R. Kelly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital a week after his legal team claims he’s the target of a murder plot.
Why Did R. Kelly Overdose in Prison?
R. Kelly was given “an amount of medicine that could have killed him,” according to a federal court filing by his lawyer, Beau Brindley, on Monday (June 16), CBS News reports. Prison staff at the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, N.C., where he’s doing time after his 2021 conviction of racketeering and sex trafficking, reportedly administered the medication, which caused the embattled singer to overdose.
“Mr. Kelly’s life is in danger, and that danger is coming from Bureau of Prisons officials and their actions,” one of the court filings reads, as reported by NBC News. “Mr. Kelly needs this Court’s intervention. His life actually depends on it.”
Despite being rushed to Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. for the medical emergency on June 13, the Chicago native was allegedly forcibly removed from the health center against medical advice. R. Kelly’s lawyer has requested for the artist to serve the remainder of his time in home detention. Brindley claims the Federal Bureau of Prisons is “seeking to kill” Kelly “to cover up crimes committed in the investigation of his case.”
XXL has reached out to the Bureau of Prisons and R. Kelly’s attorney for comment.
Is There a Plot to Murder R. Kelly?
On June 1, R. Kelly’s attorney filed an emergency motion in Chicago accusing Bureau of Prisons and Department of Justice officials of trying to have the incarcerated crooner murdered by a fellow inmate, who is allegedly part of the Aryan brotherhood.
This article is currently being updated.
