R. Kelly’s legal team is pointing fingers at staff inside a North Carolina prison, accusing them of giving the disgraced R&B singer a near-lethal dose of medication while he was in solitary confinement.
According to TMZ, Kelly was left pleading with his lawyers for help following the incident. His team says the singer was visibly shaken and even broke down during a phone call.
“He’s emotional, and he cried intermittently on the phone call,” his attorney Nicole Becker told the outlet. “Again, out of fear for his life.”
The medical scare reportedly landed Kelly in a nearby hospital for two days before he was returned to prison. His attorneys also claim he was denied a procedure to relieve blood clots.
“Whether you like R. Kelly or not, what’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong—he’s a human being who needs medical attention immediately,” Becker continued.
Kelly remains in the Special Housing Unit of the facility, and his team is very concerned about his safety.
“He’s still not getting his blood thinners. He’s receiving no treatment for blood clots whatsoever despite being diagnosed in the hospital,” attorney Beau Brindley added, describing the singer as “suffering.”
Currently, Kelly is serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of multiple sex crimes and racketeering charges.