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R. Kelly is REALLY Trying to Get Out of Jail, Bail Denied for the 6th Time

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Antonio Perez/Getty Images Embattled R&B mogul R. Kelly's recent appeal for bail was the latest of his six overall attempts to be released from federal custody; incarcerated inside a cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, Illinois. On Friday (September 4th), attorneys representing Kelly made an appeal for his...

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