Editing R. Kelly (section)

=== 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>