Three days ago, a Hip Hop tabloid, Rapstreet, claimed that R Kelly had escaped from jail.
Rapstreet Tv reports: "BREAKING: It was reported earlier today that singer #rkelly has escaped his New York prison only a day after being sentenced for s*x trafficking. The star allegedly first went missing early this morning, but it wasn’t until later in the afternoon that prison officials could confirm R Kelly’s escape via security footage of beneath prison grounds. Fans on Twitter expressed shock and concern for the star, wondering if this will lengthen R Kelly’s sentence if he’s ever caught 😬 Y’all think they gonna catch R Kelly or nah?"
After posting the news, panic was caused in the United States. Now AMERICAN journalists have confirmed Kelly hasn't escaped from prison, but was removed from suicide watch.
R. Kelly has been taken off of suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after being sentenced to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine on June 29.
"Defendants United States of America, Warden Heriberto H. Tellez, and MDC Brooklyn respectfully inform the Court that following a clinical assessment, Plaintiff Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as ‘R. Kelly,’ was removed from suicide watch as of this morning, July 5, 2022. As a result, Plaintiff’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction is now moot," Assistant United States Attorney Melanie Speight wrote in a letter filed by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace.
Kelly was placed on suicide watch Friday after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in his most recent trial in New York. His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, told Fox News Digital at the time he "was placed on suicide watch for purely punitive reasons in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights."
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