At the time, year-old Tyler had just dropped the self-directed black-and-white cockroach-eating masterpiece that was "Yonkers" and was gearing up to release his industry-shaking album, Goblin, on London label XL Recordings. Taking a punk aesthetic to their live shows and a cut and paste ethic to their recorded work, this DIY band, led by Tyler, are disturbing and darkly funny. Not today. I could get shot. Try and swim more I guess.
Swagging it out is something he and his 11 Odd Future friends are pretty good at. I just do what makes me happy. But it may be time for the music business to fully process how fame let Kelly get away with his abuse for so long.
Kelly seemed invincible before his arrest. Signed to Jive Records, he started his career in , on an album with group Public Announcement. But he was always considered a huge success, only failing to crack the Billboard album chart top 10 with albums released from onwards. As testimony throughout the six-week trial detailed, this star power granted Kelly god-like status among his fans as well as a hallowed place in Black music culture of the s and s.
He came up at a time when young female fans were still easily dismissed, assumed to be sexual objects or musical lightweights more invested in how performers looked than how they sounded. They pressed on, engaging those who would listen. Kelly, who said she met the singer during a previous trial. Kelly was hit with two separate federal indictments in Illinois and Brooklyn. Combined, the allegations depicted an organised effort from the star and his associates to recruit and transport underage girls over state lines for illegal sexual purposes, including the production of child sex abuse images, as well as conspiracy to obstruct justice by destroying evidence and bribing or threatening witnesses.
Appearing in court in New York, the star pleaded not guilty , but was denied bail on the grounds that he posed a flight risk. Days later, prosecutors in Minnesota filed prostitution charges against the star, meaning he faced criminal cases in three US states.
The star's application for bail was denied by a federal judge in Brooklyn. Magistrate Judge Steven L Tiscione said he was "extremely troubled" by the potential for witness tampering.
Kelly's Chicago trial was delayed by six months , after prosecutors seized more than electronic devices including smartphones, iPads and hard drives from a storage facility holding the star's tour equipment. Prosecutors also updated the charges against the star, to "add yet another victim" to the list of allegations. The new victim, referred to as "Minor Six", met Kelly in the late s at the age of 14 or In August, three of Kelly's associates were charged with attempting to intimidate, harass or pay off alleged victims in the racketeering case.
Another was threatened with the release of sexually explicit photos, and a third woke up to find her car had been set alight in her driveway. The charges, filed in New York, did not indicate whether Kelly authorised the actions - and the star's lawyer denied any involvement.
Towards the end of August, Kelly was attacked in his sleep by a fellow inmate in Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Centre. The star's lawyer called for his immediate release, saying "the government cannot ensure his safety".
However, the request - along with numerous other attempts to get Kelly released on bail - was denied. Two months before his trial was due to begin, Kelly's long-term lawyers asked to withdraw from the case.
Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard said it was "impossible" to work alongside a pair of new lawyers the star had hired. In the last pre-trial hearing before Kelly's trial, US District Judge Ann M Donnelly made a series of rulings to narrow down what evidence could be shown to jurors. During the hearing, she asked one of the singer's lawyers whether they denied the star had sexual relations with Aaliyah while she was underage.
Read more about the trial:. On 27 September, following two days of deliberation, the jury found the US star guilty on all nine counts. Sentencing is due on 4 May and the disgraced year-old could end up spending decades behind bars. Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represented several victims, told reporters: "I've been practising law for 47 years. During this time, I've pursued many sexual predators who have committed crimes against women and children. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.
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