R. Kelly has been arrested again, this time over unpaid child support payments. R. Kelly was taken into custody after Wednesday’s hearing for failing to pay ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, more than $161,000 in back child support by today’s court mandated deadline. The once married couple finalized their divorce in 2009 after 13 years of marriage. They share three children: 20-year-old Joann, otherwise known as Buku Abi; Jay, 18; and Robert Jr., who is 16.
According to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Sam Charles, Kelly will have to pay $161,663 to be released from jail. Kelly came to court purportedly prepared to set up a payment plan.
Sheriff’s dept says Kelly was taken into custody because of the deliquent child support payments. He’ll have to pay the $161K to get out of jail.
— Sam Charles (@samjcharles) March 6, 2019
