According to reports, an R. Kelly victim who won a $4 million judgment against the disgraced singer has been granted priority access to his royalty fund to cover judgment.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Heather Williams would get first dibs on the singer’s royalty account with Sony Music. Williams filed a civil suit against Kelly in 2019 alleging the singer/songwriter lured her to his studio when she was just 16-years-old on the false pretenses of helping launch her music career and instead had sex with her multiple times. In 2020, she won a judgment of $4 million against Kelly on those accusations.
Thursday's decision upheld a previous ruling that ordered Sony to pay Williams “any funds currently in Kelly’s royalty account,” and to keep giving her his royalties until the judgment was paid off.
Source: Billboard.com
