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R. Kelly's Request to Leave Prison Denied Amid Alleged Murder Plot

The disgraced music star had sought release from the North Carolina jail amid allegations that federal prison officials are trying to kill him in a murder-for-hire scheme.

The disgraced music star had sought release from the North Carolina jail amid allegations that prison officials are trying to kill him in a murder-for-hire scheme. Mikeal Glenn Stine, the man who allegedly was offered freedom to murder the singer, told Kelly “that his life was absolutely in danger,” the court filing stated. Kelly was convicted in Chicago in 2022 on childhood pornography charges, accused of making videos of himself sexually abusing three teenage girls, including his 14-year-old goddaughter.

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