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The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Prison medics tried to MURDER R Kelly, disgraced R&B star's lawyer claims after ‘overdose' sparks frantic hospital dash
PRISON medics allegedly tried to kill R Kelly in a murder-for-hire plot, his lawyers have claimed. The disgraced R&B singer, 58, was rushed to the hospital yesterday after overdosing on medication in prison. 5 5 5 Kelly suffered the overdose after being administered medications by prison staff at the Federal Correctional Institute Facility in North Carolina, a filing by his attorney read. The musician, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2021 on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York. Kelly was put into solitary confinement on June 10 and locked up with anxiety medication, according to his attorney, Beau B. Brindley. He was given further medications and directed to take them, according to the filing seen by The Sun. However, three days later, Kelly reported feeling "faint" and "dizzy." His attorneys accused prison officials of throwing him in isolation as punishment for filing an emergency motion. The singer reported seeing "black spots in his vision" before he passed out and was rushed to Duke University Hospital on Friday. While in the ambulance, Kelly claims to have heard one of the prison officers say, "This is going to open a whole new can of worms," according to court documents. Kelly's legal team alleged his ill health was the result of being given dangerously high quantities of medication. While at the hospital, medical personnel also found blood clots in Kelly's legs and lungs, and planned to hold the singer for surgery, Brindley said in his filing. R. Kelly guilty on multiple counts in sex abuse trial Instead, prison officials removed Kelly from the hospital and hauled him back to the prison, placing him in solitary confinement, according to the motion. Kelly's defence attorney filed the motion on June 10, asking for his immediate release to escape an alleged murder-for-hire plot by prison officials and another inmate. While behind bars, Kelly allegedly received a phone call from a Bureau of Prisons official who advised him to "avoid the mess hall", claiming the potential for "poisoned meals and commissary goods." The unidentified Bureau of Prisons officials also implied to Kelly that his life was in danger, according to the motion. The disgraced singer's legal team also submitted a sworn statement from a terminally ill inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, who they alleged is the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood. Stine alleged that prison officials offered him his freedom in exchange for killing Kelly, according to the emergency motion. The alleged gang leader said that after killing Kelly, he would be transferred to another prison facility, where he would be allowed to escape and remain free, the motion read. Stine claimed he was ready to carry out the murder and approached Kelly's housing area in March before turning back at the last minute. He then came forward and spoke out about the plan that was allegedly plotted by Bureau of Prisons officials. PROSECUTORS SLAM KELLY'S PLEA Federal prosecutors slammed Kelly's pleas, arguing to an Illinois district judge that the Supreme Court declined to hear the jailed singer's appeal of his conviction and sentence. "Robert Kelly is a prolific child molester," Assistant US Attorney Jason Julien wrote. "He is unapologetic about it. Kelly has never taken responsibility for his years of sexually abusing children, and he probably never will. "In fact, in March of this year, Kelly took part in a social media challenge by releasing a new song from prison, in which, when referencing his incarceration, he sang, among other things, 'Though I'm in this place, I know I don't deserve this, no....' "Kelly's current motion is indicative of precisely this sentiment. A jury of Kelly's peers convicted him." Judge Martha Pacold is scheduled to hear Kelly's issue on Friday. 5 5
News24
5 days ago
- News24
R. Kelly hospitalised after alleged prison ‘overdose' amid shocking murder plot claim
Lawyers for R. Kelly have alleged that prison staff caused him to 'overdose' on medication, which led to his hospitalisation. The convicted singer, who is serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking, reportedly collapsed while in solitary confinement. Kelly's lawyers have also claimed that he is the target of a murder plot orchestrated by prison officials. Lawyers for R. Kelly said in recent court filings that the criminally convicted R&B singer suffered an 'overdose' of medication at the hands of prison officials. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence at a facility in North Carolina. He was found guilty of myriad crimes, including federal racketeering and sex trafficking of minors. His lawyers alleged in a flurry of filings Monday and Tuesday that Kelly was in solitary confinement when prison staff instructed him to take an 'overdose quantity of medication' on 12 June. The 58-year-old became 'faint' and 'dizzy' by the next morning, the filing alleges. 