R. Kelly overdose: lawyer alleges wild murder plot as rapper rushed to hospital

R. Kelly’s lawyer has pointed the finger at who he believes is responsible for trying to kill the hitmaker who was rushed to hospital after overdosing as he serves 30 years for sex trafficking.

R. Kelly allegedly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital last week.

In court documents obtained by The New York Post, the rapper’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that Bureau of Prisons staff at his federal centre in Butner, North Carolina, intentionally gave him too much medication, which caused him to overdose and be transferred to a nearby hospital.

The lawyer alleged that Kelly — who is serving a 31-year sentence for child sexual abuse crimes — was forced to take mediation in solitary confinement on the night of June 12.

The rapper was convicted on sen trafficking and racketeering charges. Picture: AFP

The next morning, Kelly allegedly felt “faint” and “dizzy” and “started to see black spots in his vision.” The rapper also allegedly “tried to get up, but fell to the ground,” before he “crawled to the door of the cell and lost consciousness.”

Kelly was taken by ambulance to Duke University Hospital, his attorney said.

While Kelly was in the ambulance, he allegedly heard a prison officer say, “This is going to open a whole new can of worms.”

At the hospital, Kelly allegedly learned that he had been administered “an overdose quantity of his medications that threatened his life,” according to his lawyer.

R. Kelly has numerous other health concerns according to his legal team. Picture: AFP

The attorney added that doctors discovered blood clots in both of Kelly’s legs and lungs, but he was allegedly removed from the hospital before he could get treatment.

“When advised he required surgery and needed to be kept for two weeks, officers assigned to Mr. Kelly in the hospital contacted the officials at Butner,” Brindley stated in the docs. “Within an hour, officers with guns came into his hospital room and removed Mr. Kelly. He was taken from the hospital against his will and against the directives of the doctors.”

Brindley alleged that Kelly “was denied the surgery he needs to clear blood clots in his lungs that threaten his life” and was returned to solitary confinement at the prison.

The rapper was sentenced in 2021. Picture: WireImage

“It is undeniable. Mr Kelly’s life is in jeopardy right now because the Bureau of Prisons denied him necessary surgery to clear clots from his lungs,” Bridley went on to say.

“He could die from this condition, and they are letting it happen.”

In a statement to US Weekly, Brindley said, “If this is not the Bureau of Prisons engaging in conduct that will kill Mr. Kelly, I would ask government counsel to explain what it is.”

In the court docs, Brindley added: “Mr. Kelly’s life is in danger, and that danger is coming from Bureau of Prisons officials and their actions. Mr Kelly needs this Court’s intervention. His life actually depends on it.”

In conclusion, Brindley stated that Kelly is requesting a temporary furlough to home detention.

The Post has reached out to Brindley for comment.

In 2021, Kelly — born Robert Sylvester Kelly — was convicted of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges by a federal jury. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

R. Kelly is serving 30 years behind bars. Picture: Getty Images

The following year, the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was also convicted on six of the 13 counts he faced, including three child porn charges, during a separate Chicago trial. A judge later sentenced him to 20 years, with 19 to run concurrently with his previous 30-year sentence.

Kelly’s legal team requested a release from federal custody and asked for house arrest last week, alleging that the disgraced star was a victim of an alleged murder plot.

In a filing obtained by The Post, inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine claimed that three high-ranking inmates approached him about killing Kelly before ultimately being placed in the same prison unit as him.

R. Kelly’s lawyer believes someone is trying to murder the singer. Picture: Getty Images

Stine said he ultimately decided not to go ahead with the plan, and instead told Kelly about the supposed murder plot.

“We are fighting to keep Mr. Kelly alive and expose the corruption,” Brindley told The Post on June 11. “We call upon President Trump to help us in this endeavour as he is the only person who has shown the courage and willingness to stand up to these people and actually stop the corruption in its tracks.”

This story originally appeared in The New York Post.