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Judge allows R. Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial
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A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he is set to go on trial in New York on racketeering charges.
Thursday's hearing came as attorneys continued with final preparations for Kelly's long-delayed sex trafficking trial, scheduled to begin Aug. 9 in Brooklyn federal court. The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling R&B singer is charged with leading an enterprise of managers, bodyguards and other employees who helped him recruit women and girls for sex. Federal prosecutors say the group selected victims at concerts and other venues and arranged for them to travel to see Kelly.More Related News