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Judge Orders R. Kelly’s $28,000 In
Jennifer Hudson Shows Off Her EGOT Hardware in New Photo: 'I Will Always Be 17!'
Prison Inmate Account To Be Seized
Following a request from prosecutors, Judge Ann M. Donnelly has ordered the Bu- reau of Prisons (BOP) to seize $28,000 in funds from R. Kelly’s prison inmate ac- count.
As reported by Bloomberg last month, prosecutors filed a motion to seize the money until a restitution judgment could be reached. Donnelly has ruled that the funds could be seized by the government as Kelly has filed to pay any of the financial penalties he was issued after being found guilty of rackteering and sex traffick- ing charges, per legal docu- ments reviewed by Complex.
When the disgraced singer was sentenced in June, he was ordered to pay a $100,00 fine, a $900 special assessment, and an additional assessment of $40,000. “On August 4, 2022, at the government’s di- rection, the BOP restrained or ‘froze’ $27,824.24 of the money in the defendant’s trust account, leaving a balance of
Jennifer Hudson is one decorated artist — and she's not afraid to show it!
On Wednesday, the "Spot- light" singer celebrated her EGOT status by sharing a photo on social media with all of her trophies.
In the photo, the star, 40, is wearing a baseball hat with the number 17 on it while all of her trophies are placed in front of her. The number 17 is of signif- icance to Hudson as she was
JENNIFER HUDSON
recently named the 17th mem- ber to join the EGOT club.
"Counting down til my birthday ! In a few days I will be 41 but then again I will al- ways be 17! #EGOT #17," she captioned the photo.
Hudson achieved her status in June when she earned a Tony Award for her role as a producer on A Strange Loop. Meanwhile, the singer and ac- tress had already won her Emmy, Grammy and Oscar.
R. KELLY
$500 for his use in MCC- Chicago, where he is currently incarcerated,” reads a letter signed by Donnelly on Fri- day. “The government now seeks an order requiring the BOP to turn over the re- strained funds to the Clerk of Court ‘for deposit into an in- terest-bearing account pend- ing a determination as to the amount and applicability of a restitution judgment.’
Motown Museum Reveals Next Phase Of
Expansion, A 40,000-Square-Foot
Addition With Theater, Retail Space
Ne-Yo Objects Estranged Wife
Detroit — The Motown Mu- seum, one of the city’s most iconic music attractions, is moving on with the next phase of its expansion, unveiling de- tails on Wednesday for a new 40,000-square-foot addition.
The addition, which will fea- ture a chic gold exterior, will have room for interactive ex- hibits, retail space and a the- ater to be called The Henry Ford theater. It'll be located behind the existing Hitsville USA home on West Grand Boulevard where Berry Gordy Jr. crafted the Mo-
MOTOWN MUSEUM
Crystal Smith's Alimony Request,
town sound more than 60 years ago.
The new building, part of an overall $55 million expansion and part of the third phase of the museum's expansion, will
allow it to share the often un- told stories of those who helped build the Motown legacy, said the museum’s chairwoman and CEO Robin Terry in a press release.
Suggest She 'Gets A Job'
Ne-Yo objects Crystal Smith’s request for alimony. According to reports, court documents reveal that Ne-Yo wants joint custody of the three children he shares with Crystal. It also says that he agreed that his marriage is “ir- retrievably broken with no hope of reconciliation.” Docu- ments also stated that the singer/songwriter has denied the request to pay alimony and just wants to have joint legal and physical custody. The doc- uments also say, “[Ne-Yo] as- serts that he is financially, physically, and emotionally ca- pable of serving as a joint physical custodian of the par- ties’ three minor children alongside Crystal.”
Ne-Yo also reportedly de- mands their Georgia mansion as “he has been solely respon- sible for the mortgage and maintenance of this property since the date of purchase.” He claims that throughout the course of their marriage, he purchases three properties and kept up with maintenance by himself.
CRYSTAL AND NE-YO
On the other hand, Crystal Smith is claiming that since she separated from Ne-Yo she has been taking care of their three children and is looking to gain primary physical cus- tody, joint legal custody. In a petition written on her behalf, Smith believes that she “is en- titled to a divorce from Ne-Yo upon the ground that the mar- riage is irretrievably broken with no hope for reconciliation as Ne-Yo has committed the act of adultery.”
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