R. Kelly Returns To Court To Fight $161K Child Support Case

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20222.2K Views

Singer R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for his hearing on March 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly was in court after failing to pay more than $160,000 in child support.

R. Kelly could end up back in jail.

Things aren't looking too good for R. Kelly these days. The singer's currently facing charges of 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse following Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly. However, he's also dealing with a pending case involving unpaid child support payments. The singer just arrived in court to hear his fate.

R. Kelly could head back to jail if he doesn't settle things with his daughter's mother, Andrea Kelly. The rapper showed up to court to fight the child support case against him. Andrea Kelly accused R. Kelly of owing her $161,633. The rapper's deadline to pay her was today at 10 a.m. central time. The singer could also be charged criminally for failure to pay Andrea. Any amount over $20K is considered a felony.

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Interestingly enough, during his interview with Gayle King, the singer cried about wanting a relationship with his kids. The interview aired this morning but was filmed on Tuesday. TMZ reports that at that point, he had not settled the payments with Andrea.

"You're killing me, man! This is not about music," he told Gayle King on CBS as he broke down into tears. "I'm tryna have a relationship with my kids and I can't do it. Y'all just don't want to believe the truth!"

You could peep the interview here. We'll keep you posted on R. Kelly's court hearing.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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