Singer R. Kelly Finalizes Divorce

The singer R. Kelly is now officially divorced from his wife of 11 years, named Andrea Lee. They had filed for divorce in 2006 and Lee is reported to have received more than $50 million in the divorce settlement. They will share joint custody of their three children. This is after Kelly was acquitted of child porn charges this past summer.

Singer R. Kelly Acquitted of All Charges

The singer R. Kelly has been acquitted by the jury of all 14 charges against him after less than a day of deliberations in his child pornography case. The prosecutors against him tried to say that a video tape that was mailed to the Chicago Sun-Times in 2002 was of him having sex with a girl that was as young as 13 years old at the time that the tape was made. R. Kelly and the girl, who is now 23, both denied in court that it was either of them on the tape. Most of the evidence against him was questionable in court so there was not enough evidence for him to be sentenced.

Singer R. Kelly’s Trial Finally Ready to Begin

After six years of delays, the jury selection is set to begin in the singer R. Kelly’s trail on child pornography charges. The charges are based on a videotape showing him supposedly having sex with a 13 year old girl. The girl, who is now 23 years old, says that it wasn’t her on the tape and R. Kelly also claims that it wasn’t him on the tape either. He could face up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted. The trial may last several weeks and in previous years Kelly has already settled three lawsuits that accused him of having sex with underage girls.