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R. Kelly dodges effective life sentence in child porn case
New York Post ^

Posted on 02/23/2023 10:46:31 AM PST by nickcarraway

R. Kelly dodged an effective life sentence Thursday when a Chicago judge tacked on just one extra year to his 30-year punishment behind bars.

The 56-year-old disgraced R&B singer was sentenced in his Illinois case to 20 years in prison — with 19 to run concurrently with his existing, 30-year sentence out of Brooklyn.

That means he’ll only serve one extra year behind bars, and would be eligible for release when he is 80 years old.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: breaking; musician; rkelly

1 posted on 02/23/2023 10:46:31 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Turns out there is something wrong with a little bump 'n' grind.
2 posted on 02/23/2023 10:52:22 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: nickcarraway

R Kelly: Black music for black people. He was the soundtrack to black culture for 20+ years.


3 posted on 02/23/2023 10:53:43 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Eat the Rich)
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Too bad. I hear he was an aspiring rapper


4 posted on 02/23/2023 10:54:14 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just postill clickbait!)
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To: nickcarraway

“would be eligible for release when he is 80 years old”

Great, so I’m going to have to wait 24 more years at least to find out how “Trapped in the Closet” ends.


5 posted on 02/23/2023 10:55:04 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

Plenty of white people love his music. I looked it up: He had 6 #1 records on the pop charts, 4 that hit #2, and several others in the top 10. Likewise, he had 2 #1 singles, and many others in the top 10. You don’t get all that if only black people are buying your records.


6 posted on 02/23/2023 10:58:30 AM PST by nickcarraway
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R Kelly: Black music for black people.

He had a much bigger audience than just black people. "Your Body's Calling" is still a great song. Great artists are sometimes despicable people who belong in prison - I'm reminded of that every time I watch Roman Polanski's "Chinatown".
7 posted on 02/23/2023 10:58:56 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Nonetheless, it is black music made for black people. That whites like it is of no consequence.


8 posted on 02/23/2023 11:08:04 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Eat the Rich)
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I think a lot of it is made by black people for white audiences.


9 posted on 02/23/2023 11:12:08 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

About halfway down you’ll get to rather shocking details:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly


10 posted on 02/23/2023 11:42:29 AM PST by Brian Griffin (una vez)
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To: nickcarraway

hunter’s lawyers are taking notes.


11 posted on 02/23/2023 11:43:21 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Good point! Consider how many feckless whites were 100% onboard and enthusiastic about Black Lives Matter.


12 posted on 02/23/2023 11:50:48 AM PST by supremedoctrine (a)
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To: nickcarraway

“I Wanna Pee On You”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafRE74JGZ8


13 posted on 02/23/2023 11:52:59 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

SPJNK.


14 posted on 02/23/2023 12:32:34 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Nonetheless, it is black music made for black people. That whites like it is of no consequence.

When whites make up most of your sales, it's of consequence.
15 posted on 02/24/2023 8:40:43 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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