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The South African
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
R. Kelly suffers overdose, alleges Aryan Brotherhood is responsible
Chicago's R. Kelly was rushed to Duke University Hospital after overdosing in prison. This has raised questions about the singer's safety behind bars while Kelly and his legal team claim the Aryan Brotherhood was behind the attempt on his life. His legal team said that Kelly collapsed in his cell at Butner Medium Correctional Institution on 12 June. This happened after the singer and songwriter was allegedly instructed by prison staff to consume additional medication. Kelly spent two days in the hospital, where he learnt that he had ingested a life-threatening amount of this additional medication. A few days ago, R. Kelly made headlines when he claimed he had received death threats from the Aryan Brotherhood while he was in prison. This came on the back of another celebrity convict, Tory Lanez, being stabbed 14 times in the prison where he was being held. Lanez survived and has since been moved to a different facility. Kelly's attorneys claim his poisoning is part of this larger plot to kill him. They claim this incident to be a murder for hire involving the Aryan Brotherhood. Mikeal Glenn Stine is a terminally ill inmate who alerted Kelly to this scheme to see him erased. Stine said prison officials offered him freedom in exchange for conducting this assassination. Another inmate was approached to ensure the job would be carried out when Stine declined the offer. Kelly's legal team has filed an emergency motion which would see him released and confined to his home. The argument cites his life being in jeopardy because of his incarceration, and his team has also cited misconduct by prison officials involving the lack of necessary medical treatment and leaking confidential legal documentation. Federal prosecutors responded by rubbishing Kelly's claims and calling these attempts at adjusting the terms of his incarceration 'the behaviour of an abuser and a master manipulator.' Prosecutors are of the impression that he simply wants to duck out on his 30-year sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering. The court has yet to deliver a ruling on this matter. These allegations have raised concerns around inmate safety and corruption in jails in America, especially as it pertains to high-profile convicts. It is not clear if Kelly will be released, but this has renewed his legal woes. Let us know by leaving a comment below or sending a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 11. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Metro
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
R Kelly begged for Trump's help before 'murder plot' that saw him overdose
The lawyers representing disgraced musician R Kelly believe U.S. President Donald Trump is 'the only person with the courage to help us'. The American singer and producer, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, was once credited as 'the King of R&B'. However, in 2019 his career came to a crashing halt when he was arrested and then sentenced to 31 years behind bars for racketeering and sex trafficking charges involving the sexual abuse of minors. Last week it emerged that Kelly's lawyers had filed an emergency motion calling from his immediate release from federal custody to home detention over concerns his life 'was in danger'. The 58-year-old's attorney Beau B. Brindley claimed they had 'explicit evidence that officials solicited an inmate to murder him while in custody'. It was then reported yesterday that Kelly had been rushed to hospital after overdosing, with his lawyers claiming prison staff intentionally 'gave him an amount of medicine that could have killed him.' Here's everything we know so far. For decades Kelly had faced repeated accusations of sexual abuse, also being tried in multiple civil and criminal trials. In 2019 the documentary Surviving R. Kelly re-investigated his alleged sexual misconduct with minors, which lead to authorities looking into the claims made against him again. In 2023 Kelly was then sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex crimes in Chicago while already serving a 30-year prison sentence over sex trafficking and racketeering charges in New York. The judge ruled he could serve 19 years at the same time, meaning the child sex crimes only added one year to his existing sentence. His convictions included three counts of coercing minors into sexual activity and three of producing sex tapes involving a minor. Last week Kelly's lawyers claimed they had 'explicit evidence that officials solicited an inmate to murder him while in custody'. They filed a motion to get him out of prison immediately after providing a sworn declaration from Mikeal Glenn Stine, a terminally ill inmate, who said that officials 'offered him freedom in his final days in exchange for Kelly's murder'. Stine, a member of the neo-Nazi prison gang Aryan Brotherhood, claimed officials told him he would be charged with Kelly's murder, but that evidence would be mishandled and there would be no conviction. Although Stine said he changed his mind about carrying out the murder, Kelly's lawyers have claimed another member of the gang was then ordered to kill both Kelly and Stine. 