R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B star convicted of sex crimesIn this file photo taken on June 26, 2019 R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after a hearing on sexual abuse charges in Chicago, Illinois. But Kelly's success always included an asterisk: rumors of criminal sexual activity swirled for decades and the artist periodically settled sex crime allegations out of court. Child porn acquittalBorn January 8, 1967, in Chicago, Kelly was the third of four children raised by his mother. At the same time, two women in Atlanta, Kenyette Barnes and Oronike Odeleye, founded the "Mute R. Kelly" movement, which encouraged boycotting his music. Not long after Chicago prosecutors levelled 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against him, federal prosecutors in both Illinois and New York indicted Kelly in 2019.

Source: Philippine Star September 27, 2021 20:48 UTC