So all that hand-wringing over whether or not the young woman at the center of the R. Kelly trial would testify? Moot. In a move that has caught everyone off-guard, the defense has rested its case. However, it looks like we haven't heard the last of the mole or The Wayans Defense. The prosecution plans to call two rebuttal witnesses tomorrow: Atlanta ADA Robert Wolf, regarding alleged threesome member Lisa Van Allen's fiance, and video expert Grant Fredericks, regarding defense video expert Charles Palm's claim about the absence of a mole in the video. Jurors were informed by the judge that if all goes as planned, closing arguments could start on Thursday. more ›

Gaughan took a break from shenanigans and using the look-him-in-the-eye trick moms have used for centuries to uphold the gag order in the case, refusing to unseal records of pre-trial closed-door hearings. MTV News has a thoroguh description of all the jurors, including the one who says he's "too young" to remember the O.J. trial. Which makes us feel about a million years old. Time to go mix up some Metamucil, fire up an episode of and talk about wearing our onions on our belts. more ›

], 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. more ›