'The threat to Mr. Kelly's life continues each day that no action is taken,' they wrote in the filing. A few days later Kelly was rushed to hospital after the overdose, which his lawyers say was orchestrated by prison officials. 'This was no mistake. It was a dose that jeopardised his life and could have ended it. Speaking to People, Brindley said Kelly was 'not safe in federal custody' and keeping him behind bars was 'cruel and unusual punishment'. The Bureau of Prisons and the White House declined to comment when approached by several publications. Last week Brindley said Kelly's legal team had turned to Trump for assistance, explaining he also understood what it felt like to be 'victimised' by the legal system. They are appealing for Kelly to either be granted a pardon or have his sentence commuted. 'We are in open discussions with people close to President Trump. And those discussions have expanded and intensified since we filed our motion,' Brindley told People. In a statement to USA Today, he also said that Trump was the 'only person with the courage and the power to fight corruption in the prosecution of public figures and stomp it out'. Brindley went on to say the need for a pardon became 'more imminent by the day', claiming that Kelly has now been thrown into solitary confinement and 'cannot make phone calls to his family'. He is also reportedly refusing to eat over concerns his food 'could be poisoned'. Although Kelly does not have a personal relationship with Trump, he was a longtime resident of the Trump Tower in Chicago. The President has not yet commented on Kelly's pleas, but did say last month during an Oval Office press briefing that he would consider pardoning Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who is facing similar criminal charges in the same federal court as Kelly. 'I would certainly look at the facts. If I think someone was mistreated it wouldn't matter whether they like me or don't,' he said. More Trending Prosecutors have opposed the request to release Kelly to home detention, sharing in a statement that he was a 'prolific child molester'. 'He is unapologetic about it. Kelly has never taken responsibility for his years of sexually abusing children, and he probably never will.' They called the claims of a murder plot a 'fanciful conspiracy' and said it 'makes a mockery of the harm suffered by his victims.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: TV chef Anne Burrell who 'touched millions across the world' dies aged 55 MORE: Tyler Perry sued by actor for sexual misconduct in $260,000,000 lawsuit MORE: Scarlett Johansson tells Metro how she tried not to be 'humongous weirdo' to Spielberg
Black America Web
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
Op-Ed: R. Kelly Asking Trump To Save Him From A White Supremacist Murder Plot Was Not On My 2025 Bingo Card
Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Look, man… 2025 has already been a wild year, which we all knew it would be the day President Donald Trump was elected to the White House for a second time, but amid all the chaos, I still did not have R .Kelly's attorney asking Trump to free the disgraced King of R&B from prison to save him from a white supremacist murder plot on by 2025 Bingo card. According to USA Today, lawyers for Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence in a North Carolina prison for racketeering and sex trafficking, are claiming the federal government is colluding with the Aryan Brotherhood to murder the 'I Believe I Can Fly' ( but can I fly the coop? ) singer because Kelly is threatening to expose prosecutorial corruption during his case. 'Federal officers have solicited the murder of R. Kelly because he intends to expose the corruption underlying his federal prosecutions. We have filed our motion to make sure that they fail,' Kelly's attorney, Beau B Brindley, wrote in a statement on Wednesday. 