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Merrily We Roll Along

Filed under: Legal Matters > R. Kelly

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Three jurors have been selected for R. Kelly's child molestation trial.

Three down, thirteen to go!

They need 16 people total — 12 jurors and 4 alternates.

The Chicago Sun Times reports that questions about race, money and pornography dominated the first day of jury selection.

The 3 jurors selected on Monday include an African-American woman whose husband is a Baptist pastor, a black man who identified himself as a Christian and a white executive who said he thinks Kelly is guilty.

What?????

Why would they pick someone that ALREADY thinks Kelly is guilty????

Isn't that grounds for a mistrial?????

63 comments to “Merrily We Roll Along”

  1. sitc says – reply to this


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    yuk

  2. gg says – reply to this


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    Pick me!!!!
    Pick MEEEEE!!!

  3. anon says – reply to this


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    no way! first.

  4. ay mami! says – reply to this


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    Lock this fucking pervert up already! I hope that when he goes to jail someone plays I Believe I Can Fly or I'm Your Angel in the background.

  5. lyle says – reply to this


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    http://skeeville.myminicity.com/ind
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  6. kymberly says – reply to this


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    first!!!!

  7. sarag says – reply to this


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    wow

  8. lilly! says – reply to this


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    he scares me

    i love davey havock!

  9. Brit says – reply to this


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    Maybe he's lying cos he doesnt want to do it

  10. kymberly says – reply to this


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    Re: ay mami! – i agree with you! i hate perverts!!!! :(

  11. bert says – reply to this


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    woah man

  12. Lilly! says – reply to this


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    he scares me…..

    GO SHOND!

  13. koosh says – reply to this


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    HA he's guilty we all know it it's just a matter of time before he finally gets put away :o )

  14. Hannah says – reply to this


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    First? it is gunna take them soooo long to find a jury!

  15. ross says – reply to this


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    no, its not. the defense had the chance to strike the juror and they didnt.

  16. ALANNA says – reply to this


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    YAY FIRST

  17. cainusrising says – reply to this


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    You can take the man out of the ghetto, but…

  18. Nicole says – reply to this


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    No, it is not grounds for a mistrial. Juror misconduct may be grounds for a mistrial but even that is very hard to prove. If the juror maintained that they could listen to the evidence with an open mind and be fair and apply the law then they are qualified even if they already have an opinion about his guilt.

  19. Allison SHarp says – reply to this


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    MEEEE

  20. dewdroplett says – reply to this


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    STOP SHOWING THIS PIC!!!
    IT'S CREEPY!!! :x

  21. Tamar says – reply to this


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    I LOVE DAVID H. my sexy hubby :)

  22. mistrial? says – reply to this


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    lololol but P, everyone thinks r.kelly is guilty. did u know that infamous tape found its way to the UK?

  23. crazyunicorns says – reply to this


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    retarded

    search: crazyunicorns

  24. cb says – reply to this


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    Did you post this after talking to Eddie and JoBo this morning??

  25. Lebron says – reply to this


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    Of course the juror thinks he is guilty he is white and saw an opportunity to sit at a black mans trial to lock him up no matter what. this trial will be racially bias since day one. Everyone is hating on Kells because he is a player and black so what I have to say is Free R. Kelly

  26. Gwen says – reply to this


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    No it is not grounds for a mistrial. Do your homework Perez. Your stupidity lately astounds me.

    Labron- You're an even bigger moron. So because the white guy thinks that Kelly is guilty that means he is racist? STFU and stop playing the race card. It's getting old FAST.

  27. seeseesee says – reply to this


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    You can believe whatever you want about a person as long as you understand that the person is innocent until proven guilty and you can be impartial and base your verdict solely on the evidence presented. That's what I learned from jury duty when I didn't get picked. YAY!

    But what I don't get is how the fuck would anyone know what he thinks already?

  28. rob says – reply to this


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    let's lock this pedofile nigga up so he can get his ass raped!

  29. rob says – reply to this


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    Re: Lebron – you must be as stupid of a monkey as he is. shame. he fucks a child and you want to use the race card. yuck

  30. pete says – reply to this


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    The defense attorney should have used a peremptory challenge to keep that guy off the jury.

