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R. Kelly faces charges from new accuser
R. Kelly is facing an updated indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of abusing a minor, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges across three states.
The superseding indictment made public Friday alleges the singer sexually abused a girl for four years starting in 1997, when she was under 18. The 26page indictment does not add more charges against Kelly. It includes multiple counts of child pornography, much like the original July 2019 indictment.
The filing refers to the new accuser as “Minor 6” but no longer includes any reference to a “Minor 2. That means there are still a total of five accusers in the federal case for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.
Kelly, 53, is being held at the federal detention facility in Chicago.
Orlando Bloom’s Morse code tattoo misspells son’s name
Orlando Bloom wanted to make a warm gesture by tattooing his 9-yearold son's name on his arm and posting an adorable picture of fatherly devotion on Instagram.
But “The Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 43, appears to have spelled Flynn's name wrong, making it “Frynn” with the series of dots and dashes that make up the telecommunications code. Bummer.
A-list tattoo artist Balazs Bercsenyi was proud of the work, though, posting his own picture on Instagram: “And yes, a dot is missing, we know, it will be fixed :)”
Jim Carrey’s rep says comment to journalist was a joke
Jim Carrey has come under fire for a comment during an interview with Heat Magazine's Charlotte Long, who asked whether anything remained on the 58-year-old star's bucket list.
“Just you,” Carrey replied. “That's it. It's all done now.”
Long laughed it off and said, “I don't know what to say to that.”
“Just own it,” Carrey said.
Twitter viewers decided Carrey's response was sexually charged. One called him a “massive sleazebag.”
“This is a ridiculous non-story,” Carrey's rep, Marleah Leslie, tells USA TODAY. “Jim's full quote was ‘Just you! That's it, I'm all done now!' clearly and good-naturedly referring to the interview as being on the top of his bucket list. It was in no way a reference to the journalist herself.”