'The only thing that can protect Mr. Kelly behind the prison walls now is the fact that now the world is watching. And we will call on the courts and President Trump to help put an end to the corruption that now threatens Mr. Kelly's life.' From USA Today: Kelly's team provided a sworn statement from an inmate named Mikeal Stine, saying the officials offered to release him amid his terminal illness in exchange for Kelly's murder. Stine, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, alleged he was previously directed to order beatings and killings by a prison official who also ordered the killing of Kelly. Stine said he was transferred in March to the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, North Carolina – where Kelly is being held – and placed in the same unit. Once Stine carried out the killing, he claimed officials said he would be allowed to escape the facility and though he'd be charged with murder, evidence would be mishandled, resulting in no conviction. However, according to Stine's declaration, he had a change of heart and told Kelly about the plot. Kelly's lawyers also claim that in June, a second inmate with the Aryan Brotherhood was directed to kill both Stine and Kelly. OK, so, a few things… First, is this real life or Tyler Perry's next movie script? Secondly — *heavy sigh* — the 'Bill Cosby was trying to buy NBC' crowd is about to have a field day with this one. (I was going to make an 'R. Kelly was trying to buy Nickelodeon' joke, but I'ma stay classy.) There are already enough fans of predatory Black men pretending that these millionaire entertainers who have never busted a revolutionary grape throughout their careers are getting the Malcolm X treatment from 'the powers that be.' (I was wrong. It's worse than a Tyler Perry plot — it's a Dr. Umar Johnson documentary.) Lastly — and I hesitate to offer any legal advice that would help the Pied Predator evade justice, but — this just seems like poor strategy. I mean, Kelly's lawyers are expecting Trump to save him from white supremacists. Don't they know, as far as the MAGA messiah is concerned, white supremacists are the homies? I mean, Brindley thinks appealing to Trump will get his client out of lockup. I think it's at least slightly more likely Trump will respond by telling the Brotherhood, ' Stand back and stand by, but I'll always fight for your Second Amendment right to bear shivs. ' Unless Kelly comes out of the closet he was trapped in as a white Afrikaner from South Africa, my money is on his little 'fleeing from certain death' plea is likely to fall on deaf ears. Brindley was better off claiming Kelly was in danger of being murdered by incarcerated Black Lives Matter protesters who were trying to prevent him from exposing a massive 'illegal DEI' operation in the prison system. R. Kelly is facing a murder plot by illegal MS-13 immigrants who are trying to kill him before he writes a letter to the White House, asking, 'Ain't they supposed to be in El Salvador?' That's the kind of story that might get you aboard the Jan. 6 Pardon Train. Coming at Trump with a plea to flee white supremacists is just going to cause the president to 'very fine people on both sides' Kelly to death. Actually, Brindley isn't seeking a pardon for his client. He said Kelly's legal team isn't seeking clemency but more so 'a conversation with the president.' 'This is precisely the kind [of] prosecutorial corruption that President [Donald] Trump has vowed to eradicate,' he said. 'We believe [Trump] is the only one with both the power and the courage to do it. And we will surely seek whatever help he can provide us in this fight.' Hell, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Kelly's legal team can pull off the hat trick after all. I mean, Trump does have a history of sexual assault allegations, including the case he was found liable for, that damn near rivals that of the 12 Play artist. They're pretty much two peas in a predator pod. All I know is, if Trump gets Kelly out of prison and places him on house arrest or something similar — the Step In The Name of MAGA album is going to be wild. I hate it here. SEE ALSO: Here's All Of The US Cities Protesting ICE Raids As Trump's Troop Deployment Continues This Is What Democracy Looks Like?: 19 Unforgettable Photos From LA Protests Against ICE SEE ALSO Op-Ed: R. Kelly Asking Trump To Save Him From A White Supremacist Murder Plot Was Not On My 2025 Bingo Card was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
R Kelly's lawyers seek release from custody over claims prison officials are trying to have him killed
