R. Kelly's manager charged with phone threats to theatre

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R. Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theatre two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a documentary addressing allegations that the singer had sexually abused women and girls.

Donnell Russell, 45, of Chicago, was charged with conspiracy and with threatening physical harm by interstate communication. He was scheduled to appear remotely Friday before a magistrate judge in Manhattan federal court. It was not immediately clear who will represent him in court.

In the latest case, authorities said the threats by Kelly's manager and adviser in December 2018 forced the cancellation of the screening of Lifetime's "Surviving R. Kelly" series at the NeueHouse Madison Square as police took precautions, although they determined that there was no imminent threat. "Threats of gun violence aimed at intimidating and silencing victims of sexual abuse are unlawful as well as unacceptable," she said.

Sweeney said Russell succeeded in shutting down one airing of the documentary but failed to silence the women featured in the film.

 

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