Cook County judge sets Sept. 17 trial date for R. Kelly – Chicago Tribune

I had simply thought/expected that this whole case had been thrown out/dropped/what have you.

He certainly has not let such charges slow his career down:

In the meantime, Kelly, who won a Grammy in 1997 for “I Believe I Can Fly,” has been busy with his career. He has, since being charged, had six best-selling albums and three nationwide tours.

In an attempt perhaps to distract people from the trial for which he is charged with urinating on a minor and producing child pornography (14 counts) he continues his Trapped in a Closet escapades – where even stereogum notes “the whole thing’s devolved into silly self-parody”.

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