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In second day of deliberation, judge says they ‘are at the point of no return.’By Jennifer Vineyard
CHICAGO — It seems it isn’t easy being a member of the jury on R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial One juror had a temper tantrum at dinner Thursday night and nearly got himself kicked off the case, and another asked to be relieved of duty on Friday (June 13), during the second day of deliberations. Shortly before [...]
Continue reading...‘Robert has said all along that he believes in the system,’ Kelly’s spokesman says.By Jennifer Vineyard
Sunday, June 15, 2008
CHICAGO — After seven and a half hours of deliberation over the course of less than two days, the jury in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial reached a decision: not guilty on all counts. “Robert said all along that he believed in our system and he believed in God — and that when all the facts came [...]
Continue reading...Plus: Alternate jurors say they were leaning toward a guilty verdict.By Jennifer Vineyard
Sunday, June 15, 2008
CHICAGO — The jurors in the R. Kelly child-pornography trial didn’t doubt whether it was the singer on the tape — they just doubted whether it was the girl prosecutors said it was. “I thought it was R. Kelly on the tape,” juror #9 said after the verdict was rendered. “I just wasn’t 100 percent on [...]
Continue reading...Kelly’s lawyers hoped to show that singer might not be the man on the video, girl wasn’t underage.By Jennifer Vineyard
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
CHICAGO — After just two days of testimony from 12 witnesses, the defense rested in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial, with only rebuttal and closing arguments to go. THE R. KELLY TRIAL: IN BRIEF Status of TrialThe prosecution rested on June 2; the defense rested on June 9. Rebuttal begins June 10, and closing arguments are [...]
Continue reading...As prosecution rests its case, many observers feel the singer may be convicted.By Jennifer Vineyard
Thursday, June 5, 2008
CHICAGO — After seven days of testimony from 22 witnesses, the prosecution rests, marking the halfway point of R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial. Did the state make a compelling case to convict the R&B singer of making a sex tape with an underage girl? Based on the evidence presented thus far and the defense’s limited success [...]
Continue reading...The defense also begins to impeach testimony of ‘threesome’ woman, Lisa Van Allen.By Jennifer Vineyard
Thursday, June 5, 2008
CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s team struck back hard on Wednesday (June 4), the first day of the defense case in the singer’s child-pornography trial, by bringing forth family members of the girl in question who don’t think she’s the one on the tape. The defense also sought to decimate the prosecution’s star witness, Lisa Van [...]
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- In second day of deliberation, judge says they 'are at the point of no return.'By Jennifer Vineyard
- 'I just wanted to write music ... that I think Arnold would want to sing over,' Tim Lambesis says.By Chris Harris
- Brit filmed the cameo -- separate from the group -- last week.By Gil Kaufman
- The New York indie rockers' new video premieres Friday night on 'FNMTV.'By Danielle Beavers
- 50 must remain unarmed and at "curbside" when dropping off the couple's sonBy Gil Kaufman
- 'Puff surprised me with it,' singer says of Weezy's guest verse.By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Yasmine Richard
- Police say two brothers had been in altercation with T.I. and his entourage in a club earlier that night.By Gil Kaufman
- 'If they saying something crazy, it's right there,' Fif says of his need to record his phone calls.By Shaheem Reid
- Just before he made it big, Koenig was an eighth-grade English teacher getting gum stuck on his chair.By Nicole Guanlao, with additional reporting by Joseph Patel
- This man needs his own TV show!By Joseph Patel
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- The New York indie rockers’ new video premieres Friday night on ‘FNMTV.’By Danielle Beavers
- 50 must remain unarmed and at “curbside” when dropping off the couple’s sonBy Gil Kaufman
- This man needs his own TV show!By Joseph Patel
- ‘If they saying something crazy, it’s right there,’ Fif says of his need to record his phone calls.By Shaheem Reid
- Police say two brothers had been in altercation with T.I. and his entourage in a club earlier that night.By Gil Kaufman
- Just before he made it big, Koenig was an eighth-grade English teacher getting gum stuck on his chair.By Nicole Guanlao, with additional reporting by Joseph Patel
- ‘Puff surprised me with it,’ singer says of Weezy’s guest verse.By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Yasmine Richard
- Brit filmed the cameo — separate from the group — last week.By Gil Kaufman
- In second day of deliberation, judge says they ‘are at the point of no return.’By Jennifer Vineyard
- ‘I just wanted to write music … that I think Arnold would want to sing over,’ Tim Lambesis says.By Chris Harris
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