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R. Kelly's legal team wants 'Surviving R. Kelly' viewers counted out of jury consideration

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R. Kelly‘s team is taking legal action to prevent Surviving R. Kelly viewers from serving as jurors in his federal trial. According to TMZ, the singer’s lawyers filed a motion to exclude those who have seen “any portion” of the documentary, citing their inability to make a “fair” judgment in the case.

“This is an issue of potential jurors possessing a mountain of information about the specific allegations in this case and the witnesses’ stories that will play center stage at this trial and may or may not be admissible,” Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, argued in the motion, per the Chicago Tribune. “Allowing an individual to sit

 

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