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    Former R. Kelly girlfriend testifies singer’s associate suggested they should have killed her over sex tape

    by Jason Meisner and Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune Aug 25, 2022 6 minutes
    R. Kelly at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019.

    CHICAGO — A former girlfriend of R. Kelly’s sobbed in a federal courtroom Thursday as she testified that Kelly’s longtime business manager told her in 2007 they should have killed her instead of paying her to return an incriminating videotape of Kelly having sex with her and a 14-year-old girl.

    Lisa Van Allen, 42, took the witness stand on the 9th day of Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago, where the disgraced R&B star and two associates, Derrel McDavid and Milton “June” Brown,” are accused of conspiring to pay off witnesses and buy back sex tapes to hide years of Kelly’s sexual misconduct.

    Van Allen testified that back in the late 1990s, she had sexual contact with Kelly and his underage goddaughter at the behest of the singer, who also filmed and directed their encounters. After she took one of the tapes and sent it to a friend in Kansas City, Kelly offered her $250,000 to get it back, she said.

    Near the end of her direct examination, Van Allen broke down in

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