Eleventh-Hour Witness Holds Up R. Kelly Trial

But expect fireworks today as prosecution's big gun testifies
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted May 29, 2008 8:22 AM CDT
Eleventh-Hour Witness Holds Up R. Kelly Trial
This artists rendering shows R&B singer R. Kelly watching in court as prosecutors played the sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lou Chukman)

The R. Kelly trial will resume today, after the defense called a 24-hour halt so it could interview a surprise new witness. The defense said yesterday that someone called them, promising to undermine the prosecution’s key witness, who is expected to testify that she had a threesome with Kelly and the girl in the video. The prosecution will call that witness today. (More R. Kelly stories.)

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