May 15, 2008
R. Kelly Round Up: Jury Follies Edition
We've always wondered how we could get out of jury duty if ever called [Ed note: What?! I want to be on a jury so badly! What up, civic duty?], and some members of the Kelly jury pool have given us some great examples this week. One woman was dismissed for singing high praises of Kelly, calling him a "musical genius." When asked to say something negative about him, she reluctantly brought up his feud with Jay-Z. Another woman was dismissed because the judge thought the woman's impending June wedding would distract her from juror duties. One woman, when asked if she had an opinion on Kelly replied, "Yes, he's not very smart." The Sun-Times reported that the answer caused Kelly to wear "a hurt expression on his face." Sad panda.
And then there's potential juror 37.
[Judge] Gaughan tried to get the man to clarify a response on the written questionnaire, which asked, "As a result of filling out this questionnaire, have you formed an opinion on this case?" Number 37 read his otherwise illegible or unclear answer, "Yes, child porn is immoral, people! R. Kelly may have led the Taliban to attacking us on 9/11, but you can't prove it!"
Adding to the weird vibes? The member of Kelly's entourage, whose duty it is to film all of Kelly's public appearances. Including this trial. [Trib, S-T, MTV]
R. Kelly photo from his MySpace page
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The Tribune's coverage of this trial is priceless. Today was an operating room nurse who said she couldn't serve because she took a medication that made her dizzy.
I pay to be on this trial. And then I give him the big N.G.
Ed: NO KIDDING! i want to be on a jury mega badly, too. and i don't get it. i'm registered to vote, have only had a driver's license in IL. and yet, i have *never* even been called for jury duty. (and i'm not going to jinx myself, because i've given this rant plenty of times before.)
then, there's other friends of mine who lament they've been called two, three, four times. i don't get how the system works. :/
Spav1
Quertion from yer Spook.
f R. Kelly after making eye contact with you all during the trial. After you aquited him, asked YOU Spav1 to step with him, in the name of love, to his song "Step in The Name of Love". I mean if the lights got turned down low in the court room and the defense attorney turned
"Step in The Name of Love" on a getto blaster.
Would you know how to handle it Spav1? Could you step in the name of love with R. Kelly as the entire court room watched???? I know you've seen the video, but could you preform?
I mean you do hang out at Lake View Links, a place that the Step'n Crowd would never dare step a shinny red aligator incased foot inside of.