R. Kelly video shoot grounded

CHICAGO, Ill. (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R. Kelly's request to shoot a video in Los Angeles was denied by a Chicago judge at a hearing yesterday. Kelly was indicted on 21 child pornography charges in Florida and Illinois and may not travel without court permission.

The judge ruled that there was no reason why Kelly could not make his video in Chicago, but did grant the singer leave to travel to L.A. to appear at the BET awards; and to travel to Dallas to take part in a charity concert for the families of American soldiers injured or killed in Iraq.

Kelly has pledged to donate $50,000 (U.S.) at the charity concert for the families of American soldiers. His lawyer revealed yesterday that he was being paid $75,000 (U.S.) to appear at the event.

R. Kelly is still a popular music artist. His most recent album, Chocolate Factory, has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the US alone. His single Ignition is currently the number one song in the UK single chart.
Ignition is the singer's 14th UK top 20 single. His last hit, The World's Greatest - from the film Ali - reached number four in March 2002.