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R. Kelly has been rushed to the hospital after he reportedly overdosed on medication that prison staff allegedly gave him.
According to multiple reports outlets like AllHipHop and TMZ published on Tuesday, June 16, the imprisoned R&B singer's attorney, Beau B. Brindley, submitted court documents in which they allege Kelly fainted in his cell after a staff member at the prison made him take additional medication. Kelly was allegedly forced to take the additional meds on Thursday night, June 12. The following day, the singer collapsed after he felt dizzy and experienced vision loss. When he tried to get up, he fell again, crawled to the door, and "lost consciousness."
R. Kelly was rushed to Duke University Hospital and was kept under observation for two days. His attorneys say Kelly was told that he was given too much medication, which could've killed him. He also claimed that prison staff took him off a prescribed blood thinner, and won't allow him to get a surgery his doctor recommended, which would clear potentially deadly blood clots in his legs and lungs.
In the court filing, Brindley noted that his client overheard a prison officer talking about the alleged murder-for-hire plot. "This is going to open a whole new can of worms," the prison officer allegedly said. The singer and his legal team truly believe his life is at risk. They've requested for Kelly to be released to home confinement for a third time. Their filing was made days after his legal team accused prison staff of trying to get a fellow inmate to try and kill him. The inmate in question blew the whistle on the plot and even offered to testify in court.
Prosecutors immediately responded to Kelly's filing and criticized his attempt to portray himself as a victim. They also argued that Kelly submitted their filing to a court that has no jurisdiction over his case. "This is the behavior of an abuser and a master manipulator on display," the prosecutor said.