Kelly

On March 6, 2019 R&B singer 52-year-old R. Kelly was arrested and taken into custody in Cook County Illinois after a court hearing. As of Feb. 6 Kelly owed about $161,000 in back child support.

Kelly entered the courtroom wearing sunglasses and a blue suit with his lawyer Steven Greenburg. He was taken into custody leaving through a different door from the one he entered and was not in handcuffs.

Sophia Ansari, Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, stated Kelly was presently being detained, and the singer was being transferred to the county jail. She also said to be released he must pay the owe $161,633.

A judge in Chicago in Feb. 2019 ordered Kelly to pay his ex-wife Andrea “Drea” Kelly back child support he owes his three children, including one who is a minor by 10:00 a.m. CT on March 6.

It is alleged Kelly stopped paying last spring the $20,000 monthly required child support payments, due to financial difficulties.

The manager of Kelly’s ex-wife told the Chicago Sun-Times that the award-winning singer had no problems with his finances in the past, and his money issues started when he was arrested.

The singer is due back in court for the child support case on March 13 at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Written by Barbara Sobel

Sources:

Fox News: R. Kelly taken into custody in Illinois
CNN: R. Kell going to jail after failing to pay child support
E News: R. Kelly Headed Back to Jail After Failing to Pay $161,000 in Child Support

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