Six years after being charged with making and starring in a child porn video, R&B superstar R. Kelly was found not guilty of all charges by a Cook County jury today.
Jurors deliberated for about three hours Thursday and part of today before reaching their verdicts. The jury cleared him on all 14 counts filed against him.
As the first "not guilty" was read, R. Kelly dipped his head and kept it bowed during the entire reading of the 14-count verdict.
When the reading was completed, he took a baby blue handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed the tears streaming down his face. He then bear-hugged defense attorneys Sam Adam Jr. and Ed Genson.
Kelly, who did not testify during his trial, faced up to 15 years in an Illinois prison.
When word of the verdict spread through the courthouse, some Cook County deputies -- as well as lawyers walking through the building's first floor hallways -- cheered.
Outside the courthouse, a huge roar came up from about 75 Kelly supporters.
Jurors deliberated for about three hours Thursday and part of today before reaching their verdicts. The jury cleared him on all 14 counts filed against him.
As the first "not guilty" was read, R. Kelly dipped his head and kept it bowed during the entire reading of the 14-count verdict.
When the reading was completed, he took a baby blue handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed the tears streaming down his face. He then bear-hugged defense attorneys Sam Adam Jr. and Ed Genson.
Kelly, who did not testify during his trial, faced up to 15 years in an Illinois prison.
When word of the verdict spread through the courthouse, some Cook County deputies -- as well as lawyers walking through the building's first floor hallways -- cheered.
Outside the courthouse, a huge roar came up from about 75 Kelly supporters.
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