R. Kelly's Attorney Compares Him to MLK During Closing Arguments

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s name got dragged into R. Kelly's federal trial on multiple sex crimes in a pretty outrageous way -- his attorney says the singer should be acquitted because he's just like MLK.

's federal trial on multiple sex crimes in a pretty outrageous way -- his attorney says the singer should be acquitted because he's just like MLK.

Yeah, try to catch your breath. Closing arguments are going down Thursday in the federal court in Brooklyn, NY -- and defense attorneydrew the comparison by telling the jury Kelly is demanding prosecutors prove he's guilty beyond a reasonable doubt ... the same way Dr. King fought for Constitutional rights.

She went on to quote a part of MLK's"I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, declaring ..."Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press." Her point seemed to be that Dr. King wanted the government to uphold the Constitution, and Kelly's doing the same ... in his sex crimes trial.

Mind you, Kelly's attorneys only called a handful of witnesses to the stand during the trial -- most of whom merely stated they hadn't seen Kelly doing anything illegal. The singer himself chose not to testify, although that's not uncommon.The jury will soon begin deliberations. Kelly faces 10 years to life if he's convicted.

 

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Really This is an insult to Dr. King SMH.💯

Gtfoh

Stop!! Two different kinds of people.. Names shouldn't be put in the same sentence

Waaaat! 🤦🏽‍♀️

😂🤣🤣

Gross

Oh hell naw

Why bc he “have a dream” of getting out of prison one day in the next 45 years lol?

Nope

Can we stop this bs

Laughable on one account but an outrageous and unthinkable comparison.

Just dumb.

Disgrace

NM5BARBIE huh?

what

Lock him up.

lmfaoooooooooooo funniest shit i seen in a min

Jesus fucking Christ.

How he overcumed? GTFOH

I…just…WTF

MlK didn't womanise

What in the mf world? All credibility destroyed

Oh they’re desperate desperate. Can’t wait to read this one.

Why?

Say what

Ummmmmm ....NEVER DO THAT .... ALTHOUGH I WONT STOP PLAYING SOME OF RKELLYS MUSIC ...THERE IS NOT A BLACK MAN ALIVE WHO IS COMPARABLE THE FABULOUS MLK ...HOW DARE ⁉️⁉️⁉️ SMMFH 😡😡😡😡

oh God.....he is so guilty

😂😂 I need to hear this

I have a (wet) dream

Good lord not

UncleHotep a little bit of content for tonite bruh 😂

Didn’t know Doctor King used to piss on teenagers. Musta been absent that day in history class!

Yea, if MLK pissed and jizzed on multiple 15 year olds. Sure

Moon is no criminal defense lawyer but I don’t think comparing R Kelly to MLK is going to help him. Start a bit lower like a regular guy who is not a child molestor.

This is Cannick

Disgusting

Not even close!

Kidding right?

Ohhhh MLK.. as in mind less kook!… make sense. All allyuh need to HYMC.

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Allegations are not facts. Volunteers are not victims. One man is not an enterprise. ACQUIT THE KING.

FREE R.KELLY

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