Jury laughter at R Kelly jibe
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
A jury burst out laughing when a witness said she recognised singer R Kelly’s body on a sex video — because “his head was attached to it”. The R&B star insists the man on the tape with a 13-year-old girl is NOT him.
But Simha Jamison, a pal of the alleged victim, was annoyed when lawyers in a Chicago court showed her pictures of a shirtless Kelly and asked how she knew it was his body on the video. The 24-year-old snapped: “His head was attached to it.”
She claimed she recognised her friend, now 23, from her face on the tape and told how the pair were 12 when they started visiting Kelly at his recording studio.
Her pal had claimed Kelly was “her godfather”, Jamison said, adding the singer gave the girl gifts of up to $500. But the unnamed youngster insists it is NOT her in the video and refuses to testify. The man’s face is obscured.
The 27-minute tape — dubbed “vile and disturbing” — was sent in 2002 to a Chicago newspaper. Kelly, 41, whose hits include I Believe I Can Fly, denies 14 charges relating to child pornography. Trial continues.