IT IS PAYBACK TIME FOR R. KELLY

R. Kelly will remain in custody without bond as he faces child pornography charges stemming from a federal grand jury indictment in Illinois, a judge ruled Tuesday.
The singer appeared in a Chicago federal courtroom and pleaded not guilty to the charges in the 13-count indictment.
Kelly, 52, was accused of one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, four counts of producing child pornography, five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, the document shows.
After the arraignment and detention hearing, Kelly's attorney Steve Greenberg said he and the singer were disappointed by the judge's decision.
"We thought we'd get him out, but the judge saw it otherwise and we respect his ruling," Greenberg told reporters.
Last week, Kelly was arrested in Chicago on two separate federal grand jury indictments in Illinois and New York. The indictments allege Kelly recruited women for sex, persuaded people to conceal that he had sexual contact with teenage girls and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying back the missing videotapes.
The singer is being held in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. He has been in solitary confinement with no access to TV or contact with other people, his attorney said.

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