OUTSIDE R. KELLY TRIAL, DEBATE RAGES

OUTSIDE R. KELLY TRIAL, DEBATE RAGES FANS AND ACTIVISTS AT ODDS, MIRRORING LARGER DIVISIONS By Kayce T. Ataiyero | Tribune reporter 10:04 PM CDT, May 11, 2008 The debate simmered outside R. Kelly’s child pornography trial last week. Fans fiercely defended the popular R&B singer, while a handful of detractors railed at him. Their opposing views of Kelly—as either a star wrongly accused or a sex criminal—mirrored a debate that has resurfaced in the black community, where Kelly’s