I’m not sure if you all been keeping up with R.Kelly news but this trial has been a mess, but worthy of some popcorn and butter (hand that over). After watching the sex tape on opening day, the defense is sticking to their story that that is not R. Kelly on the sex tape and the woman shown is not the niece of R&B singer Sparkle who would have been around 13 or 14 at the time the tape was made. Although the girl is denying it was her as well, four key witnesses have identified her as the victim in the sex tape including her best friend at the time and Sparkle, who got into a spat with the defense attorney yesterday: Check out the play by play below:
The loud bickering began when Genson asked if someone could have doctored the illicit video to make it appear as if Kelly were paying a young girl to perform various sex acts. Edwards, who wore cosmetic glitter under her left eye to provide her trademark “sparkle,” gave a snide smile.
“I know my family,” she said. “I know them. Trust me.”
“And so you know and believe your [relative] took money from Robert Kelly and then had sex with him, which is on that tape?” Genson asked. “That’s what you know?”
“Just like he made her do,” Edwards said, struggling to maintain her composure. “You see she’s a robot on that tape.”
Genson then tried to make Edwards acknowledge she didn’t know who made the tape.
“Robert made the tape,” she answered, her voice growing louder. “You can clearly see him setting it up, passing my [relative] some money, like she is a prostitute.”
Genson suggested Edwards hoped to profit from the tape because she spoke with a lawyer about it before talking to the police.
“Sweetie, I am not trying to get money from anybody,” Edwards said.
“I’m not your sweetie,” Genson snapped.
Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan halted the testimony and ordered the two to calm down. Stunned jurors stole sideways glances with each other as a few tried to stifle laughter.
Kelly, who rarely looked at Edwards during her testimony, stared straight ahead with no expression on his face. source
Read more details from yesterday at MTV News and Essence
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