R. Kelly is firing again in opposition to an enormous judgment leveled in opposition to him in a lawsuit involving girls who claimed they have been victimized by him … he says he did not know concerning the swimsuit and should not be held accountable.
This is the deal … six girls have been awarded $10.5 million in August after suing him and his former supervisor, Donnell Russell, claiming they have been liable for an effort to close down a December 2018 NYC screening of the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docuseries with a mass capturing risk.
In response to new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Kelly claims he would have defended himself in opposition to the lawsuit if he knew concerning the darn factor.
The disgraced singer claims his head is already spinning over his numerous felony circumstances and prosecutions … and he is been sued so many instances recently he can hardly sustain with all of it from his jail cell in North Carolina.
Kelly additionally claims he is additionally shuffled authorized groups since being locked up … and he says this lawsuit will need to have slipped via the cracks, or not have been delivered to him behind bars in any respect.
Even when the lawsuit had been acquired, Kelly says he would not have the ability to perceive it or distinguish it from another authorized paperwork … saying he depends on his legal professionals to elucidate issues to him as a result of “I cannot read or understand words beyond that of a grade schooler.”
What’s extra, Kelly claims Donnell was by no means his supervisor because the lawsuit claimed … and he says he had no concept Russell was attempting to cease the ‘Surviving’ screening.
Kelly says he did not ask Donnell to take action and says if Russell did make a mass capturing risk to cease the screening, “he did that for his own reasons.”
There’s nonetheless a query if the ladies will see a dime of the $10.5 million judgment … but it surely’s clear Kelly doesn’t suppose he’s liable for this one.