Update 09/08/2020 12:25pm:

R. Kelly's attorneys allege that the R&B singer warned prison security that he was in danger prior to being attacked by fellow inmate Jeremiah Farmer. His lawyers Steven Greenberg and Nicole Blank Becker accused the guards of instigating the attack by telling inmates they were on lockdown because of the R. Kelly protests going on outside of the prison.

Three weeks before the altercation, Kelly reportedly overheard an inmate's phone conversation about a plan to assault him and informed prison security the following day. A few days after that, he expressed to a prison doctor that he wanted guards to stop telling inmates that he was the reason for the lockdowns. Kelly alleges that he informed two additional guards that he was concerned for his safety prior to the attack.

In regards to the attack, Farmer previously stated that the government made him do it and he wanted to shed light on government corruption. Kelly was able to escape without serious injury.

Source: TMZ

Update 09/05/2020 11:46am:

Recently, it was revealed that an inmate attacked R. Kelly at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. In a legal filing that popped up this last week, inmate Jeremiah Farmer alleges that he was “forced” to beat Kelly.

Farmer, who is currently in jail for racketeering conspiracy, gave a handwritten filing to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals titled “The Government Made Me Attack R. Kelly.” Farmer said he wrote a motion to the appeals panel that asked for an extension for filing his docketing statement, and noted that the pandemic slowed his ability to make legal copies on the library computer in a timely fashion. Farmer says he was denied legal copies of his motions by a judge and an attorney.

In his motion, Farmer said, “Due to the most blatant government corruption in Farmer’s case, and being in lockdown for R. Kelly protest, I physically beat Mr. Kelly in an attempt to shed media spotlight on Farmer’s case to prove government corruption and helping Farmer’s innocence to prevail.” Since the attack, the attorneys for Kelly have made numerous requests for the singer to be released until his trial. All the requests have reportedly been denied.

source: Chicago Tribune

Original 09/01/2020 9:52am:

Previously, news surfaced that R. Kelly was attacked by another inmate while at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. Kelly was reportedly sitting on a bed in his cell when the inmate entered the cell and began to punch the singer. Now, Kelly’s lawyer is saying the attack almost turned into more than Kelly being punched on.

A motion filed by Kelly and his lawyer Steve Greenberg, found them asking the court to release the singer on bail due to the incident. Kelly’s lawyer says the inmate in the attack allegedly had “an ink pen with him that he was going to use to stab Mr. Kelly” before other people grabbed him to prevent usage of the weapon. Kelly’s lawyer said the singer “mostly remains in his cell.. to ensure his own safety.” However, Kelly was placed in solitary confinement after the incident because it was reportedly the only way he could be protected.

The motion filed described the inmate, who has a “f**k the feds” tattoo on his face, as an “inmate that should have never should have been anywhere near Mr. Kelly,” and also said the inmate “plainly has no respect for the rules” due to his face tattoo. After the attack, Kelly’s lawyer proposed the singer live in an apartment near the courthouse with his girlfriend, asking for him to be monitored electronically.

source: Page Six

Original 08/28/2020 10:40am:

R. Kelly was recently the victim of an attack by an inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, according to reports. The singer was sitting on his bed in a cell when an inmate came in and began to punch Kelly. R. Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg confirmed the attack on Kelly via Twitter and said because the government cannot ensure the safety of his client, it is time to let him go.

Greenberg said, “Yesterday we were told that an inmate had attacked R Kelly at the MCC in Chicago. We received conflicting reports as to the extent of his injuries. We have not been provided any information from the jail, nor has Mr. Kelly called. We are hopeful that he was not seriously injured.” From there, Greenberg said, “Regardless, it is time to release Mr. Kelly. The government cannot ensure his safety, and they cannot give him his day in court. We should not incarcerate people indefinitely because we cannot provide them with due process!" Take a look above.

source: The Blast

Original 08/27/2020 12:00pm:

According to TMZ, R. Kelly was recently attacked by an inmate in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago.

Law enforcement officials revealed that Kelly was sitting on his bed when the inmate walked in and started punching him. The inmate was reportedly frustrated at the prison being placed on lockdown several times due to R. Kelly protesters outside of the jail. Kelly was examined by a doctor following the incident, and it was revealed that he suffered no serious injuries. 

Kelly has been behind bars since 2019 when he turned himself in after being charged with sexual abuse of 4 girls, at least 3 of whom were minors.  

Source: TMZ