Watch this lawyer’s reaction | R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison

Criminal defence lawyer Ari Goldkind reacts to the 30-year sentence handed to R. Kelly, saying the nine charges the R&B singer was convicted of ar "not minor, trifling stuff."

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35 comments

  1. Ghislaine Maxwell only got 20 years. And she was far more involved than this guy ever will be.

  2. He claimed he cannot read – yet arranged an produced his own music. He also wrote the lyrics on his own songs . How is that possible for someone who cannot read ? His defence must have thought – let’s use this ploy as a mitigating factor which may induce some sympathy from the juge and jury to get a reduce sentence. It didn’t work.

    1. he freestyles his songs and also u dont need to read music sheets to produce music. hes been playing piano since a child… just saying

  3. He’s disgusting and it’s sick he was able to harm children for so many years without anyone stopping him.

    1. When those who visited her Island are exposed and arrested this will be a baseline for what they will be given as sentences, no year or two but 30 minimum.

    2. @Calvin Abbott I think that’s why she got 20 instead of worse… I think she slipped some names!

  4. He gets 30, and Ghislaine gets 20? Ya okay?? Either she sung for a better deal or R. Kelly’s being made an example of! Unreal..both should get LIFE w/out Parole!

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