R Kelly ‘given both vaccination shots for Covid’ while singer is held awaiting trial on child porn & abuse charges
R KELLY has had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine while in jail awaiting trial om child sex charges, according to reports.
The I Believe I Can Fly singer, 54, is being held in custody after repeated failed bids to be set free because of the pandemic.
The star - real name Robert Kelly - is one of more than 60 inmates who have been fully vaccinated so far at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center, .
He had his first dose in January and the second this month, according to the celebrity news site.
It was not clear which vaccine he received.
Kelly is likely to have been prioritized over younger inmates because his age puts him at higher risk.
He is awaiting trial in in Illinois and New York on a range of 22 charges including sexual abuse and exploitation, trafficking underage girls, producing indecent images of children and destroying evidence.
Some charges relate to a sex tape he is said to have made with an underage girl.
In total he is accused of charged with engaging in sex acts with five minors and using threats to keep victims quiet.
CELL ATTACK
Kelly was locked up in 2019 after a torrent of allegations emerged in the wake of the Surviving R Kelly documentary series.
Early last year lawyers made over fears of the Covid pandemic.
Last August he was as who was reportedly furious at visits being cancelled because of the R'n'B singer's fans outside.
The crazed attacker - who has "f*** the feds" tattooed across his face - , court papers alleged.
Kelly then in October following the attack.
He had no broken bones, but his lawyers claimed he suffered ";significant physical and psychological injuries".
They also complained guards did not "raised a finger" as he was pummeled in his cell.
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But a judge ruled it did not warrant his release.
His New York sex abuse trial has been postponed twice because of the pandemic.
He also faces charges in Illinois and Minnesota. He denies wrongdoing.
