Singer R. Kelly Hits No. 1 With a Bang Despite Indictment (21 counts of child pornography)

FoxNews ^ | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 | Roger Friedman

[Michael2001]

R. Kelly, the Chicago R&B singer/writer currently out on bail for 21 counts of child pornography, has the new No. 1 album in America.

According to hitsdailydouble.com, which counts album sales from major retail outlets, Kelly's album Chocolate Factory could hit the 700,000 for its first-week sales. Final numbers won't be in until later today.

[FreeTally]

What? This can't be true. He was never that big of an artist that he would sell that many the first week of a release and there was in deed HUGE backlash against him over the childporn stuff.

I though he had been keeping a low profile lately as well.

[mhking]

Just damn.

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[A CA Guy]

Probably 90% of his audiance doesn't know anything about this issue and the other 10% admire him for it!

Sad, but probably true!

[theDentist]

I think that Hollywood, the Media, and their PR folks are turning the concept of porn (and especially child porn) into a cocktail-party "chic" topic, like they did (and continue) with drugs (remember the "Heroin Look"), with AIDS, with Rap, with Child Abuse, etc.

Any praticioner of some deviate or revolting behavior isn't criminal, it's "eclectic". So many of these "stars" are getting caught doing the most revolting and dastardly deeds that the Hollyweird elite need to be able to laugh it off as a idiosyncracy (sp?) so they can invite the scum to their parties, premiers, and awards ceremonies.

[Republic of Texas]

Given the current state of pop culture in this country, he didn't hit #1 in spite of the indictments, he hit it BECAUSE of the indictments.

[Freedom4US]

No, his audience is well aware of what he's like. The videos were widely "distributed" on an informal basis and on the internet. They don't *care*, it's a different culture to say the least.

[A CA Guy]

So more than 10% are admiring him for it then....that is just sick!

[Grampa Dave]

So when will he be running a Rat congressit based on his childporn?

[dfwgator]

Well at least, unlike Michael, Kelly likes girls. </sarcasm>

[Grampa Dave]

So when will he be running as a Rat congressit based on his childporn?

[slowry]

Maybe he can hand out the Oscar for Polanski's "The Pianist."

[mhking]

So when will he be running a Rat congressit based on his childporn?

Hey, I saw the frazzlin' videotape. Robert Kelly is going to jail. He is going to jail for a very long time. All the lawyers in Chicago aren't going to be able to stop him from going to jail.

And any parent who is dumb enough to leave their children alone with him ought to join him in the clink as well.

[slowry]

Well at least, unlike Michael, Kelly likes girls.

Er, did you notice who you replied to?

[A CA Guy]

I won't disagree with you on that point at all, but in this case I think it is people who don't know or sadly might not care about this man's behavior.

[mhking]

The videos were widely "distributed" on an informal basis and on the internet.

I've seen the videos. He should be placed up under the jail with a 400 pound AIDS-ridden leper named "Sugar Daddy" as a roommate. His cell should have one bed. And it should be downwind from the garbage dump.

And that's still too good for him as far as I'm concerned.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

R Kelly is an R & B legend. Too bad he has to go chase after teeny boppers.

[dfwgator]

Oops!! I was referring to Michael Jackson of course. Pure coinkidink!!

[OXENinFLA]

I was in a CD store the other day and a costumer asked a store employee when the new R. Kelly CD was going to come out.

Being just within earshot I said w/o lowering my voice “ R. Kelly?, Isn’t he the rapper that pedophiled a 13yr old and then pi**ed on her?”

It was like a deer in headlights.