Authorities now have another tape allegedly showing R. Kelly sexually abusing underage girls
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Another potentially incriminating tape of R&B star R. Kelly has been handed over to authorities.
Gary Dennis, a Pennsylvania man represented by attorney Gloria Allred, said on Sunday he has provided law enforcement with a recording he found while cleaning out a box of VHS tapes, per NBC News. He claims it shows Kelly "sexually abusing underage African-American girls," HuffPost reports.
The contents of this tape, which have been provided to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, have not yet been verified by news outlets. But this comes after attorney Michael Avenatti last month provided law enforcement with a tape he said showed Kelly abusing an underage girl. This tape was reviewed by CNN, which confirmed it appeared to show Kelly with a girl who both he and Kelly suggest on tape is 14 years old.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Kelly previously faced child pornography charges in 2002 over a tape allegedly showing him having sex with a minor, but he was ultimately acquitted. Last month, he was indicted on 10 charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and he has pleaded not guilty. His attorney on Sunday denied that he is on "any" tape and said that it's "obviously now just open season on R. Kelly."
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
-
One great cookbook: Joshua McFadden’s ‘Six Seasons of Pasta’the week recommends The pasta you know and love. But ever so much better.
-
Scientists are worried about amoebasUnder the radar Small and very mighty
-
Buddhist monks’ US walk for peaceUnder the Radar Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and ‘millions are finding hope in their journey’
-
‘One Battle After Another’ wins Critics Choice honorsSpeed Read Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, won best picture at the 31st Critics Choice Awards
-
A peek inside Europe’s luxury new sleeper busThe Week Recommends Overnight service with stops across Switzerland and the Netherlands promises a comfortable no-fly adventure
-
Son arrested over killing of Rob and Michele ReinerSpeed Read Nick, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, has been booked for the murder of his parents
-
Rob Reiner, wife dead in ‘apparent homicide’speed read The Reiners, found in their Los Angeles home, ‘had injuries consistent with being stabbed’
-
Hungary’s Krasznahorkai wins Nobel for literatureSpeed Read László Krasznahorkai is the author of acclaimed novels like ‘The Melancholy of Resistance’ and ‘Satantango’
-
Primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91Speed Read She rose to fame following her groundbreaking field research with chimpanzees
-
Florida erases rainbow crosswalk at Pulse nightclubSpeed Read The colorful crosswalk was outside the former LGBTQ nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 shooting
-
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's illsSpeed Read The president would prefer the museum to highlight 'success,' 'brightness' and 'the future'
