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R. Kelly Denies Latest Sex-Assault Allegations
1 hour, 35 minutes ago
(2/21/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Singer R. Kelly has released a statement claiming that the latest sex-assault charges against him are false and an attempt to damage his career. The new allegations were made by a 24-year-old woman who said Kelly abused her on Tuesday (February 18) at a recording studio on Chicago's North Side. Police are currently looking into the matter.
Kelly's statement said that the claims are "nothing more than an outrageous and blatant attempt at character assassination," and added that Kelly did not engage in any improper behavior that day or any other day.
Kelly is currently awaiting trial in Illinois's Cook County on 21 counts of child pornography, with the charges relating to a videotape that allegedly shows the singer engaged in sex acts with a minor. He also faces child-pornography charges pending against him in Florida, stemming from photographs authorities say they found on his digital camera.
-- Wendy Hermanson, Los Angeles
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