Days after a courtroom showdown saw Brian Steel held in criminal contempt, Georgia's top court hit pause on the jail sentence and agreed to review the controversial ruling.
Brian Steel was banished from the courtroom after refusing to reveal who gave him information about a secret meeting between the judge, prosecutors and a key witness.
At a hearing before a federal appeals court, the singer's lawyer argued that prosecutors had failed to prove that Kelly violated a law used to target the Mafia.
In his opening statements, Brian Steel said the superstar rapper “doesn’t even know most of the people in this indictment" and committed no crimes.
On the first morning of a trial expected to last many months, prosecutors blast "King Slime" and defense attorneys demand a mistrial.
More than a year after one of hip-hop's biggest stars was indicted on accusations that he ran a violent Atlanta street gang, he's finally headed to trial.
Using rap lyrics as evidence is controversial, but an Atlanta judge says it's fair game in a looming criminal trial against one of hip hop's biggest stars.
The rapper's lawyers claimed he had tried to "distance himself" from his criminal past, but prosecutors said he "amplified" the gang through his music.
Investigators said that the 34-year-old, whose real name is Quantavious Grier, was caught with a firearm, in violation of his probation terms.
