R. Kelly rushed to hospital for overdose: murder plot alleged

The former R&B king, R. Kelly, sentenced to lengthy prison terms for sex crimes and child pornography, was rushed to hospital on 13 June after being found unconscious in his cell. The incident, which his lawyers describe as a “deliberately induced drug overdose,” could be a sign of a murder plot within the very prison where he is serving his sentence.

According to information confirmed by his lawyer, Robert Kelly is said to have suffered an overdose after receiving an excessive dose of his medication on 12 June, just as he had been placed in solitary confinement. The following morning, guards found him unconscious in his cell. He was immediately transferred to Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, where he was treated in intensive care for two days.

The disgraced star’s lawyer now claims to hold tangible evidence of a plot against his client. In a parole request filed a few days earlier, R. Kelly had already denounced persistent, targeted threats from prison staff. « There is now explicit evidence showing that those responsible for protecting inmates planned R. Kelly’s assassination, » the lawyer wrote. The singer himself speaks of a « murder plot. »

This latest episode adds to the string of troubles surrounding the disgraced artist, who was already sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2022 for the sexual exploitation of minors, then to a further 20 years in 2023 for possession of child sexual abuse material.

Prison authorities have not yet officially responded to these accusations. An internal investigation could be launched in the coming days to shed light on the singer’s detention conditions and any responsibility for this serious medical incident.