It was reported that R. Kelly’s alleged 2008 victim is set to testify in court against the disgraced singer. Now, it appears Kelly has made moves to work things in his favor for his 2nd federal trial in Chicago, which is beginning.
Legal documents found Kelly’s team asking that jurors who saw any part of the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docuseries be disqualified from their duties. The document said, “any potential juror who has watched any portion of this docuseries must be disqualified for cause on whether they can be fair, too great a risk exists that such a juror would base their verdict on matters not introduced into evidence in the courtroom.”
The document continued, "Any potential juror who has seen any portion of Surviving R. Kelly is prejudiced where there's no scenario which an individual exposed to the contents of Surviving R. Kelly can be impartial.” The singer’s team claims episodes from the docuseries speak on the 2008 prosecution, where he was acquitted. They also claim the series features allegations the government won’t feature in the trial. Currently, Kelly is facing child pornography charges and obstruction of justice.
source: TMZ
