Entertainment News: Dubai Finds Itself Entangled In R. Kelly Case [ Watch Video ]
R. Kelly - Jomo Pictures R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for a hearing in his child support case at the Daley Center, on March 6, 2019, in Chicago. Dubai found itself entangled in the sex abuse case against American R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday after the performer asked a U.S. judge to allow him to come to the Arabian Peninsula sheikhdom to perform shows and “meet with the royal family." Officials in Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press regarding the singer’s request, which an Illinois judge could consider at a court hearing on Friday. However, Kelly’s request highlighted the close political and security ties between the U.S. and the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms. It also comes as celebrities and even world leaders on the run have chosen Dubai as a safe haven. Kelly was charged on Feb. 22 with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly assaulting three underage gir