• Three R. Kelly associates busted trying to bribe, threaten his victims: feds

    Three R. Kelly associates busted trying to bribe, threaten his victims: feds

    Three men were busted for allegedly trying to intimidate and bribe victims in R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking case — including setting a car on fire outside one accuser’s home and offering another half a million dollars for her silence, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Richard Arline Jr., Donnell Russell and Michael Williams were charged with trying to harass, …
  • R. Kelly can’t drop charge that alleges he gave woman herpes

    R. Kelly can’t drop charge that alleges he gave woman herpes

    A judge Friday denied R. Kelly‘s bid to dismiss two counts of his Brooklyn federal indictment — including one that stems from allegations the R&B singer gave a woman herpes. The indictment alleges that Kelly, 53, transported one of his victims across state lines to engage in sexual activity in violation of a 1943 New …