FAN SNEEKS INTO R. KELLY COURT TRIAL

R. Kelly

Rapper R. Kelly's trial for child pornography, was briefly disrupted yesterday when a fan sneaked into the Chicago, Illinois courthouse and yelled at jurors to free the troubled singer. The singer currently stands accused of videotaping himself having sex with a 13-year-old girl, and could face up to 15 years behind bars if he is found guilty. But proceedings were briefly delayed when Debra Triplett managed to gain access to a freight elevator reserved for the jurors in the courthouse.The woman then waited for the jury members to exit the elevator, at which point she began to shout "Free R. Kelly!" repeatedly, until she was arrested by the police. She was brought before Judge Vincent Gaughan - the judge presiding over Kelly’s case - who found her to be in contempt of court. Gaughan set bail at $50,000 and Triplett is due back in court for a hearing on June 25th reports MTV.com.

R. KELLY PONOGRAPHY DELAY DENIED

Singing star R. Kelly has had his last-minute bid to postpone his child pornography trial denied. Earlier this week, Kelly's lawyers submitted a new motion appealing to have the case temporarily delayed due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.But a Chicago, Ill., judge dismissed Kelly's attorneys' request on Friday, when jury selection was due to start, and ruled trial proceedings will continue as planned, six years after he was charged with having sex with a minor.The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography, after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage girl.However, the trial looks to be a messy one -- both Kelly and his now-23-year-old alleged sexual partner both insist it isn't them on the videotape. Kelly faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted.

R. KELLY ORDERED TO CANCEL CONCERT

R.Kelly has been ordered to cancel a Virginia concert scheduled to take place a day before his January 8th court hearing in Chicago. The Bump N’ Grind singer is due to stand trial for 14 child pornography charges in May, but has to attend another hearing on the case on January 14th. Judge Vincent Gaughan is taking no chances with Kelly after he failed to turn up to court earlier this month and he’s insisted the star postpones his January gig at Virginia’s Hampton Coliseum to ensure there will be no problems getting to court on time. Kelly narrowly avoided arrest in December after skipping the scheduled court date following a hold up in Utah, where he was touring. The 40-year-old claimed his tour bus had been delayed due to the snowy weather conditions and the fact that the vehicle had been pulled over by police. When he finally showed up in court on December 20th, Gaughan decided not to revoke his bail and allowed him to continue his tour of the U.S, reports Livedaily.com.