(Video) R. Kelly taken back to jail for $160K in child support. Damn, when it rains it pours….more trouble mounts for R.Kelly this week.
R. Kelly is back in police custody on Wednesday (March 6) after a child support hearing in Chicago. After he was unable to pay the $161,663 due, Kelly was taken into custody and he will be released once the amount is paid.
According to TMZ, Kelly actually owes his ex-wife, Drea Kelly, nearly $200K in child support, and has until today at 10 AM Central time to pay a minimum of $161,633K or he could be headed back to Cook County Jail.
Kelly, who is currently out on bail in a criminal case accusing him of aggravated sexual abuse was in court Wednesday over $161,663 in allegedly unpaid child support dues. He left the hearing escorted by the Cook County Sheriff’s office and was transported to a county jail.
He will be released once he pays the amount owed, a sheriff’s department spokeswoman told NBC News.
David France, manager for Kelly’s ex-wife, Andrea Kelly told the Chicago-Sun Times that the singer had not made any of his payments.
R. Kelly Child Support Case. More to come.