{"id":221353,"date":"2019-12-09T04:50:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T09:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/r-kellys-ex-tour-manager-will-testify-doesnt-want-him-in-prison"},"modified":"2019-12-09T04:50:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T09:50:28","slug":"r-kellys-ex-tour-manager-will-testify-doesnt-want-him-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/r-kellys-ex-tour-manager-will-testify-doesnt-want-him-in-prison","title":{"rendered":"J. Kelly&#039;s Ex-Tour Manager Will Testify, Doesn&#039;t Want Him In Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-133035\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"29.3598166539\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"54.7591986917\">\n<section id=\"cb-b62e59be109ac4464cc22c7a4f083cf6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/R.-Kelly039s-Ex-Tour-Manager-Will-Testify-Doesn039t-Want-Him-In-Prison.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Exclusive<\/p>\n<p>                                  <span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ Composite<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-39022204d26b9403e5feb2d013af06c9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"32.5138121547\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/r-kelly\/\"><strong>R. Kelly<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s former tour manager, <strong>Demetrius Smith<\/strong>, will testify on the singer\u2019s marriage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/aaliyah\/\"><strong>Aaliyah<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>in one of his federal trials \u2026 but he doesn\u2019t want to see Kelly thrown in prison.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b581f74b2e79d6f15f909ce808e86cc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3370cecb-1367-5d92-a768-7e74e3c8666b-1187551075-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/120619-demetrius-smith-4690770-0-qq8exrh7\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3370cecb-1367-5d92-a768-7e74e3c8666b-1187551075-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1575884202_960_R.-Kelly039s-Ex-Tour-Manager-Will-Testify-Doesn039t-Want-Him-In-Prison.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-264312b354865504c02858cb3a645da9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Demetrius claims he purchased a fake ID for Aaliyah back in 1994, when she was only 15, so she would be able to marry Kelly \u2026 but he tells us he doesn\u2019t want that to be the reason Kelly gets convicted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f515c2393ff9c43971c46075a8195fc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.9948186528\">\n<p>As we first reported \u2026 prosecutors say the fake ID purchase constitutes bribery, and they\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/12\/05\/aaliyah-fake-id-r-kelly-indictment-allegation\/\"><strong>added the allegation<\/strong><\/a> to the racketeering charge against Kelly in the Eastern District of New York.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4be79e8d2f6e6319d28c9fe05e00ba30\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"34.0977443609\">\n<p>The way Demetrius sees it, Aaliyah\u2019s parents have known about the allegation for over a decade \u2014 Smith wrote about it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-Behind-Looking-Inside-Out\/dp\/1456870513\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>his book<\/strong><\/a> and spoke out about it in \u201cSurviving R. Kelly\u201d \u2014 and they made their peace with it and moved on \u2026 so he wants others to do the same.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38f37f817871d527b61ab6e6d78b8f8e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Demetrius also says he hates to see Aaliyah\u2019s name getting dragged into Kelly\u2019s case all these years after her tragic death \u2026 and he thinks prosecutors are just trying to lock Kelly up without looking at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-76a7d024670094fe3dbc5509759114bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Instead of a prison sentence, Demetrius thinks Kelly needs to get mental help.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-37a963366a6656f6fd1dc30fe95f6c56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/12\/09\/r-kelly-aaliyah-marriage-indictment-allegation-demetrius-smith-fake-id-testify-trial-prison\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/r-kellys-ex-tour-manager-will-testify-doesnt-want-him-in-prison\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive TMZ Composite R. 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