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R. Kelly reported reportedly to the hospital after an alleged overdose in prison is said to have been overdose. The convicted musician claims that he had been given a fatal amount of medication and is convinced that he wanted to kill or let him die.
The public prosecutor reacted sharply to the incident and rejected R. Kelly’s claims. In a statement via “Billboard” it was said that this was “the behavior of a perpetrator and a master manipulator.” Since 2022, R. Kelly has been serving a 30-year prison sentence for convicts for blackmail and human trafficking.
Supposed breakdown after taking medication
According to media reports, R. Kelly is said to have been instructed by a prison employee on the evening of June 12th. The alleged overdose therefore led to the “I Believe I Can Fly” interpreter lost consciousness and then to the Duke University Hospital, as his PR team informed the public.
More on the background: R. Kelly had claimed for a few days that the prison staff had caused a murder attack on him. Since then, according to court documents, the 58-year-old has been transferred to solitary confinement, where an employee supposedly pushed him to take the medicine.
R. Kelly asks Trump for pardon
The singer now asks US President Donald Trump for a pardon. His defenders say that Trump can save him. His lawyer already appealed in the conviction in 2021. Your announcement: The singer would not have received a fair process. Now R. Kelly’s lawyer has now repeatedly asked for the fact that Trump grants her client a pardon.