He'd requested release from prison last year, too

Jul 16, 2026

04:47 pm

What's the storyR&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R Kelly, has formally requested US President Donald Trump to reduce his 31-year prison sentence.

The appeal was submitted to the Department of Justice and is currently "pending." This request comes after a year-long public lobbying effort by Kelly's lawyer, Beau Brindley.