R. Kelly’s federal trial on allegations that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial and enticed minor girls for sex is about the R&B singer’s “hidden side,” a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
U.S. Assistant Attorney Jason Julien said during opening statements that much of the world knew Kelly by his hit song I Believe I Can Fly. That was “Kelly’s public side,” he said, noting Kelly also had a dark, hidden side. “This trial is about Kelly’s hidden side.”
In her opening statement, Kelly’s lawyer implored jurors not to accept what she said is the prosecution’s portrayal of her client as a monster.
“When the government
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