No, R. Kelly remains to be not cleared by way of authorized battles. His newest accusation doesn’t come from allegedly kidnapping ladies right into a intercourse chamber. As a substitute these ladies declare he owes them one thing—huge.
On the finish of January, six people – Lizzette Martinez, Lisa Van Allen, Religion Rodgers, Kelly Rogers, Roderick Gartrell and Gem Pratts – filed a lawsuit petition in New York County Supreme Courtroom alleging the singer did not pay $10.3 million in compensatory damages, per NBC Information. The whopping sum got here from an August 2023 courtroom order entered towards Kelly which was to be paid to the six people.
Nonetheless, the courtroom petition accuses Kelly of not paying them their full quantity, the report says. Up to now, they solely acquired a examine for a little bit over $200,000, attorneys wrote in a December submitting. The doc says the cash solely coated “roughly 82 days of curiosity on Kelly’s legal responsibility below the judgment.”
That leaves Kelly to owe a stability of over $9.9 million. Two of the petitioners, Martinez and Van Allen, have been featured on Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” the place they recalled assembly the musician after they have been simply youngsters and finally ending up in abusive relationships with him. Later, they appeared in a lawsuit searching for damages for the alleged abuse.
In response to the lawsuit, Kelly’s lawyer objected to their shopper owing them something and likewise claimed he was harmless of their abuse allegations.
“This outrageous default judgment was entered opposite to courtroom guidelines, authorized precedent, and fundamental rules of equity. A New York courtroom performed a listening to in Mr. Kelly’s absence and with out his information whereas he was incarcerated in Chicago, awarding a staggering $10,000,000 to plaintiffs for conduct dedicated by another person,” they stated in an announcement by way of Lawyer Month-to-month.
Nicely, a part of the explanation the fee might have been delayed was as a result of Kelly was already incarcerated for federal baby intercourse convictions in Chicago. He was additionally discovered responsible of federal racketeering and intercourse trafficking fees in New York. He’s nonetheless sitting in jail. It’s not sure how the petitioners monetary calls for can be met whereas he’s behind bars.