The disgraced singer, known for his hit single “I Believe I Can Fly,” further called on those listening to “consider” how they would respond if one of their loved ones was in his situation and reportedly being ignored while inside prison.
“If it was your child, your father, your mother, or somebody you loved, you would have said, ‘Go to the doctor, that has to be looked into, we must investigate this, we need to X-ray that’” Kelly said.
“It’s not just because he’s R Kelly,” Bonjean said earlier this year to ABC. “Every prisoner deserves medical care and attention. The MCC is obligated to handle these issues competently.”
Kelly was convicted in Chicago in September 2022 on six counts of child ponography and enticement of a minor. In February 2023, he was sentenced to 30 years in jail.