R. Kelly's ex-lawyer says he was 'guilty as hell' when he defended him years ago

As if R. Kelly didn't have enough legal woes, now his ex-lawyer, who saw him through child-porn charges more than a decade ago, told a Chicago newspaper columnist Friday that the R&B star was "guilty as hell."

First of all, Ed Genson, a famous Chicago defense attorney who dictated that he's dying of cancer, might be in trouble for violating legal ethics rules, which uttered that attorney-client privilege is sacrosanct and permanent unless the client lifts it. 

Furthermore, no doubt Kelly and his current lawyer would not be thrilled that his ex-defense lawyer is commenting on his guilt. 

On their side, Steve Greenberg, Kelly's current defense attorney, did not allow himself to respond to an email from USA TODAY. Neither did Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office. Kelly's publicist, Darryll Johnson, uttered he will issue a statement later Friday.

Ed Genson, R. Kelly's first trial lawyer said his former client is “not a very bright person,”
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Ed Genson, shown in his Deerfield home, believes R. Kelly was "guilty of hell" in a case in which Genson successfully defended the musician-top world news reports.

R. Kelly was 'guilty as hell,' singer's prominent lawyer from first
His attorney at the time, Ed Genson, who is dying of cancer, also contended he had Kelly go get libido-killing shots to keep him out trouble.-suntimes.com

Meanwhile, Genson's comments sent shock waves through the Cook County legal community for seemingly betraying his former client, who is on the way to facing 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four women, including three who were allegedly underage at the time. 


Moreover, "He definitely violated his ethical responsibilities," dictated Monu Bedi, a law professor at DePaul University who's been following the Kelly case. "information cannot be revealed by lawyers which will be learned during the representation, especially a statement regarding a person's guilt."

R. Kelly mugshot photo after being arrested for unpaid child support, March 6, 2019.-top world news reports.

"It was extraordinarily inappropriate –professional duties are violated by Genson to his client, and the fact that Kelly is no longer his client is completely immaterial and irrelevant," adds Chicago criminal defense attorney Andrew Stoltmann. Moreover "It's a huge breach, an electrifying turn of events." 

With this in mind Genson represented Kelly at least twice: When he was tried on child pornography in Cook County in 2008 and allowed himself to acquitted; and when he was arrested on similar charges in 2003 in Polk County, Florida, after investigators said they found 12 photographs of a nude girl at his rental home – charges that were eventually dropped. 

So when Genson was interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg in his Deerfield, Illinois, home several weeks ago, he naturally asked him about Kelly's latest sex-crimes case. 

"Any insights into R. Kelly, the man? Guilty as hell?" Steinberg dictated 

Furthermore, “He was guilty as hell!” Genson replied. “I don’t think he has not allowed himself anything inappropriate for years. I’ll tell you a secret: I had him go to a doctor to get shots, libido-killing shots. That’s why he didn’t get arrested for anything else eventually .”

Steinberg held off on sharing the story because he didn't want those potential juniors will be affected by him. But after seeing Kelly's ranting, crying, screaming interview with Gayle King, "that seems no longer a concern," the reporter explained.

Attorney Ed Genson in December 2008, the same year he defended R. Kelly on child-porn charges in a Chicago trial-top world news reports.

Although such a declaration is potentially grounds for disbarment, Genson had no concerns given that he's dying of bile duct cancer. 

Moreover, “I can allow myself to utter whatever I want, but we’ve got to do it fast,” he asserted Steinberg. “It would be nice to get it down so somebody knows besides me eventually.” 

Now everybody who reads the Sun-Times knows about it. 

With this in mind, "The Sun-Times is a tabloid popular in working-class white, African-American and Hispanic communities that will be the likely jury pool, so it's likely at least some of them will have read this," Stoltmann said. "The defense could allow themselves to use this as an example of the negative coverage against Kelly that makes it impossible to get a fair trial." 

Bedi dictated that the issue is less urgent given that Kelly is already famous so potential jurors will likely already have opinions about him.

"The key will be the judge and attorneys questioning them during the voir dire process (the pretrial questioning process of potential jurors) to make sure they will keep an open mind," Bedi said. 
Furthermore, Michael Avenatti, the Los Angeles lawyer who dictated that he represents two of the accusers in the current criminal case against Kelly (and who gave prosecutors a 1999 video that allegedly shows Kelly in sexual acts with a minor), says Genson's comments about his former client are "highly, highly unusual," but they're helpful to the prosecution.

"Because the more people that believe that R. Kelly is guilty, that’s better for the prosecution," he told USA TODAY, adding that he doubts the comments will lead to a change of venue for Kelly's trial. 
With this in mind "If they move this case anywhere outside of Chicago, a guilty verdict is all but assured," Avenatti dictated. "Chicago is the only place where he allowed himself to see even a remote chance of beating this. R. Kelly and his lawyers want to keep this in Chicago." 

Kelly is currently in jail in Chicago for failure to pay delinquent child support to his ex-wife and is trying to get more than $161,000 together.