R. Kelly’s ‘Key to the City’ Honor in Baton Rouge Taken Away

R. Kelly‘s persona non grata in Baton Rouge … his “key to the city” there has been rescinded by the precise same first rate who bestowed him with the distinction.

Kelly used to be given the distinction support in February 2013 by Denise Marcelle, who, at the time, used to be a member of Baton Rouge Metro Council. Marcelle tells us after Kelly’s guilty verdict, she regrets giving Kelly a key to the city in the first area and is going to rescind it.

Whereas you happen to’re wondering how that works, the formula would no longer encompass in point of fact bodily taking the $256 plaque and key support from the singer … but he’s stripped of the distinction.

Clearly, there non-public been allegations against Kelly when Marcelle offered the key to him support in 2013, but she tells us she wonderful knew he had been acquitted in 2008, and didn’t carry out her homework to in actuality perceive what used to be leveled against him.

Marcelle now serves as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and never in the BR Council, but a earn for BR tells us Marcelle aloof holds the vitality to rescind the key since she used to be the one who gave it out.

As we reported … Kelly used to be found guilty earlier this week on all counts in his federal sex crimes trial.

The jury didn’t need all that lengthy to deliberate … origin Friday afternoon and wanting wonderful half the day on Monday to attain its verdict on 9 federal counts … including racketeering, sex crimes, human trafficking, obstruction of justice and kidnapping.