Robert Sylvester Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender.
As a recording artist, Kelly was credited with helping to redefine R&B and hip hop, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and the "Pied Piper of R&B". He is known for his extensive discography of hits spanning three decades. He has sold over 75 million records worldwide, which made him the most successful male R&B artist of the 1990s and one of the world's best-selling music artists. He won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". He has written, produced, and remixed songs, singles, and albums for several artists, including a Grammy Award nominated song Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone".Since the 1990s and throughout his career, Kelly has been repeatedly accused of sexual abuse with young adults and minors. In 1994, he illegally married his underage protégé Aaliyah. He has faced multiple civil suits and has been indicted by criminal courts in Chicago, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota. He repeatedly denied the charges. In 2002, he was indicted on 21 counts of making child pornography. After several delays, a criminal trial was held in 2008 which resulted in a jury acquittal for Kelly on all counts.Though Kelly's acquittal appeared to end scrutiny of Kelly's personal life for a time, the accusations resurfaced in the following decade. In 2017 BuzzFeed and Jim DeRogatis revived the scandal by publishing a story describing Kelly as "keeping women against their will in an abusive 'cult,'" using threats and violence. DeRogatis also insinuated that Kelly had used hush money settlements to win his 2008 case. This was followed by the January 2019 Lifetime television docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, which widened the scandal, describing Kelly's escalating physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of women and girls. Under pressure from the "Mute R. Kelly," RCA Records terminated Kelly's contract with the label.In 2019, several jurisdictions built criminal cases against Kelly after following up on the accusations in the press. Grand juries brought indictments in both federal and state courts in Illinois, in the state court of Minnesota, and in federal court inNew York. Following Kelly's arrest and arraignment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, prosecutors successfully argued for his remand while awaiting trial. He has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn since.In 2021, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York tried Kelly in Brooklyn, New York, and won the first criminal conviction against Kelly for a sex offense. On September 27, 2021, the jury found Kelly guilty on a total of nine criminal counts including violations of the Mann Act and racketeering. Eleven witnesses testified about Kelly's pattern of sexual abuse and violence. This included two men who alleged Kelly sexually abused them as children. The racketeering conviction encompasses a pattern of predicate crimes that included of bribery, sexual exploitation of a child, and human trafficking. Kelly remains incarcerated awaiting his sentencing set for June 29, 2022. Kelly continues to challenge his New York conviction.As of June 2022, Kelly is scheduled to face another federal trial in the Northern District of Illinois alongside his former employees, with a tentative start date of August 1, 2022. The indictment in this case alleges Kelly both produced child sexual abuse material and conspired with employees to corruptly win his 2008 acquittal.
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Some of their strengths
R. Kelly has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Adventurous, Leadership-oriented, Hardworking, Loyal, Independent, Energetic, and Trustworthy.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, R. Kelly is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who sees life as a journey not a destination.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know R. Kelly well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe R. Kelly as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Wise and Deep
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, R. Kelly is someone who tends to have an internal innate wisdom, and who people tend to see as an "old soul".
They are also someone who is active, giving, optimistic, and cheerful, and who possesses a charisma that attracts friends and admirers.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, R. Kelly tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of R. Kelly's challenges
While R. Kelly has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, R. Kelly can be Impulsive, Aggressive, Suspicious, Stubborn, Careless, Idle, and Temperamental.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of R. Kelly's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
R. Kelly must also exercise caution as they can be short-tempered and aggressive.
Impulsive and Aggressive
R. Kelly is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, R. Kelly also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.
