Allred contacts police
Lawyer says R. Kelly tape may show her client
CHICAGO Lawyer Gloria Allred says she has contacted law enforcement about concerns one of her clients may be the person in a VHS tape recently given to Chicago prosecutors. The recording purportedly shows R&B singer R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl.
The Los Angeles-based lawyer said Friday she has “made law enforcement in a different jurisdiction” than Chicago aware of her concerns.
Allred represents multiple Kelly accusers, some of whom haven’t come forward publicly.
Allred says if her client is on the video, “we will do everything legally possible to protect her and her rights.”
Lawyer Michael Avenatti said Thursday he had given state prosecutors in Chicago the 45-minute video.
Avenatti, also representing several alleged victims, said he had obtained the video in the course of his investigations.
Kelly has been dogged for years with allegations of sexual misconduct.
A charge against him of having sex with a minor was dismissed in 2008.
Through his lawyers, he has consistently denied them.
His current lawyer, Steve Greenberg, said Allred’s comments are “speculative.”
Avenatti says the video he gave to prosecutors is different from a video at the centre of the 2008 case.