Many celebrities are known for avoiding harsh punishments after breaking the law. That, however, isn't the case for all of ...

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R. Kelly is staying behind bars. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the singer’s appeal to overturn his convictions of racketeering and Mann Act violations June 23, according to CNN. Kelly—a.k.a.