Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly's claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment.
filed court papers late Saturday saying the disgraced R&B superstar remains on suicide watch"for his own safety" following a psychological assessment.
"He is a convicted sex offender who has been sentenced to spend the next three decades in prison," she added."In the immediate future, he faces another federal criminal trial in Chicago for charges related to child pornography."
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