Disgraced Singer R. Kelly Fighting Sheriff’s Request To Grill Him About Alleged Affair While Behind Bars
Aug. 7 2021, Published 10:38 a.m. ET
R. Kelly is refusing to sit and answer questions from the man suing him over an alleged affair.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, lawyers representing Kelly are demanding the case be put on hold until his criminal cases wrap up. At the moment, Kelly is locked up in a Brooklyn jail while he awaits trial.
He is also dealing with a separate civil lawsuit brought by an ex-Mississippi sheriff named Kenny Bryant In the suit, Bryant says Kelly is the reason his marriage to a woman named Asia Childress ended.
Before marrying his ex-wife, Bryant says he was aware she had a prior sexual relationship with Kelly. However, things took a turn once Kelly reappeared in Childress’ life.
The singer says his then-wife started having an affair with Kelly in 2012.
It apparently started after his wife attended one of Kelly’s shows near their home. The case was filed in Mississippi which allows a person to sue another person if they interfered with someone’s marriage.
Bryant says his wife had an affair with Kelly for