Lawyer Says R. Kelly to Stay Jailed Until Monday or Tuesday

Lawyer Says R. Kelly to Stay Jailed Until Monday or Tuesday
Singer R. Kelly attends the Brooklyn Nets vs the Atlanta Hawks at The Barclays Center in New York City on Nov. 17, 2015. Al Bello/Getty Images
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R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, won’t get out of jail until Feb. 25 or Feb. 26 as confidants scramble to arrange to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him as he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse, his lawyer said Sunday.

The 52-year-old R&B star had hoped to walk out of the 7,000-inmate Chicago jail over the weekend, but defense attorney Steve Greenberg told The Associated Press in a phone interview that coordination of the payment is complicated.