Attorneys for R. Kelly and his co-defendants will have the chance to present witnesses Thursday morning.
In this courtroom sketch, the front of the courtroom is blocked off as a sexually graphic video clip is played for the jury during R. Kelly's trial in federal court Aug. 19, 2022, in Chicago.
Kelly, 55, is charged with 13 counts of production of child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Defense attorneys have so far hinted at an eclectic hodgepodge of potential witnesses, including disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti, former Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis, and the former lead prosecutor on the case, Angel Krull, who exchanged emails with the star witness that defense attorneys suggested were inappropriate.
McDavid himself is expected to take the stand in his own defense, which likely will happen Tuesday. That testimony will be “substantial,” Brindley told reporters. In one memorable passage, Palladino describes Freeman as “a sleazy bottom-feeder who whines endlessly apparently out of the belief that being extremely annoying is a winning negotiating strategy.”Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.Kelly’s attorneys, meanwhile, have not said whether the singer will testify, but it would seem to be extremely unlikely given the nature of the charges and the exposure to cross-examination.
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