The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer's trial, with closing arguments and the start of jury deliberations scheduled for early next week.
The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer's trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with closing arguments and the start of jury deliberations scheduled for early next week.
Known for his smash hit"I Believe I Can Fly" and for sex-infused songs such as"Bump n' Grind," Kelly sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries"Surviving R. Kelly." Appenteng also questioned McDavid about his claim that he wasn't at a 2001 hotel room meeting with Jane and her parents, where government witnesses said Kelly admitted having sex with Jane, who regarded Kelly as her godfather.
On Thursday, McDavid also denied intimidating anyone leading up to the 2008 trial. His lawyer asked if he ever threatened to kill Kelly's ex-girlfriend Lisa Van Allen for having stolen a sex video from Kelly and for not being forthcoming about it, as she testified earlier.In a sudden shift at the end of his second day of testimony Thursday, he expressed doubts about Kelly's insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors.
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