According to the Associated Press, a federal jury in Chicago found R. Kelly guilty of making child pornography and assaulting juveniles in his second sex crimes trial in two years.

Disgraced R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, is currently serving 30 years from a case handed to him in New York City. Kelly was found guilty of using his music career to facilitate a decades-long sex trafficking operation. Eleven of his alleged sexual assault victims testified against him in that trial.

Nine women and two men testified against him, alleging that he promised to help them advance in the music industry but almost never followed through.

Many of the women who encountered Kelly while they were minors have alleged that he directed them to have sex with him and each other, and that the singer obsessively documented the interactions.

After Kelly’s key witness in a 2008 Illinois child pornography prosecution refused to testify, the trial’s focus shifted to the sex tapes in a new trial that began in Chicago on August 13.

The now 37-year-old victim, who only goes by her nickname “Jane,” testified with the prosecution along with three other victims.

Three recordings depicting Kelly abusing Jane while she was a child were shown to the jury. One tape was turned over to the authorities after being provided anonymously to the Chicago Sun-Times in 2002; in it, a woman can be heard saying, “My 14-year-old body.”

Jane said that she was the teen seen in all three films.

Also on trial for their alleged roles in the conspiracy were Kelly’s ex-business manager Derrel McDavid and an ex-assistant, Milton “June” Brown.

The jury found McDavid and Brown not guilty of conspiring to obtain child pornography. Both Kelly and McDavid were cleared of obstruction of justice conspiracy charges from an earlier case.

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Oprah Winfrey is optimistic that the feuding royals would be able to put their differences behind them after the death of Queen Elizabeth.

The 68-year-old billionaire was the focus of an explosive interview with the Sussexes in March 2021.

In the year following Harry and Meghan’s announcement that they would be leaving their respective positions as working members of the royal family, the interview took place.

The pair from Los Angeles caused controversy with their allegations about the British royal family. According to the former actress, a royal family member made racial comments about her son, and her treatment while working for the royal family caused her to consider suicide.

At the time, opinion polls revealed that Harry and Meghan’s popularity in the UK had dropped dramatically, while polls in the US suggested the opposite.

There have been some hopeful signals that the British royal family might put their differences behind them since Queen Elizabeth’s death.

In discussing the possibility of peace among the royal family, Oprah brings up her father’s death.

According to Oprah Winfrey, the royal family’s ability to support one another through their grief could help mend old fractures.
In an interview with Extra TV that aired yesterday, Winfrey said, “This is what I think, I think in all families…you know, my father passed recently, this summer… and when all families come together for a common ceremony, the ritual of, you know, burying your dead, there’s an opportunity for peacemaking, and hopefully, there will be that,” 

Oprah’s remarks follow the Prince and Princess of Wales’s united front with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they greeted mourners during the funeral for Queen Elizabeth.

As of Commonwealth Day in 2020, Harry and Markle had not made a public appearance together with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

After Elizabeth’s passing, Prince Harry and King Charles both made statements that hinted at possible reunion.

Prince Harry hinted at a possible thawing of relations between him and his father in an homage to his grandmother posted on the Archewell website.

“Granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, I am forever grateful for all of our first meetings—from my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren,” Harry wrote in a statement, continuing:

“I cherish these times shared with you, and the many other special moments in between. You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over. And as it comes to first meetings, we now honor my father in his new role as King Charles III.”

In his first king speech, Charles made peace overtures, declaring his love for Harry and Meghan.

During his interview with Oprah, Harry revealed that he and his father have been estranged for some time and that the new king has been ignoring his phone calls for an extended length of time.

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Ne-Yo, a Grammy-winning musician, is going to court because his ex-wife has made scathing and incriminating statements about their marriage.

After eight years of marriage and the birth of three children together, Ne-wife Yo’s Crystal Renay Smith filed for divorce in September 2022. She claims she can no longer put up with Ne-yo’s infidelity, especially because he allegedly has a child with one of his three mistresses.

WBLS reports that the singer is fed up with what she calls Renay’s “sympathy seeking” media appearances. This is purportedly the text of the motion condemning her “reckless and disgusting” actions.

Since the release of his new album, he has lost almost $400,000 in wages linked with public appearances, professional bookings, and promotional activities.”

Ne-Yo wants a judge to force Smith to delete all posts referencing their marriage.

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