R. Kelly's attorneys are seeking his immediate release from prison and for him to be placed into home detention due to an alleged murder plot against the disgraced R&B star. Kelly, 58, is currently serving a 30-year and a 20-year sentence concurrently at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Butner Medium I in Butner, North Carolina, on racketeering, sex trafficking, and child sex crimes. On Tuesday, Kelly's lawyers filed an emergency motion for him to be removed from federal detention, claiming his 'life is in jeopardy.' The filing, seen by multiple outlets, alleges that three Bureau of Prisons officials solicited another inmate to kill Kelly. It includes a sworn declaration from the terminally ill inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, claiming that three high-ranking BOP officials asked him to carry out the murder while he was in custody at the United States Penitentiary Tucson, Arizona. Stine, a self-identified member of the Aryan Brotherhood, claims the officials offered him the opportunity to escape custody and live out his final months as a 'free man' in exchange for Kelly's murder. The filing further adds that once Stine was transferred to Kelly's unit in March, he was approached by one of the officials, who allegedly told him: 'You need to do what you came here for.' Stine claims that after watching Kelly for a few months, he had a change of heart before confessing to the singer his alleged murder plot. Kelly's attorneys allege that they were made aware in June of a second member of the Aryan Brotherhood whom officials directed to execute both Kelly and Stine. 'The threat to Mr. Kelly's life continues each day that no action is taken,' the filing states. 'More A.B. members are accumulating at his facility. More than one has already been approached about carrying out his murder. One of them will surely do what Mr. Stine has not, thereby burying the truth about what happened in this case along with Robert Kelly.' It adds: 'Mr. Kelly's continued incarceration while he knows his life is in jeopardy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.' The Independent has contacted the Bureau of Prisons for comment. This isn't the first time the 'Ignition' singer's lawyer has petitioned for his immediate release over concerns for his safety. In 2020, Kelly was attacked in his sleep by a fellow inmate at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center. At the time, his attorney requested his release, arguing that 'the government cannot ensure his safety.' However, the request was denied. Kelly was first jailed in 2020 for 30 years after he was convicted of eight counts of sex trafficking and one of racketeering in a New York Court. Months later, he stood trial in Chicago on 13 charges of child pornography, obstruction of justice, and more. He was found guilty of six of the charges, which included three counts of coercing minors into illegal sexual activity as well as three counts of creating pornography that showed him abusing a minor. In 2023, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his crimes. The judge ruled that Kelly could serve out his 20-year sentence concurrently with his 30-year sentence.
USA Today
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
R. Kelly's lawyers say prison officials tried to plot his murder, requests release: Reports
R. Kelly's lawyers say prison officials tried to plot his murder, requests release: Reports R. Kelly's lawyers are requesting his release after an alleged murder-for-hire plot in his North Carolina prison. Born Robert Kelly, the 58-year-old singer has been serving a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking since 2022. But lawyers for the "Ignition" singer say he should be moved from federal prison to home detention after three Bureau of Prisons officials allegedly devised a plot to have Kelly killed by another inmate, according to an emergency motion obtained by People and Variety. USA TODAY has reached out to Kelly's lawyers and the Bureau of Prisons for comment. Kelly's team provided a sworn statement from an inmate named Mikeal Stine, saying the officials offered to release him amid his terminal illness in exchange for Kelly's murder, the outlets reported. Stine, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, alleged he was previously directed to order beatings and killings by a prison official who also ordered the killing of Kelly, People reported. Stine said he was transferred in March to the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, North Carolina – where Kelly is being held – and placed in the same unit. Diddy ex-assistant 'Mia' recalls R. Kelly nightmare during trial Once Stine carried out the killing, he claimed officials said he would be allowed to escape the facility and though he'd be charged with murder, evidence would be mishandled, resulting in no conviction, according to the outlets. However, according to Stine's declaration, he had a change of heart and told Kelly about the plot. Kelly's lawyers also claim that in June, a second inmate with the Aryan Brotherhood was directed to kill both Stine and Kelly. Kelly is serving his sentence in North Carolina after his 2021 and 2022 convictions for racketeering, sex trafficking, child pornography and enticement. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in a Brooklyn federal court in 2022 and 20 years in a Chicago federal court in 2023, to be served concurrently. One year from the latter sentence is set to be served consecutively.
