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R. Kelly denied early prison release

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A New York judge has shot down R. Kelly’s bid for an early prison release amid coronavirus concerns. The I Believe I Can Fly hitmaker is due to stand trial for sex charges in both the Big Apple and Illinois, and he has been sitting behind bars at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago while waiting to face the counts in court.

His attorney, Steven Greenberg, filed motions in both states last month (Mar20) seeking to have his client freed on bail, claiming he’s at risk of contracting COVID-19 after undergoing hernia surgery in January.

To secure his release, Greenberg would have needed the approval of officials in both territories, but on Tuesday (07Apr20), Brooklyn federal judge Ann Donnelly dismissed Kelly’s appeal,

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