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R Kelly Appears In Court in Chicago For Status Hearing

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R. Kelly wants out of jail. The formerly renowned R&B singer and accused sexual predator is seeking a release from the bing out of fear of catching the Coronavirus.

Umm, we’re all afraid, Robert.

According to TMZ, on Thursday (March 26), the Pied Piper of Quaren-Teen’s lawyer, Steven Greenberg, filed paperwork where he cited the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic and the risks it brings to his client while he’s locked up in Chicago awaiting trial. 

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“No matter what steps they take the sanitation will be substandard, the risk of an internal pandemic at the MCC is great,” says the motion. 

Apparently, social-distancing isn’t realistic in Chicago MCC and there is apparently a lack of hand sanitizer while not all inmates can afford to cop soap from the commissary.

Pied Piper of Quaren-Teen: R. Kelly Wants Out of Jail Because Of Coronavirus  was originally published on hiphopwired.com