R. Kelly Says Prison Officials Are Plotting to Kill Him, Seeks Emergency Motion for Release

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R. Kelly’s legal team has filed an emergency motion for his immediate release from federal prison, citing an alleged government-backed plot to have the singer murdered behind bars. The motion alleges that officials at the federal correctional facility in Butner, North Carolina have solicited an inmate to assassinate him.
Court documents reviewed by Variety confirm that Kelly’s attorneys claim to possess explicit evidence of the murder plo