- Lawyers continue to argue that child-pornography charges against the singer should be dismissed because the timeframe given by the prosecution for when the videotape was made is too broad for the singer to adequately defend himself. (April 6, 2004)
- Prosecutors in Florida dropped all child pornography charges against Kelly after a judge ruled that photos allegedly showing the singer having sex with an underage girl were illegally seized. (March 18, 2004)
- A judge ruled Thursday that digital photographs allegedly showing Kelly having sex with an underage girl were illegally obtained by Florida detectives and therefore cannot be used to try him on child-pornography charges in that state. (March 12, 2004)
- Seven of 21 child-pornography charges against him were dropped in what prosecutors called standard pretrial procedure. (February 28, 2004)
- Was allowed to travel to Los Angeles to attend the 2004 Grammy Awards, but he couldn't associate with Michael Jackson who's facing child molestation charges.
- Songs by Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Mariah Carey are banned From 'American Idol' auditions this year. (January 23, 2004)
- Attorneys defending Kelly against child pornography charges have filed a host of motions, including one contending the alleged victim could have been old enough to legally consent to sex. (December 3, 2003)
- Has teamed up with Big Tymers for new single Gangsta Girl, which he produced and arranged as well.
- Kelly received a clearance from Judge Vincent Gaughan on Friday (October 3), to launch a second tour -- The singer, who is currently out on bail, will tour during the month of October but must be back in his home state of Illinois by November 4. (October 9, 2003)
- Said the backlash from his pending child pornography case has caused him to feel like Osama bin Laden -- Kelly said in an interview, People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're like the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through. (September 16, 2003)
- Nickname: The Pied Piper
- His mother Joanne Kelly died in 1993.
- Had a young Halle Berry as his love interest in on of his first videos 1992 Honey Love.
- Began his music career as the front man of r&b singing group Public Announcement.
- Used to be the producer for Changing Faces, Sparkle and Kelly Price.
- Had the most top ten singles in America during the 90's.
- Has sold over 24 million albums worlwide.
- Recorded a song about his court battle and released it exclusively to his local radio station.
- Was out on $750,000 bail after being charged with 21 counts of producing child pornography.
- Writes, arranges, and produces all of his own songs.
- Frequently wears basketball jerseys with the number 12 on to commemorate his groundbreaking album 12 Play.
Quotes- "I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see."
Awards- Billboard's R'n'B/Hip-Hop Awards: top artist; songwriter; producer; singles artist; male artist; singles; singles airplay, for Step in the Name of Love (2004)
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