Two sources familiar with the matter said Kelly arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon, and that he will likely stay there until his federal racketeering trial begins in August. CNN has reached out to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and to an attorney for Kelly for comment on the move. Conflicts involving an R.
He has been appearing by video conference for hearings during the pandemic. R. Kelly says he wants to replace half of his legal team two months ahead of trialRead MoreThe conflict hearing came on the heels of changes to Kelly's legal team. Two Chicago-based attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, asked to withdraw from Kelly's case, while Kelly's remaining attorneys, Tom Farinella and Nicole Blank Becker, said Kelly had fired Greenberg and Leonard.