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...bones while climbing a ladder; another time, because Kelly needed an appendectomy. Last December, the singer failed to make a scheduled court appearance after Utah authorities stopped his speeding tour bus. All the while, Kelly made millions with various projects - including 2005's acclaimed hip-hopera, Trapped in the Closet. There was much skepticism about whether Kelly, 41, would ever face trial. Even on Tuesday morning, amid opening arguments, there was nearly a mistrial after one of the case's lead detectives used the word "investigation" on the witness stand - violating a court order barring the term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The R. Kelly Trial: Starring That Video | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

What's the difference between being down-low and being in the closet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

There's down-low, there's down-low gay and there's gay. What I consider to be in the closet is someone who I would call a down-low gay man. A down-low man is a man who considers himself a bisexual. He has relationships with both men and women but he would never identify his sexuality as that of a gay man because he doesn't see the act of what he's doing as that of being gay. Most times he is the penetrator or he's the receiver in oral sex. So he doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...sweaters in various shades of blue and grey and moccasins by Ermenegildo Zegna—I look back at that picture and wonder if I’m even the same person.In a state of panic, I fish out those old cargo pants—still in my closet, I’m very sentimental—and try them on to see if the me I see is anything like the me I am today. But then, I take a closer look at the mirror, go back to my closet for a top I bought at Saks, and realize...

Author: By Peter B. Weston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fashion, the Mirror, and Me | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...Meanwhile, it's difficult to sufficiently gauge what impact, if any, the current case's publicity is having on Kelly's career. There's no disputing his talent, and that he remains a highly sought-after producer by many artists. His Trapped in the Closet hip-hopera was cheered by critics and fans alike. Double Up sold just 936,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's a respectable figure, but far below the 3.9 million albums 12 Play, his best-selling album and solo debut, sold. (It's worth noting that consumers' music-buying habits have changed dramatically since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will R. Kelly Finally Go on Trial? | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

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