Not long ago, it was reported that R.Kelly had landed himself in solitary confinement. However, the reason why wasn’t revealed until now.
TMZ reports that Kelly was thrown in solitary confinement after it was discovered he possessed a mobile phone—which is contraband in prison—that contained a retired prison warden’s number. Following the discovery, an investigation was launched. The singer’s attorney, Beau Brindley, told the outlet that the singer will stay in isolation for the duration of the probe.
The former warden, whose name hasn’t been revealed, gave Kelly his cell number prior to his retirement in case he needed to seek advice about an ongoing mentor program. Not long after, Kelly’s cellmate was busted with the phone.
Recently, the warden retired … but before he left, he gave Kelly his cell phone number in case the convicted felon needed to reach out to him to seek advice about the mentor program.
Some time after that, Kelly’s cellmate got busted with a mobile phone on his person — which is considered contraband in prison.
The lawyer says prison officials searched the inmates’ prison cell and found Kelly’s notebook, in which the retired warden’s phone number was written.