sequel |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-six-most-disturbing-revelations-from-lifetimes-surviving-r-kelly-sequel/ |access-date=2021-10-31 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> Following leaked video recordings, Kelly was prosecuted on [[child pornography]] charges in 2002,<ref name="Fountain-2002">{{cite web |last=Fountain |first=John W. |date=June 6, 2002 |title=R. Kelly, R & B Star, Is Indicted on Child Sex Charges |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/06/us/r-kelly-r-b-star-is-indicted-on-child-sex-charges.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> leading to a controversial trial that ended with his acquittal in 2008 on all charges.<ref name="Levin-20082">{{cite magazine |last=Levin |first=Josh |date=June 13, 2008 |title=Long Live the Little Man Defense! |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2008/06/long_live_the_little_man_defense.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2008/06/long_live_the_little_man_defense.html |archive-date=2021-09-28 |access-date=January 9, 2019 |journal=[[Slate (website)|Slate]] |location=San Francisco}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The 2019 documentary ''[[Surviving R. Kelly]]'' reexamined Kelly's alleged sexual misconduct with minors, prompting [[RCA Records]] to terminate his contract<ref>{{Cite news |title=R. Kelly Has Been Dropped By RCA Records, 'Billboard' Reports |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/686641970/r-kelly-has-been-dropped-by-rca-records-billboard-reports#:~:text=R.-,Kelly%20Has%20Been%20Dropped%20By%20RCA%20Records,%20'Billboard'%20Reports,multiple%20women%20of%20sexual%20abuse. |access-date=2021-12-27 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> and resulted in additional investigations by law enforcement beginning in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=McAdams |first=Alexis |date=January 10, 2019 |title=Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx examining new R. Kelly claims in the wake of 'Surviving R. Kelly' |url=https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-states-attorney-examining-new-r-kelly-claims/5045561/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110171559/https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-states-attorney-examining-new-r-kelly-claims/5045561/ |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019 |publisher=[[WLS-TV]] |location=Chicago, Illinois}}</ref> This culminated in a 2021 conviction for violations of the [[Mann Act]] and [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]], and a 2022 conviction for production of [[child pornography]].  As of 2023, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at [[Federal Correctional Complex, Butner|FCI Butner Medium I]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Singer R. Kelly moved to North Carolina prison from Chicago |url=https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-prison-chicago-north-carolina-c9fc878db8ebead6c1a9fc5c33df1871 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On July 30, 2024, multiple news outlets reported that Kelly, alongside his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean, had asked the Supreme Court to review his child pornography case, which could potentially drop 20 years off his sentence.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-07-31 |title=R. Kelly Wants the Supreme Court to Overturn His Sex Abuse Conviction |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-supreme-court-petition-sex-abuse-conviction-1235071224/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Other court cases ===
{{Anchor|Legal issues}}Other than the federal sex abuse cases, Kelly has been involved in several high-profile criminal cases and lawsuits.

