Jailed singer R. Kelly contracts COVID-19, needs more time to file appeal, lawyer says
by Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune
Feb 01, 2022
2 minutes
R&B singer R. Kelly has contracted COVID-19 while awaiting sentencing in a Brooklyn federal jail for his racketeering conviction, his lawyer revealed in a court filing early Tuesday.
The singer’s diagnosis has hampered his ability to speak on the phone about his appeal of his conviction, which is due Thursday,
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