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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 file photo, R. Kelly, right, leaves Cook County Jail with his defense attorney, Steve Greenberg, in Chicago. A strategy seems to be slowly emerging about how R. Kelly and his legal team intend to defend him against charges he sexually abused three girls and an adult woman. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

R Kelly defense emerges, including saying accusers are lying

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

R. Kelly, right, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court for a hearing on Friday, March 22, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

The Latest: No decision on R. Kelly’s Dubai travel request

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, recording artist R. Kelly performs at The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Chicago judge is expected to rule on whether to let R. Kelly travel overseas to perform several concerts to help the cash-strapped singer pay legal and other bills as he faces sex-abuse charges. A hearing Friday, March 22, 2019, follows a defense motion saying the 52-year-old singer hopes to do up to five April concerts in Dubai. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

R. Kelly’s trip to Dubai off for now as contracts reworked

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Dubai finds itself entangled in case against R. Kelly

By Jon Gambrell and Malak Harb - Associated Press

In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Trio of child-sex documentaries puts a spotlight on parents

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2013 file photo, R. Kelly performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Kelly has asked the Chicago judge to let him travel overseas for concerts in Dubai, saying he’s been unable to get work anywhere in the U.S. since his arrest on charges he sexually abused three minor girls and an adult woman. The request in a Wednesday filing says the R&amp;B star will perform at up to five concerts in the oil-rich nation in the Middle East. A judge ordered Kelly to surrender his passport after his arrest last month on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

Citing cash woes, R Kelly asks judge for OK to fly to Dubai

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. The dilemma of separating the sides of R. Kelly, who faces 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, now confronts millions who listen to or perform his music. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

R. Kelly case poses challenge: Separating artist from anthem

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. Sex videos like those that have been integral to the criminal cases against R. Kelly have been circulating across the nation for years. Some of the tapes leaked out of the singer's collection in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

The Latest: Judge allows courtroom cameras in R. Kelly case

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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. Sex videos like those that have been integral to the criminal cases against R. Kelly have been circulating across the nation for years. Some of the tapes leaked out of the singer's collection in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

R. Kelly sex tapes: From duffel bag to national circulation

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

R. Kelly walks out of The Daley Center after an appearance in court for his child support case, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Kelly appears in Chicago court in child support case

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In this March 14, 2015, file photo, Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Brooklyn Diocese demands apology from SNL after joke comparing Catholic Church to R. Kelly

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Gary Dennis, seated with Lawyer Gloria Allred, speaks during a press conference announcing a video tape said to present further evidence of wrongdoing by recording artist R. Kelly Sunday, March 10, 2019, in New York. Dennis said the tape, which he found at his home in Pennsylvania, shows R. Kelly sexually abusing more than one underage girl. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Allred: Tape appears to show R. Kelly sexually abusing girls

By STEPHEN R. GROVES - Associated Press

Gloria Allred speaks during a press conference announcing a video tape said to present further evidence of wrongdoing by recording artist R. Kelly Sunday, March 10, 2019, in New York. Allred said the tape, found in the home of Gary Dennis of Pennsylvania, shows R. Kelly sexually abusing more than one underage girl. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

The Latest: Lawyer: R. Kelly denies being on tape with girls

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In this Wednesday, March 6, 2019 booking photo released by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is R. Kelly. A Cook County Sheriff's Office official says singer Kelly won't be released from jail until he pays $161,000 in back child support he owes. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari says Kelly was taken into custody Wednesday during a hearing over the child support and that his next hearing is scheduled for next Wednesday, March 13. (Cook County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

The Latest: Anonymous person pays R. Kelly’s child support

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Singer R. Kelly left, walks with his attorney Steve Greenberg right, after being released from Cook County Jail, March 9, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was freed three days after a judge ordered him jailed until he paid the total amount of back child support that he owed. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

R. Kelly released from jail after being held for unpaid child support

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Singer R. Kelly left, walks with his attorney Steve Greenberg right, after being released from Cook County Jail, March 9, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

R. Kelly: ‘We’re going to straighten all this stuff out’

By DON BABWIN and TERESA CRAWFORD - Associated Press

Musician R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for a hearing in his child support case at the Daley Center, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. He's pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Matt Marton) **FILE**

The Latest: Detroit police probe R. Kelly sex assault claim

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Musician R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for a hearing in his child support case at the Daley Center, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. He's pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Matt Marton) **FILE**

R. Kelly unplugged

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2013, file photo, R. Kelly performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

After making millions, R. Kelly could be left with nothing

By COREY WILLIAMS and DON BABWIN - Associated Press