Being abused by R. Kelly for years was traumatic enough for Reshona Landfair. But what happened to her in court during singer R. Kelly’s six-year child pornography trial in the 2000s was another kind of horror. Landfair, the author of new memoir “Who Was Watching Shorty: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse,” out now, … Read more
Sex wasn’t just a pleasurable pastime for jailed singer R. Kelly, it was the shamed former superstar’s preferred “weapon” of choice, according to Reshona Landfair. The 41-year-old mother of one, and author of the new memoir “Who Was Watching Shorty: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse,” out now, is coming forward as the 14-year-old … Read more
Sex, lies and that infamous R. Kelly videotape no longer define Reshona Landfair. Those shackles, virtually fastened around her neck by the Grammy-winning R&B singer’s abhorrent actions, had bound Landfair for most of her life. Kelly had begun grooming and sexually abusing her at age 13 — when the star was 30, she claims in a … Read more
R. Kelly allegedly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital last week. In court documents obtained by The Post, the rapper’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that Bureau of Prisons staff at his federal center in Butner, North Carolina, intentionally gave him too much medication, which caused him to overdose and be transferred to … Read more
Horns to the sky and hooves to the dirt, let’s talk about Capricorn. The 10th sign of the zodiac and the last Earth sign, Capricorn reigns from Dec. 21 to Jan. 19. As the middle child between swashbuckling Sagittarius and charismatic cult leader Aquarius, Capricorn has a reputation for being shrewd, financially successful, and personally … Read more
R. Kelly’s daughter, Joann, wants to keep her son away from the fallen R&B star. Joann, 26, spoke about her father, 57, in a new documentary, “R. Kelly’s Karma: A Daughter’s Journey.” The trailer for the film dropped Sunday. In it, Joann shares how her father’s sex crimes convictions turned her world upside down. “Nobody … Read more
R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, seeking to reverse his 2021 convictions … Read more
Even behind bars, they got into the holiday spirit. According to TMZ, Christmas Day is still special for some of the most infamous faces behind bars, including reality stars, musicians and one disgraced former movie producer. From Cornish hens to pies, here’s a run down of what some celebrity inmates had on Christmas Day … Read more
R. Kelly may not be released, but his album is. The fraught rapper seemingly came out with a new album on Friday, titled “I Admit,” while he was still incarcerated for federal sex crimes — although it’s unclear who is actually behind the release. Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings declined to comment when contacted by … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West once suggested slavery was a choice. He called the COVID-19 vaccine “the mark of the beast.” Earlier this month, he was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his collection at Paris Fashion Week. Now the rapper who is legally known as Ye is again embroiled in … Read more
CNN — R. Kelly was convicted of multiple child pornography charges at a Chicago federal trial and acquitted on others, according to the Chicago Tribune. Kelly was convicted on three of four child pornography counts and acquitted on charges that he conspired to obstruct justice at his 2008 trial which stemmed from a 2002 state … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography and sex abuse charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world. Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography … Read more
R. Kelly’s former granddaughter testified in court on Thursday about the R&B legend — claiming he had sex with her “hundreds of times” when she was a minor and posing as a prostitute to keep her quiet. Forced to. The now-37-year-old woman, known only as “Jane”, described how Kelly found herself at the age of … Read more