Your email address is safe with us. View our Privacy policy.
Kelly witness said she was paid for tape
Kelly, a Grammy Award-winning R&B artist, was acquitted last week of child pornography charges involving another sex tape prosecutors said he made with the girl several years ago.
Newly unsealed court documents reveal Lisa Van Allen claimed an associate of Kelly's paid her the money to give back a tape she snatched from Kelly's duffel bag with the intention of blackmailing the singer, the Chicago Tribune said.
Van Allen said in the court documents the tape showed her, Kelly and the same girl who was the focus Kelly's recent child pornography trial having sex. She also said one of Kelly's employees threatened her.
No one has been charged in Van Allen's allegations.
The Tribune reported jurors said after the verdict they dismissed Van Allen's testimony regarding an alleged encounter with Kelly and the girl largely because of her connections to convicted felons.
"Ms. Van Allen is an admitted thief and liar," Kelly's representative Allan Mayer told the newspaper. "She wasn't believed in court and she shouldn't be believed now."
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/18/2008
Printer Friendly Version | Send this page to a friend | Post Comment
Rate This Story:
Great - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Bad
Posted Comments:
Comment archive | Comment FAQ's
![]() |
![]() |
View Entertainment News ezine stories by date or visit the complete archive |
Featured Channel: Politics
The ArcaMax Politics channel is one of 70 content categories offered by ArcaMax Publishing on this ... |











ArcaMax Dating