Prison officials allegedly want R. Kelly dead

R. Kelly wants to get out of prison as his life is believed to be in danger.

The singer is serving a 30-year prison sentence after he was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2021.

Kelly’s legal team filed a petition on Tuesday to seek his immediate release due to apparent threats from the officials.

The attorneys claim that they have concrete evidence to prove that the prison authorities offered a fellow inmate the opportunity to murder their client in exchange for his freedom.

Variety reports that the lawyers also provided an affidavit from a “terminally ill” inmate who testified that the prison officials did approach him to kill Kelly.

The filing states that the government wants the R&B artist dead because he plans to reveal compromising information.

The motion requests a swift transfer of the 58-year-old from federal custody to home detention.

Why is R. Kelly in prison?

R. Kelly was accused of sexually abusing minors in the ’90s but was prosecuted in 2002 after his explicit videos were leaked.

The I Believe I Can Fly singer was controversially found not guilty in 2008. However, law enforcement authorities reopened the investigation after the victims revealed their disturbing stories in the 2019 documentary Surviving R. Kelly.

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