R. Kelly has a huge mountain to climb legally as he faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and other federal charges. However, reports went out that his alleged sex captives, Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary, were booted from his Trump Tower condo but the women are reportedly still living there.
R. Kelly lost a judgment in a civil lawsuit case after failing to appear in court in Chicago this week. The woman who brought the lawsuit claims that the troubled R&B singer engaged in sexual activity with her when she was 16 years of age.
The city of Chicago appeared to have a clear cut conviction in the case of Jussie Smollett and his allegedly faked attack, but the matter went in another direction. The city has now sued the Empire actor for $130,000 to cover overtime costs in the ensuing investigation.
R. Kelly has been deeply entrenched in the struggle in the wake of the Lifetime docu-series, Surviving R. Kelly and the explosive allegations that followed. Now, the troubled R&B singer had to cough up his music royalty dough to pay off a debt he owed to a Chicago landlord.
Jussie Smollett may have cleared one legal hurdle in his alleged faked attack ordeal in Chicago, but the city has other plans. Reports are coming forth that city officials are preparing to sue the Empire actor for the cost of investigating the attack.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s election (April 2) in Chicago, the city will have its first Black woman serving as mayor. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is in a runoff against Lori Lightfoot, a lawyer who would also be Chicago’s first openly gay mayor.
The Jussie Smollett case made national headlines after charges against the Empire actor were dropped in the alleged racist and homophobic attack he suffered. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx penned an op-ed that essentially pointed to the Chicago Police Department’s mishandling of the case.
Over the weekend, a shooting incident in Chicago left rapper Lil Mister dead at the age of 24. The rapper, real name Antwon Fields, is the cousin of rapper Lil Durk according to reports.
Jussie Smollett will be seeing the inside of the courtroom plenty in the near future as he contends with the allegations that the attack he suffered in Chicago was staged. After being slapped with 16 counts of felony charges, the Empire actor entered a not guilty plea.
Once again it is proven that age is nothing but a number. A senior citizen has emerged as a drum machine master.
The Nigerian brothers who worked as extras on the set of Empire with Jussie Smollett found themselves embroiled in a simmering controversy that they’re trying to step away from. The Osundairo brothers’ attorney confirmed that the $3,500 Smollett paid them was not for the alleged faked attack but for personal training, adding that her clients […]
Jussie Smollett‘s legal ordeal is far from over and last week, a Chicago grand jury revealed over a dozen counts connected to the allegedly staged racist and homophobic attack. The jury returned 16 counts connected to the case and an arraignment is due to occur this week.