'Mr Kelly tried to get up but fell to the ground. He crawled to the door of the cell and lost consciousness,' his attorneys said. The court papers say Kelly was taken in an ambulance to Duke University Hospital and that he was under treatment for two days. Queried by AFP, the Bureau of Prisons declined to comment. 'For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including medical and health-related issues. Additionally, the Bureau of Prisons does not comment on pending litigation or matters that are the subject of legal proceedings,' the office said in a statement. Kelly's lawyers had previously filed an emergency motion for release to home detention, saying that the once-famous artist was the target of a murder plot orchestrated by prison officials. In opposing the request, government attorneys called the accusations 'fanciful' and 'theatrical.' The request 'makes a mockery of the harm suffered by Kelly's victims,' the Chicago federal lawyers said, adding that it wasn't filed in the correct court with the jurisdiction to even entertain the accusations. Kelly was convicted in 2021 in New York federal court for using an enterprise to systematically recruit and traffic teenagers and women for sex. The singer, known for hits including I Believe I Can Fly, was then convicted one year later in Chicago federal court in a separate trial, in which jurors found him guilty of producing child pornography and enticement of a minor. He is currently serving the New York prison sentence and will serve almost all of the Chicago sentence concurrently.
CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
R. Kelly hospitalized last week after drugging by prison staff, his attorneys claim
R. Kelly was recently taken to the hospital after allegedly being given too much medication by prison staff while in solitary confinement, according to a filing from the disgraced R&B singer's legal team. The 58-year-old, born Robert Kelly, is currently serving two federal sentences, one for sex trafficking and racketeering and another for child pornography, at Butner Correctional Facility in North Carolina. His current release date is listed as December 21, 2045, according to the Bureau of Prison's website. In court documents obtained by CNN, Kelly's legal team is again seeking an emergency release from prison, claiming that the 'Federal Bureau of Prisons is taking active steps to kill' him – an accusation the government calls 'fanciful.' The filing from Kelly's team alleges that he was placed in solitary confinement on June 10, hours after submitting a different emergency release request filing that separately alleged Bureau of Prisons officials had plotted to have another inmate kill Kelly. It goes on to state that Kelly took his regular dose of medication on June 12 but they claim was later instructed by prison staff to take additional medication. The filing then claims that Kelly awoke on July 13 feeling 'faint' and 'dizzy,' seeing 'black spots in his vision' before falling to the ground and losing consciousness. Kelly was taken by ambulance to Duke University Hospital, where the filing says he 'learned that he had been administered an overdose quantity of his medications that threatened his life.' Kelly was hospitalized for two days. The filing then claims that prison officials forced the singer to leave the hospital and return to prison 'against his will and against the directives of the doctors' before completing additional medical treatment for ongoing blood clot issues. In a response, federal prosecutors accused Kelly of asking for release 'under the guise of a fanciful conspiracy.' They added that the 'the deeply unserious and theatrical' motion, which they say was improperly filed, 'makes a mockery of the harm suffered by Kelly's victims.' 'This Court should not allow Kelly to turn its docket into a grocery store checkout aisle tabloid,' the government's response said. When asked for comment, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told CNN that due to 'privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including medical and health-related issues.' They added that the BOP does not comment on pending litigation or matters subject to legal proceedings. In 2023, Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor. At the time, Kelly was already serving a 30-year prison term for his 2021 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in a New York federal court. Most of his sentences are being served concurrently. Kelly was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1990s and 2000s, known for hit songs 'Bump N' Grind,' 'Ignition (Remix)' and 'I Believe I Can Fly,' which won him three Grammy Awards. He has been nominated for 26 Grammys, including as recently as 2015. CNN's Eric Levenson and Bill Kirkos contributed to this report.
CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
R. Kelly hospitalized last week after drugging by prison staff, his attorneys claim
R. Kelly was recently taken to the hospital after allegedly being given too much medication by prison staff while in solitary confinement, according to a filing from the disgraced R&B singer's legal team. The 58-year-old, born Robert Kelly, is currently serving two federal sentences, one for sex trafficking and racketeering and another for child pornography, at Butner Correctional Facility in North Carolina. His current release date is listed as December 21, 2045, according to the Bureau of Prison's website. In court documents obtained by CNN, Kelly's legal team is again seeking an emergency release from prison, claiming that the 'Federal Bureau of Prisons is taking active steps to kill' him – an accusation the government calls 'fanciful.' The filing from Kelly's team alleges that he was placed in solitary confinement on June 10, hours after submitting a different emergency release request filing that separately alleged Bureau of Prisons officials had plotted to have another inmate kill Kelly. It goes on to state that Kelly took his regular dose of medication on June 12 but they claim was later instructed by prison staff to take additional medication. The filing then claims that Kelly awoke on July 13 feeling 'faint' and 'dizzy,' seeing 'black spots in his vision' before falling to the ground and losing consciousness. Kelly was taken by ambulance to Duke University Hospital, where the filing says he 'learned that he had been administered an overdose quantity of his medications that threatened his life.' Kelly was hospitalized for two days. The filing then claims that prison officials forced the singer to leave the hospital and return to prison 'against his will and against the directives of the doctors' before completing additional medical treatment for ongoing blood clot issues. In a response, federal prosecutors accused Kelly of asking for release 'under the guise of a fanciful conspiracy.' They added that the 'the deeply unserious and theatrical' motion, which they say was improperly filed, 'makes a mockery of the harm suffered by Kelly's victims.' 'This Court should not allow Kelly to turn its docket into a grocery store checkout aisle tabloid,' the government's response said. When asked for comment, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told CNN that due to 'privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including medical and health-related issues.' They added that the BOP does not comment on pending litigation or matters subject to legal proceedings. In 2023, Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor. At the time, Kelly was already serving a 30-year prison term for his 2021 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in a New York federal court. Most of his sentences are being served concurrently. Kelly was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1990s and 2000s, known for hit songs 'Bump N' Grind,' 'Ignition (Remix)' and 'I Believe I Can Fly,' which won him three Grammy Awards. He has been nominated for 26 Grammys, including as recently as 2015. CNN's Eric Levenson and Bill Kirkos contributed to this report.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
R. Kelly Suffers Overdose Due To Medication Given To Him By Prison Staff, His Attorney Claims
R. Kelly is usually the topic of internet jokes, especially when a new celebrity is sent to jail. This past week, however, the 58-year-old singer suffered a health scare in prison that has people raising their eyebrows. Kelly had been put in solitary confinement last Tuesday (June 10) as part of his conviction for sex trafficking and racketeering. He had anxiety medication in his possession, but on that day, prison staffers were caught on camera instructing him to take a different prescription, per documents reviewed by The Independent. Three days later, the 'Same Girl' singer claimed that he felt faint, dizzy, and was seeing Black spots in his vision. He eventually lost consciousness and was taken to Duke University Hospital. He also claimed that, while being rushed to the medical facility, he heard a prison worker say, 'This is going to open a new can of worms.' Kelly ultimately spent two days being treated in the hospital, and realized that he was given a dose of medicine that could have killed him. R. Kelly had also reportedly been suffering from untreated blood clots over the last few months. Duke University workers identified blood clots in his legs that would require surgery. Still, his lawyers claimed that prison officers denied him the ability to get surgery and removed him from the hospital. The prosecution claimed that the judge who granted the controversial artist his release did not have the authority to do so, and the motion will he heard during a hearing this Friday (June 20). The timing of all this is interesting, as R. Kelly's legal team had been trying to get in contact with President Donald Trump to obtain a pardon for him. Their attempt was motivated by his allegedly being the target of an assassination plot by a white supremacist gang that was in his prison. Federal prosecutors labeled his efforts to get released as 'deeply unserious' and 'repugnant.' More from R. Kelly's Lawyer Says Singer Sympathizes With Diddy Amid Federal Sex Trafficking Trial R. Kelly's Lawyers Call For Immediate Release Amid Alleged Murder Plot By Prison Officials Diddy's Former Assistant Recalls Dream She Had About Diddy And R. Kelly While On The Stand
