Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · June 20, 2025 · Entertainment

R Kelly Denied Release After Overdose Claim Amidst Murder Plot Allegations

Disgraced singer R Kelly has been denied release from prison just days after his lawyers claimed he overdosed as a result of a botched murder plot (Pictured in September 2019)

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In a shocking turn of events, disgraced singer R Kelly's latest attempt to get out of prison has been slapped down by Judge Martha Pacold. The 58-year-old singer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, had claimed he was in imminent danger after allegedly overdosing on anxiety medication and having blood clots removed from his legs.

But the court wasn't buying it, and neither were federal prosecutors who called Kelly's claims "deeply unserious" and said that if he was released, every other convicted murderer, rapist, and terrorist would be getting a free pass too.

The former R&B star's legal team filed a motion on June 17 to have him sent to home confinement rather than being behind bars due to the 'imminent' threat to their client's life (Pictured in February 2019)

Kelly's legal team had filed a motion to have him sent to home confinement instead of remaining behind bars, citing the supposed plots against his life. But Judge Pacold ruled that there was "no legal basis for this court's jurisdiction" and threw out the request.

This is not the first time Kelly has tried to get special treatment. In the past, he has requested house arrest for his sex crimes, which included convictions for child pornography and enticing minors for sex. Prosecutors were appalled by the request, calling it "repugnant".

Now, Kelly's lawyers are saying that they have "newly discovered evidence" that will lead to a new motion being filed, seeking immediate bail pending litigation. But as of June 19th, the news organization has not yet seen any actual evidence.

But Judge Martha Pacold ruled that there was 'no legal basis for this court's jurisdiction' and threw the request out (Pictured in September 2019)

This is all part of a larger scheme by Kelly's legal team to get him out of prison and potentially even pardoned by President Donald Trump. The attorneys claim they are having "conversations with multiple persons close to the White House" in an attempt to secure a pardon.

But what's really going on here? Is R Kelly trying to buy his way out of prison, or is he genuinely in danger? We may never know for sure, but one thing is certain: this whole ordeal has left everyone involved feeling like they're stuck in a never-ending nightmare.

Kelly was convicted in 2021 and 2022 for racketeering, sex trafficking, child pornography and enticement. A New York City federal court sentenced him to 30 years in prison in 2022, while a Chicago federal court sentenced him to 20 years in jail the following year.

The artist's lawyers claimed last week that Kelly had suffered an overdose after prison guards deliberately gave him too much anxiety medication (Pictured in May 2019)

The evidence against Kelly was staggering, including testimony from over 10 victims, as well as video and DNA evidence. In one particularly disturbing revelation, it emerged that Kelly had enticed multiple underage girls to engage in sexual activity which he recorded.

Kelly met his victims in the late 1990s and engaged in sex acts with them when they were as young as 14, 15, and 16 years old before covering up the acts. The singer has been behind bars since July 2019 and won't be eligible for release until 2045, when he'll be a spry 78 years young.

So what's next for R Kelly? Will his lawyers continue to try to spin this situation in their favor, or will they finally admit that the man is guilty as sin? Only time will tell. In the meantime, we can only sit back and watch the drama unfold on The Scholarly Note.com!

In this file photo taken on February 24, 1998, R. Kelly holds his three Grammy Awards in New York at the 40th annual Grammy Awards