Update 03/06/2019 8:48pm:

R. Kelly's mugshot was released on Wednesday (March 6) evening after he was arrested for $161,663 in unpaid child support. The Cook County Sheriff's Office revealed that Kelly will have to pay the full amount before he can be released from jail.  

Source: TMZ


Update 03/06/2019 6:38pm:

R. Kelly is back in police custody on Wednesday (March 6) after a child support hearing in Chicago. After he was unable to pay the $161,663 due, Kelly was taken into custody and he will be released once the amount is paid. 

More details to come. 

Source: NBC  


Original 03/06/2019 10:21am:

When it rains it pours for the disgraced singer R. Kelly, as amid fighting off the well-publicized charges of sexual abuse, he's also reportedly facing jail time for unpaid child support. 

According to TMZ, Kelly actually owes his ex-wife, Drea Kelly, nearly $200K in child support, and has until today at 10 AM Central time to pay a minimum of $161,633K or he could be headed back to Cook County Jail.

Meanwhile, the D.A. could charge him criminally for his failure to make his payments, where any amount over $20k is considered a felony. Thus far, neither Kelly or his attorneys have commented on today's deadline.

Source: TMZ