R. Kelly

Matters involving R. Kelly in the outlets we track, each followed as an arc, with who covered it.

34 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (R. Kelly mug shot)

The earliest story we hold is from Jun 9, 2022.

Arcs involving R. Kelly0 named arcs in 2022

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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2022

Aug 15, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022

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Week of Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022: 2 left, 6 center, 4 right, 6% of the sources that published that week · 19 articles

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WeekLeftCenterRightArticlesShare
Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 20221321610321%
Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 202200000%
Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 2022672288%
Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 202203152%
Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 20221431719827%
Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 202200000%
Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022264196%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Whole record, all years we hold

31 left · 54 center · 20 right: 105 sources on the spectrum, across 34 linked stories.

Everything else21 stories in 2022 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about R. Kelly that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Judge: R. Kelly to pay $300,000 to victim in sex crimes case20 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 6 center, 4 right
  2. Sep 14– 15R. Kelly convicted on many counts, acquitted of trial fixing122 articles · 48 sources
    13 left, 28 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 13– 14Day 2 of Jury Deliberations at R. Kelly's Child Porn Trial in Chicago47 articles · 22 sources
    10 left, 9 center, 3 right
  4. Sep 12Prosecutor: R. Kelly a predator using fame to abuse minors12 articles · 8 sources
    3 left, 5 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 10– 12Closing arguments set for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges24 articles · 16 sources
    5 left, 9 center, 2 right
  6. Aug 30– 31Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case28 articles · 15 sources
    6 left, 7 center, 2 right
  7. Aug 19R. Kelly’s lawyer gets chance to question government witness21 articles · 13 sources
    5 left, 6 center, 2 right
  8. Aug 18Woman describes frequent sex with R Kelly before she was 1825 articles · 13 sources
    4 left, 6 center, 3 right
  9. Aug 15– 17Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago22 articles · 17 sources
    8 left, 6 center, 3 right
  10. Aug 13– 17R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case70 articles · 29 sources
    7 left, 16 center, 5 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 19– 20Witness about R. Kelly: I didn't want to 'carry his lies'15 articles · 11 sources
    6 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Jun 29AP News Summary at 3:45 p.m. EDT7 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right