  31. Devils Advocate!! says – reply to this


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    Im not defending R. Kelly's actions because they are DEF not appropriate, but is he really a Monster pedophile..I mean come on. He didn't force anyone to have sex with him…He used his money and power and promises of fame…Thats what all of hollywood does to women. So if someone is 17 and has sex with him does that one year really make a difference…What about those female teachers sleeping with high school kids. Its looked at totally diff…

  32. Corey Carrier (Young Indy) says – reply to this


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    OH! That reminds me, I need to drain the lizard (take a piss)! Fucking Black pervert. You just *know* R. Kelly jerks off to his PTHC (preteen hardcore) videos in his gross, disgusting lair. Ew. :-( I bet he also has a secret vast collection of R@YGOLD videos, too. Ew. Pervert. Pedophile.

  33. #30 says – reply to this


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    Full quote, "The white juror said he believed Kelly was guilty, but that he could give him a fair trial.

    "I have two little kids," the man said. "Child pornography is about as low as it gets."

  34. Lebron says – reply to this


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    Play on Playa!! Free Kells. A consenting person wanted his cock and she got served and now they want to jail him that is the definition fo racism.

  35. agent smith says – reply to this


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    Some of the people on this site must have had serious head trauma at one time in their lives, so f*cking stupid and so typical of people saying things based on emotion rather than logic. The race thing keeps coming out over and over from both sides. Wah, he is black so he must have did it. Wah, the white guys are going to give him an unfair trial b/c he is black.
    There is a video of the man having s*x with an underage girl. Black or white, this guy has been caught and he is most likely going to end up being someone's blow up doll.

  36. Koko says – reply to this


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    Re: Corey Carrier (Young Indy)

    I hope one day he or someone else pisses on your kid.

  37. Perez, shut-up says – reply to this


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    Perez, the fact that you are questioning the JUDGE and BOTH set of lawyers on who they've picked as jurors so far, is ridiculous. Get a clue.

  38. Children's advocate says – reply to this


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    Devil's Advocate — the child was 13, not 17. And you are indeed trying to defend the indefensible pervert known as R. Kelly. He was a family friend.
    It's like the way Paul Reubens took advantage of all the children who knew him as Pee-wee Herman and watched his series and bought his merchandise. Then he landed on the sex offender list. He's lucky he wasn't put in jail, next to R. Kelly.

  39. kitten says – reply to this


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    thank you for covering this story! Please continue to conver it because the black community needs to wake uip (im a black woman) that he had no right to urinate in a little girl's mouth. im sick of people defending him and laying blame on the child.

  40. kitten says – reply to this


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    rkelly is guitly as hell. im from chicago, south east side and he used to date my friend who was 16 and he was 25. and he did ask her to sleep with two other women in a menage tois which is why she dumped him. i've told people about this long before he was busted. so im glad this is out in the open. i think he's disgusting and hates women. i think his music is very good though i just wish he was a better man.

  41. Snoodle says – reply to this


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    Perhaps you should listen to your own advice and take these things with a grain of salt neh???

  42. ha ha says – reply to this


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    Good luck trying to weed out those who do or don't
    look at porn.
    They'll never get twelve, let alone fourteen people!

  43. cutie pie says – reply to this


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    oh hell pedhophile my azz.. there are way more ole perverted white child molester than blacks and they molest their own kids.. at least the girl wasnt 5 or 6 like you fucks do.. that girl knew what she was doing there!!! my thing is he shoudnt have filmed it!!!

  44. MomV4 says – reply to this


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    No jurist is allowed to participate if they think "yeah" or "nah" at the outset! This is incorrect information you've been given, OR that person(s) will be dropped tomorrow, as it is against the Rules.

  45. ROB says – reply to this


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    Hell, he probably singe his way out of prison

  46. STATE IMMUNITY says – reply to this


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    I got the dik,pus,$$ and neither the feds or state can touch me. YES!

  47. PeachTree1 says – reply to this


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    This is a man accused of having sex with a 13 year old girl, but the girl says it is not her. This is the ONLY thing that has ever been confirmed, everything else is gossip. Forget your personal feelings. The State does not even have a victim, that is why this has taken soooo long. They still don't have one. The supposed victim is not rich nor is she living large (so forget that theory). What happened to all of the original accusers (they are not coming to trial). Instead of going off hearsay, no one has said what happened to all those who "saw something". Some people received funds to make their accusation. This case has NEVER had anything to do with sex. Sex is what the media used to get the public's attention. Forget Kells, so many of your favorite celebs are pretty twisted and what he is accused of does not even come close to what really goes on. Forget the men period, the women are OFF THE CHAIN.

