R. Kelly Hospitalized After Alleged Prison Overdose, Seeks Home Confinement

R. Kelly, currently serving a 30-year federal sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, was hospitalized after allegedly receiving a near-lethal overdose of medication while in solitary confinement at a North Carolina prison. His legal team claims the overdose was administered by prison staff and that he was denied critical blood thinners and surgery for dangerous blood clots, raising fears of a conspiracy to harm or kill him. Kelly's attorneys have filed emergency motions seeking his release to home confinement, arguing that his life is at risk. Former accuser Lisa Van Allen and federal prosecutors have strongly rejected these claims, calling them manipulative and offensive to his victims, emphasizing that Kelly remains a danger. The case highlights broader concerns about inmate safety, medical care, and the treatment of high-profile prisoners within the federal prison system. Kelly's defense has also publicly requested a pardon from President Donald Trump, though no official response has been reported.