Rhythm and blues singer R. Kelly was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after failing to comply with a judge’s order to pay back child support.
March 6 (UPI) — Rhythm and blues singer R. Kelly was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after failing to comply with a judge’s order to pay back child support.
The artist, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found in contempt of court and ordered into custody during a hearing before Judge Lori Rosen after he failed to produce the $161,663 in back child support for his ex-wife, the Chicago Tribune reported.
« He’s in our custody, » Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said.
Kelly’s publicist, Darryll Johnson, said he arrived at the hearing with between $50,000 and $60,000, but the judge demanded the full amount be paid.
« As you know, he hasn’t worked in a long time, » Johnson said.
Kelly was previously been detained for several days after failing to post 10 percent of his $1 million bail until a 47-year-old woman who indicated herself to be « a friend » of the singer’s paid $100,000 for his release.
Earlier on Wednesday, Kelly spoke out for the first time since his initial arrest about the criminal sexual abuse charges against him in Illinois, in an interview with CBS News.
