18, 2003: Kelly’s album “Chocolate Factory” is released, selling 538,000 copies in its first week. Charges are later dropped after the judge ruled police didn’t have a warrant to search Kelly’s house. January 2003: Kelly is arrested at a Florida hotel on additional child pornography charges after investigators said they found photos of him having sex with a girl. He pleads not guilty and is released on $750,000 bail. June 5, 2002: Kelly is indicted in Chicago on child pornography charges stemming from the sex tape. The same day the news breaks, Kelly performs at the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the time, the girl and her parents denies she was having sex with Kelly. The paper reported Chicago police began investigating allegations about Kelly and the same girl three years earlier. 8, 2002: The Chicago Sun-Times reported that it received a videotape allegedly showing Kelly having sex with a minor. The case was reportedly settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. August 2001: Tracy Sampson files a lawsuit against Kelly, alleging their sex was illegal under Illinois law because he was in “a position of authority” over her. November 2000: His album “” debuts at No. November 1998: His album “R.” hit stores. February 1998: Kelly wins three Grammys for “I Believe I Can Fly.” January 1998: Hawkins’ lawsuit is reportedly settled for $250,000. 18, 1997: Tiffany Hawkins files a complaint against Kelly alleging intentional sexual battery and sexual harassment while she was a minor. The couple goes on to have three children: Joanne, Jaya and Robert Jr. The same year, he marries 22-year-old Andrea Lee, a dancer from his touring troupe. His song “I Believe I Can Fly,” from the “Space Jam” soundtrack, peaks at No. Kelly.” A month later, he incorporates Rockland Records. (Aaliyah died in a plane crash seven years later, at age 22.) September 1994: Aaliyah’s debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number,” which Kelly produced, is certified platinum. The marriage is annulled months later because of Aaliyah’s age.

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