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Disgraced R&B singer R Kelly stated this week that he is “scared for his life” after recovering from emergency surgery to treat blood clots in his leg.
In an unexpected turn of events, Kelly, who is serving a 20 year jail term in Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Centre after being convicted on child pornography charges last year, accused the prison medical staff of negligence.
“They didn’t even do an X-ray. That is why I am speaking out since I am afraid for my life in that area. And who wouldn’t be?” Kelly continued, adding “They treat their animals better than that.”
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.