A woman who posted bond for R. Kelly earlier this year recently asked for her money back, but a judge reportedly denied her request.
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In February, Valencia Love, a Chicago restauranteur, paid $100,000 to bail the singer out of a jail after he was arrested on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
On Friday, Love’s attorney, John Collins, submitted a four-page motion for the return of the money.
Love said she had no knowledge of the latest federal investigations in New York and Chicago when she posted it, the Sun-Times reported. She also said it did not make sense to withhold the funds since Kelly is currently being held without bond on those federal charges.
However, the judge disagreed during a hearing on Tuesday and said there was no legal basis for her argument.
After the hearing, Love told the Sun-Times Kelly actually reimbursed her the $100,000. However, she said she wants bond return to help him with attorney fees.
“Why is it such a big deal? He’s already locked up,” she said. “Why can’t the bail money be returned?”
She also defended the star and her relationship with him.
“At no point have I ever supported a pedophile,” Love said. “He has not been convicted yet. Why is it so bad that I did a favor for a friend?”
Kelly, who has been at the center of several sexual assault allegations for decades, is currently being held in a Chicago jail without bond on federal sexual assault charges. He has denied all sexual assault allegations of against him.
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