Kelly described having a girlfriend, Lulu, at age eight, in his autobiography. Kelly began singing in the church choir at age eight. Around the time he was five years old, Kelly's mother married his stepfather, Lucious, who reportedly worked for an airline.
Wells Homes public housing project in the Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District of Chicago's Douglas neighborhood, also on the city's south side. The identity of his father, who was absent from Kelly's life and later raised two children, is not known. His mother, Joanne, was a schoolteacher and devout Baptist. He has five siblings (three of which are half), two older sisters and brother, along with a younger brother and sister. Robert Sylvester Kelly was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, on Janu at Chicago Lying-In Hospital (now University of Chicago Medical Center) in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. He continues to challenge his two convictions. Īs of February 2023, Kelly is an inmate of Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago. Kelly was sentenced to serve 31 years imprisonment in a combination of concurrent and consecutive sentences. A 2022 trial in Chicago federal court convicted Kelly for three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor. A 2021 trial in Brooklyn federal court convicted Kelly for violations of the Mann Act and racketeering. Law enforcement pursued new criminal cases in multiple jurisdictions, resulting in Kelly's arrest on July 2019. Backlash led RCA Records to terminate their contract with Kelly. Kelly reexamined accusations of Kelly's sexual misconduct with minors. The 2019 documentary television series Surviving R. Kelly's lawyer Ed Genson told the Chicago Sun-Times Kelly was "guilty as hell." Testifying years later, a victim depicted in the video testified to Kelly using bribes and threats to stop her and her family from pressing charges. In spite of the video evidence, Kelly won acquittal in 2008. Exposure of video recordings of these encounters led the Cook County State's Attorney to prosecute him for child pornography. Investigations by law enforcement and journalists revealed that Kelly used his fame to seek out underage fans for sexual gratification. Critics dubbed him "the King of R&B" while he billed himself the " Pied Piper of R&B". He won three Grammys for his song " I Believe I Can Fly", and was also nominated for his song " You Are Not Alone" recorded by Michael Jackson. Kelly enjoyed commercial success over his recording career and sold over 75 million records worldwide. Kelly" is an American former recording artist, federal convict, and repeat sex offender. Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) commonly known as " R.
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