Indeed when it rains it pours, R.Kelly is in the verge of losing his musical glory.
The RnB legend’s biannual royalty account has had Ksh26,553,500 frozen by Sony Music Holdings after Midwest Commercial Funding issued them with a subpoena in a bid to get back money they were owed by the disgraced singer.
According to The Blast, the amount frozen by Sony – who dropped the 52-year-old star earlier this year following accusations of abuse made in the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ series – was meant to pay off the Ksh17,385,508 Midwest was owed on a judgement awarded after Kelly stopped paying rent on his Chicago music studio.
However, after the account was frozen, the company collected Ksh15,452,722 from one of the ‘Ignition’ singer’s Bank of America accounts after a “turnover order” was issued.
This means they are now only seeking Ksh5,243,155 from the amount frozen by Sony and so they have asked a court to allow them to retrieve the remaining funds in order to clear the debt completely.
In February, Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse by Cook County’s State Attorney last month, following allegations made by a host of women – some of whom were allegedly underage – in ‘Surviving R. Kelly’.