The woman who posted R. Kelly's $100,000 bond wants her money back. A judge said no.
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The "friend" of R. Kelly who posted his $100,000 bond in February wants her money back.
Valencia Love paid the R&B star's bond without understanding that federal investigators were looking into his alleged sex crimes, her attorney argued in court Tuesday.
A Cook County judge ruled against Love, saying she may not get the money back even if the singer meets all his bond conditions.
Kelly is currently in federal custody awaiting trial.
A woman who posted $100,000 to free the R&B star R. Kelly from a Chicago jail wants her money back.
Valencia Love, who is listed on Kelly's bond documents as "a friend" of the singer, recently filed a motion in the Cook County Circuit Court to get the money back.
Kelly was released from local custody on bond in February, but was arrested again in July on federal sex-crimes charges and has been in jail ever since.
On Tuesday, her attorney told the judge that Love had no knowledge that federal investigations in New York and Illinois were also underway against the singer, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Love's attorney said Kelly is a man of "vast resources" and could pay the bond himself. But Judge Lawrence Flood was unmoved, and denied the motion.
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Flood also noted that Love signed a slip when she paid for the bond agreeing that the money may be forfeited — even if Kelly meets all of the bond conditions, according to CBS Chicago. Flood said the money might eventually be eaten up by court costs, fines, or attorneys fees.
Kelly has notoriously struggled with money in recent years amid fallout from the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. His lawyer, Steve Greenberg, told reporters in February that the accusations have damaged his earning power.
He was dropped from his record label in January, has struggled to earn residuals from his work, had a number of musicians yank collaborations from streaming services, and has been in jail for months and unable to tour.
"This is someone who should be wealthy at this stage of his career," Greenberg said in February. "And through mismanagement, through hangers-on, and bad contracts, and bad deals, and bad leases like he had in his studio. He really doesn't have any money at this point. I don't even think he owns the rights to 'I Believe I Can Fly.'"
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