  48. PeachPie says – reply to this


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    LOL! They picked the coat rack guy cause he was probably trying to get out of jury duty by saying he's guilty.

  49. PeachPie says – reply to this


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    Re: Snap

    Hahahaha… thank you, snap. I just got the best laugh of the day!!!

  50. wildlife719 says – reply to this


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    My god perez, your ignorance is astounding!!!
    You've proven you know nothing about music, politics and taste…
    Now you prove you know nothing about the law…
    No chance for a mistrail, the defense didn't cut the juror and they could have.

    Its a sad commentary on Americans when they glorify inept morons such as yourself. Stick with the irrelevant media gawking…that won't hurt anyone.
    And quit trying to sound intelligent…nothing more than a parasite.

  51. Kelsey says – reply to this


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    It's not grounds for a mistrial. I'm just not sure why his defense would let him get through voir dire! Even his attorneys must be against him!

  52. mrs. m says – reply to this


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    are u kidding me, it's absolutely grounds for a mis- trial, it wouldn't be a fair trial. that's what i believe to be true.

  53. Just saying```bitches! says – reply to this


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    I hope they lock him up and let Bubba at his black ass. Then cut his dick off and feed it to the sharks!!

    HOLLLLLLA!!

  54. Wow says – reply to this


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    It blows my mind that people are excusing this type of behavior. A 41-year-old man had sex with a 13-year-old child and you are trying to come up with excuses for him. It's sick that people think that is acceptable. There is a reason that laws are in place against statutory rape–because it is immoral and manipulative on the part of the older person. Guess what–the reason you know about white men having sex with children is because when they do, they get arrested and go to jail too. So sorry if I don't have any sympathy for child molesters. If R. Kelly is guilty he should go to jail. And all you people saying there is no evidence of anything, you are idiots. You don't know any more than anyone else reading celebrity gossip sites and you are defending pedophilia–so think about what you say.

  55. Reddesires says – reply to this


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    Any blacks on the jury he'll go free another OJ . Sick of the blacks..

  56. madmax says – reply to this


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    Re: Lebron – They are plenty of white pedophiles in prison. Watch Dateline. Save your race card for something that might possibly be racist. Robert's lawyer screwed up not the system.

  57. a says – reply to this


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    he is so disgustingly greasy. and yes so gorilla like too, only gorillas are better looking and make way better choices than his lame ass. they don't tape their underage copulation.

  58. 9 is the new eleventeen says – reply to this


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    no boobs no pubes, hi i,m r kelly

  59. tome says – reply to this


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    nigga, child molester, and guilty as hell

  60. LISA says – reply to this


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    lebron…..you are a moron. Also, the "white guy" didnt say he was guilty, he said that if that was kelly on the video he had a lot of explainning to do.
    I personally think kelly is a discusting pig that should have been in jail 6 years ago.

  61. lex says – reply to this


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    well if thats not a sham form jump, but whatever, when hes found guilty he still wont go to jail cuz his conviciton will get over turned by the Appellate Court for that alone. Yay new CD soon! Oh and its a mattter of Law that the Judge was supposed to excuse the juror even if the defense does not object, they know what they are doing

  62. What A Degenerate Monkey! says – reply to this


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    I hope the lock this degenerate moron up and throw away the key. Just watch for the fake Reverends Sharpton and Jackson to start screeching race issues. That's the cure all anymore when blacks feel picked on. Maybe if you really want to feel picked on you should go pick some cotton!

  63. big says – reply to this


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    #44cutie pie #35 lebron you are two of the most ignorant tree climbers i ever seen your probably sister and brother because most of you dont even know who your baby daddy is. get back on the boat and go back to the congo. im sick of my tax dollars supporting your illigitimate monkeys. kentucky fried chicken is always hiring. you guys like mcdonalds too. your welfare check came in the the 15th. between ripple weed and scratch off lotto tickets i bet its gone already. my tax money is to feed cedric and tyrone not for you to buy cheap wine and weed. we let you in this country at least get a job. a lot of places hire even with a fourth grade education.