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13 June 2008 1:14 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Never underestimate the persuasive powers of Little Man: R.Kelly has been acquitted of all child pornography charges in Chicago. Also, The Wayans Brothers: Keys To Justice 101 is soon to be a 1st year course in most law schools. From CNN: In closing arguments, Kelly's attorney banged on the jury box with his fist, yelled and whispered, laughed and pleaded for more than in hour in his emotion-filled closing. At one point, Sam Adam Jr. referred to a defense argument made repeatedly during the trial that a mole on the singer's back proved he simply can't be the man in the video. After displaying a freeze frame of the man's back in the video -- with no apparent mole -- Adam walked over to the defense table and placed his hand on Kelly's shoulder. "The truth be told, there is...

23 May 2008 4:48 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

R. Kelly's lawyer Sam Adam Jr. has suggested that an alleged sex tape featuring the R&B star could have been created using the special effects technology from the film Little Man. Kelly - currently standing trial on child pornography charges - saw his lawyer argue to the court that a video showing him allegedly engaging in a sex act with an underage girl may have been tampered with using computer graphics. During the defence's cross examination of the victim's friend Simha Johnson, Adam asked (more)

Simon Reynolds

22 May 2008 9:53 AM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Yesterday was the second day of testimony at the trial of R. Kelly for 14 counts of child pornography in Chicago, and the strategy of his defense team seems to be taking shape. Basically, their defense falls into three categories: 1. The girl on the tape was a "paid prostitute." (Why it's ok to hire an underage prostitute is, apparently, not part of their defense.) 2. That's not R. Kelly on the tape, because R. Kelly has a mole on his back. (So does Sylvester. What does it mean?) and 3. That's not R. Kelly on the tape, it's special effects. Have you seen what they can do with the special effects these days? It's crazy! Just look at the Wayans Brothers movie, Little Man. No, really. That's essentially what his lawyer said in court yesterday when cross-examining a witness who testified that she knew the...

3 articles from 2008