In R. Kelly‘s latest plea to get out of prison, he and his lawyers responded to the recent video of Azriel Clary cutting up a $4K Versace jacket that he gifted her. The singer’s ex-girlfriend shared a video of herself cutting up a jacket and calling out his fans for defending him. In an interesting turn of events, Kelly used this as leverage as to why he should be allowed to post bond.

According to The Blast, the singer’s lawyers argued that he can’t be at risk of witness tampering since Azriel Clary has made it clear that she hates him. He explained that there’s nothing he could do to make Azriel Clary listen to him, especially after the recent video she posted where “she takes a Versace winter coat that she stole from Mr. Kelly and cuts it up, showering herself in the feather filling,” his lawyers pointed out.

“It would be impossible for Mr. Kelly to engage in any obstructive behavior regarding this individual. She has, since leaving Mr. Kelly, created an active, for-profit, social media presence, requesting individuals to subscribe to her Instagram and YouTube channels, where she regularly speaks of how awful he was,” his lawyers wrote.

Kelly’s attorney managed to flip the narrative to paint Clary as a clout chasing ex-girlfriend who’s simply using the situation to build her own brand.

“It is clear from the audio that this was a premeditated stunt to gain viewers, with her mother in the background commenting that they had discussed using a knife and how that would have been much easier than using scissors. The rest of the video, as well as her others, has this Jane Doe talking extensively about her relationship with Mr. Kelly and her status as a victim. She is using her status to promote her brand. Watching all of this, it is obvious that she long ago rejected any allegiance to Mr. Kelly, could not be influenced by him or others acting on his behalf, and that any idea of a fear of obstruction here is simple fantasy.”

Kelly has been fighting to be released from prison out of fear of the rapid spread of coronavirus. His previous attempts have been shut down, even after he argued that his health conditions make him more susceptible to contracting coronavirus. 

The underage victim in R. Kelly‘s first sex tape has reportedly filed for bankruptcy following his arrest last year, The Blast reports. The woman, whose name has not been revealed, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after finding herself in financial troubles.

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The woman was at the center of the 2002 criminal investigation and was underage at the time of the sex tape that was presented as evidence. Though Kelly was arrested and charge a few years after the alleged tape was filmed, the victim did not cooperate with the police. However, there have been speculation that Kelly dropped money to keep her quiet, though the singer has denied being in the video or getting paid off.

The timing of her filing, however, seemingly coincides with his the singer’s federal arrest on child pornography and kidnapping charges. He was ultimately arrested on July 12th, 2019 while she ended up filing for bankruptcy on October 22nd. Ultimately, the judge sided with her after she revealed that her monthly income is zero and had $12,425 in assets but $37,033 in liabilities.

On top of filing for bankruptcy, this is the same victim that hired attorney Christopher Brown in assisting the prosecutors in convicting R. Kelly. “This office is counsel to the child victim and her family that were the subject of the 2008 Robert Kelly (“R. Kelly”) trial,” Brown said at the time. “Recent public remarks have been made suggesting that the victim and her family did not testify at the 2008 trial because they received in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from R. Kelly for their silence. Such public remarks are false and have no basis in reality.”

In the ongoing saga that is R. Kelly and his many, many charges for sex abuse against minors, the latest story would probably make you feel sympathy if, well, it was anybody but R. Kelly going through it.

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Kellz missed out on an important court date this week according to TMZ, but his reasoning surprisingly didn’t involve anything that could be considered illegal or shady in the least. The disgraced former King of R&B actually had to undergo emergency surgery to repair his hernia, which saw him taken out of The Metropolitan Correctional Center of Chicago and transported to a hospital so doctors could operate. Reports say he was transferred right back to prison following the procedure. As The Chicago Sun-Times puts it, he’s in so much pain that he can’t even participate in prison basketball games. Again, it’s really hard to feel bad for someone that’s accused of such heinous crimes like keeping a sex cult filled with underaged girls and marrying Aaliyah when she was 15 years old. Good riddance, Kellz.

Here’s a quick reminder from the first Surviving R. Kelly documentary in case you need any reminder of all the damage he’s caused to some of these women: