UPDATE 1-R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid
"I promise you, we're gonna straighten all this stuff out," Kelly told reporters and a smattering of fans who had gathered outside Cook County Jail. "That's all I can say right now." Sam Randall, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said in a phone interview on Saturday that the source of the payment was unclear, noting that the name section of the bond slip was left blank.
"Anonymity in this situation is pretty rare," Randall said. "Typically that section of the form is filled out." Celebrity website TMZ cited sources close to Kelly as saying an unidentified benefactor helped him.
Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, declined to comment when asked by email whether the child support payment was made by Kelly or someone else. Last month, Kelly was arrested and pleaded not guilty to charges he had sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a fourth woman. He has denied similar abuse allegations for decades. In 2008, the singer was tried on child pornography charges and found not guilty.
Kelly bailed out of jail on the sexual assault charges on Feb. 25 and had since complained of financial difficulties, saying in an interview with CBS that "so many people" had access to his bank account and had stolen from him. In the interview, he also tearfully and angrily rejected allegations that he had sex with underage girls. (Reporting by Gina Cherelus in New York; Additional reporting by Peter Szekely in New York; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Richard Chang)
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