==== Criminal ====
* '''August 13, 1997''': Kelly was found guilty of battery and placed on unsupervised probation for one year in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], as a result of a July 1996 brawl which involved the singer and his entourage. One of the victims needed a total of 110 facial stitches.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 13, 1997 |title=R. Kelly Reaches Settlement In Lawsuit |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430775/19970813/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991117205418/http://mtv.com/news/gallery/r/rkelly970813.html |archive-date=November 17, 1999}}</ref>
* '''April 8, 1998''': Kelly was arrested in Chicago on three misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, including one charge of violating noise ordinance for playing his music extremely loud from his car, during a test run. He was allegedly [[Attack therapy|confrontational]] as he was arrested and placed into custody. The vehicle he was testing audio in was [[Vehicle impoundment|impounded]] and placed on a $500 daily recovery fee.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 7, 1998 |title=R Kelly Busted For Blasting Car Stereo |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430772/19980507/kelly_r.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000519054623/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/news/gallery/r/rkelly980408.html |archive-date=May 19, 2000}}</ref> Prosecutors from the district attorney's office dropped the first two charges on May 7,<ref>{{cite news |date=May 7, 1998 |title=R. Kelly Gets Mixed Legal News In Court Date |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430772/19980507/kelly_r.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000525114925/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/news/gallery/r/rkelly980507.html |archive-date=May 25, 2000}}</ref> and the noise charge on July 22 that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=R. Kelly Free To Kick Out The Car Jams |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430770/19980722/kelly_r.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000525114925/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/news/gallery/r/rkelly980507.html |archive-date=May 25, 2000}}</ref>
* '''March 6, 2019''': Kelly was taken to the [[Cook County Jail]] after [[Deadbeat parent|failing to pay child support]] in the amount of $161,633 to his former wife, Andrea. Three days later, he was released after someone, whose identity was withheld, paid off the child support on his behalf. His lawyer says he could not discuss the payment due to a [[gag order]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Babwin |first1=Don |last2=Crawford |first2=Teresa |date=March 10, 2019 |title=R. Kelly: 'We're going to straighten all this stuff out' |url=https://apnews.com/e1a087aaec8643b0b5535b88bf5a01c0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/https://apnews.com/e1a087aaec8643b0b5535b88bf5a01c0 |archive-date=2021-09-28 |access-date=March 24, 2019 |website=Associated Press}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==== Civil suits ====
* '''November 1, 2004''': Kelly launched a $75 million lawsuit against former friend Jay-Z and several concert organizers and/or promoters for removing him from the ''Best of Both Worlds'' tour.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Devenish |first=Colin |date=November 2, 2004 |title=R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-sues-jay-z-110036/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=July 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306043610/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6593240/jayz|archive-date=March 6, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lawsuit for [[breach of contract]], which sought $75 million in damages ($60 million in [[punitive damages]] and $15 million [[Damages#Compensatory damages|for lost income]]) was a result of not being able to tour.<ref>{{Cite web  |date=November 2, 2004 |title=R. Kelly Files $75 Million Lawsuit Against Jay-Z |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-files-75-million-lawsuit-against-jay-z-65820/ |publisher=Reuters|via=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=July 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113054651/http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000697075|archive-date=November 13, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* '''January 2005''': Jay-Z countersued the singer, claiming Kelly showed erratic behavior including being late or absent attendances, vacating deadlines, and continued demands or requests that led to several cancellations and resulted in loss of gross. Kelly's lawyers challenged it as "inaccurate smears of [Mr. Kelly] that are utterly irrelevant to the issues of the case" but confirmed the rapper's refusal to continue work with Kelly after the Madison Square Garden incident and thus broke the contract.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mar |first=Alex |date=2005-02-03 |title=Jay-Z Countersues R. Kelly |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-countersues-r-kelly-102164/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref> Jay-Z's counter suit was dismissed by a judge that May.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Chris |date=November 7, 2005 |title=R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z&nbsp;— Again |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513117/20051107/kelly_r.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=July 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128065531/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513117/20051107/kelly_r.jhtml |archive-date=November 28, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Brandee-J-Tecson |title=Jay-Z's Countersuit Against R. Kelly Thrown Out |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1502430/jay-zs-countersuit-against-r-kelly-thrown-out/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003015415/http://www.mtv.com/news/1502430/jay-zs-countersuit-against-r-kelly-thrown-out/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref>
* '''November 2005''': Kelly sued Jay-Z again, claiming that now [[Roc Nation]] executive Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith was awarded with the position of vice president at the [[Artists and repertoire|artist and repertoire]] department of Def Jam Recordings (which Jay was president of at the time), as a result of the latter pepper-spraying Kelly on October 29, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Chris-Harris |title=R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z — Again |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513117/20051107/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913232618/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1513117/20051107/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |publisher=MTV News |language=en}}</ref>