R. Kelly's child pornography case is finally set to go to court after a six-year delay. The news that jury selection would begin today came after yet another attempt from R. Kelly's legal team to delay the trial. The presiding judge ruled that the jury selection would begin after just a short recess. The Chicago Times also put R. Kelly in headlines today after reporting that one of the singer's aides allegedly paid off an Atlanta woman for the safe return of a sex tape featuring R. Kelly that is separate from the tape of the court ...

So what's delayed the child-pornography trial of rapper R Kelly since his indictment six years ago? In case you were wondering, it's been, among other distractions, the more than 30 pretrial motions, the multiple fractures suffered by Judge Vincent Gaughan in a fall from a ladder at home, and Kelly’s emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Finally, the trial will begin tomorrow, in Chicago. (NY Times) ...

Like a case ripped from a Law & Order: SVU episode, a surprise witness in R Kelly's child pornography trial, which starts next month, has come forward claiming she had a three-way with Kelly and the alleged 13-year-old girl in the sex video that started the legal mess for the rapper back in 2002. If this new witness is an adult, should she be charged as well? (Chicago Sun Times; photo: Brian Jackson) ...