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|description=American celebrity.
 
|description=American celebrity.
 
|nationality=American
 
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|birth_name=Robert Sylvester Kelly
 
|birth_name=Robert Sylvester Kelly
 
|birth_date=8 January 1967
 
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'''R. Kelly''' is an American musician. In 2019, he was arrested for [[human trafficking]]. On 18 August 2021, his sexual abuse trial began.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58254151</ref>
 
'''R. Kelly''' is an American musician. In 2019, he was arrested for [[human trafficking]]. On 18 August 2021, his sexual abuse trial began.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58254151</ref>
  
He was allegedly married to [[Aaliyah]] when she was still a child.
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He was allegedly married to [[Aaliyah]] when she was still a child. A former tour manager testified in August 2021 that he bribed a government worker in 1994 to obtain a fake ID for then 15-year-old Aaliyah - so the singers could marry.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58289890</ref>
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On 28 September 2021, he was found guilty. Sentencing is due on 4 May 2022.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58714203</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 28 September 2021

Person.png R. Kelly  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Musician)
BornRobert Sylvester Kelly
8 January 1967
USA
NationalityAmerican
Interests • Hollywood
• human trafficking
• slavery
American celebrity.

R. Kelly is an American musician. In 2019, he was arrested for human trafficking. On 18 August 2021, his sexual abuse trial began.[1]

He was allegedly married to Aaliyah when she was still a child. A former tour manager testified in August 2021 that he bribed a government worker in 1994 to obtain a fake ID for then 15-year-old Aaliyah - so the singers could marry.[2]

On 28 September 2021, he was found guilty. Sentencing is due on 4 May 2022.[3]


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