People: Jul. 1, 2002

DO YOU REALLY WANT ROYALTIES FOR THIS ONE?

You can check the lyrics of Michael Jackson's Bad, Dangerous or HIStory, but so far, R. KELLY is the first pop star to write a song whose only purpose seems to be to ask "Would I be accused of sex crimes if I weren't famous?" Just two weeks after being arrested on 21 counts of child pornography for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with a 14-year-old, the R. and B. singer released a song explaining how he has been wronged. The soulful tune, which is being played on those stations across the country...

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