Disgraced rapper R. Kelly claims he overdosed in his jail cell before being rushed to hospital, where he blamed prison guards on purposely giving him too many meds, according to TMZ. The 58-year-old, who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in 2022 for a litany of crimes, claims in a court filing that he was rushed to Duke University Hospital in North Carolina on June 13 after being found on his cell floor, where he had collapsed after taking medication given to him by a warden. The rapper, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, said he “crawled to the door of the cell and lost consciousness.” He said that he learned in hospital that the amount of drugs he was given was potentially lethal, part of a plot to have him killed. In the Monday filing, he also claims that he is being denied access to blood-thinning meds and surgery for clots in his legs. Kelly’s goal is to get released from prison and serve his term under home arrest, but an Assistant United States Attorney has already dismissed his case, stating that Kelly is painting himself as a victim. “This is the behavior of an abuser and a master manipulator on display,” they said.
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