R&B singer R. Kelly, who is accused of sexually abusing underage girls, was released from jail on Saturday, and said he was going to "straighten all of this stuff out." “I promise you we’re gonna straighten all of this stuff out," he told a crowd of reporters outside the Cook County Jail in Chicago after being bailed out. HAPPENING NOW: R. Kelly has been released from jail after a Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman said someone paid $161,000 in back child support for him https://t.co/aYIcGo5zvO pic.twitter.com/3rDjmrx6IO — CBS News (@CBSNews) March 9, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT Kelly was rearrested earlier this week after law enforcement officials said he declined to pay his ex-wife $161,000 in child support. He posted bail for the second time on Saturday. Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, condemned how his client was being portrayed, which he called "the pitchfork justice that's going on around here," according to CNN. "It's open season on R. Kelly," Greenberg told reporters outside the jail after Kelly left. Last month, a grand jury indicted Kelly on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He is accused of abusing three underage girls and one woman between 1998 and 2010. Kelly pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and has denied the allegations against him.<doc-sep>R Kelly has been released from a US jail after the $161,000 (£123,000) he owed in child support was paid. The singer walked out of a Chicago jail after "someone" paid the outstanding amount for him, Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said. Officials said the person who paid the sum in full did not want to be identified, and they left the section of the bond slip where they should be named blank. Kelly, wearing a red jacket, blue trousers with a scarf over his head, was accompanied by two other men and was smiling and appeared relaxed as he left the prison. He told reporters outside the jail "thanks for the order, guys", although it is not clear what the remark meant. Advertisement "I promise you, we're going to straighten all this stuff out," he added, before thanking his fans and leaving with the men. The R&B artist, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was jailed on Wednesday by a judge who told him he would stay behind bars until he paid the debt in full. Kelly, 52, was prepared to pay $50,000 to $60,000 (£38,000 to £46,000) in support for his three children with ex-wife Andrea Kelly when he went to court, his publicist said, but the judge insisted on the whole amount. In an interview broadcast earlier this week, in which he at times appeared out of control, he accused Ms Kelly of "destroying my name". Image: R Kelly was interviewed by Gayle King Pic: CBS THIS MORNING Speaking to Gayle King of CBS This Morning, he said: "How can I pay child support if my ex-wife is destroying my name and I can't work?" He shouted and cried about the state of his finances and his "zero" relationship with the three children in the interview, which was released in instalments. At one point, he stood up and yelled: "I didn't do this stuff! This is not me! I'm fighting for my ******g life!" Image: A judge told the singer he would stay in jail until the full overdue amount was paid The singer earlier admitted he had done "lots of things wrong" regarding his relationship with women but that he had apologised. His stay in jail was Kelly's second in a matter of weeks. Last month he pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of aggravated sexual abuse of four women, including three who were minors when the alleged crimes were committed. Image: The R&B star has accused his ex-wife Andrea of 'destroying my name' Kelly spent a weekend in jail after being arrested and was only freed when a 47-year-old suburban Chicago business owner posted his $100,000 (£77,000) bail. Kelly's career began in 1993 and since then he has written numerous hits for himself and others, including Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion. He has sold an estimated 75 million albums and singles worldwide and is the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s.<doc-sep>The singer had been prepared to pay up to $60,000 of what he owed to his former wife, Andrea Kelly, and their three children, but the judge had required the full amount and ordered him detained.<doc-sep>
R Kelly has been released from jail in Chicago after paying the $161,000 he owed in child support. The R&B singer was taken into custody following a child support hearing in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday (March 6). The Cook County sheriff's office said the money was paid on Saturday morning and Kelly was freed shortly afterwards. It is not clear who made the singer's payment. According to American TV channel CNN, Kelly briefly addressed reporters outside the jail, saying: "I promise you, we're going to straighten all this stuff out. That's all I can say right now. I promise you." R. Kelly leaves jail after posting bail, saying, "We're going to straighten all this stuff out." https://t.co/GDcYtHs8iw pic.twitter.com/7v74gBd3Km — CNN (@CNN) March 9, 2019 Last month, the embattled musician was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, some involving underage victims, following years of allegations of sexual abuse from women and underage girls. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was released on bail after spending three nights in jail. If convicted, he faces three to seven years in prison for each crime. R Kelly pictured on March 6 Kelly has consistently denied any allegations of abusing of women or being sexually involved with underage girls. Recently, the Surviving R Kelly documentary series renewed attention on decades of accusations against the performer, including child pornography, sex with minors, operating a sex cult and sexual battery. His court hearing on March 6 took place just hours after he was interviewed by CBS This Morning's Gayle King, during which he mounted a forceful defence, saying: "I didn't do this stuff. This is not me," adding that he is "fighting for my f****** life". During the tense interview, Kelly claimed that the allegations that he has sexually, emotionally and physically abused women and girls for decades are "stupid", "not true" and "not fair". We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences His next court date is set for 22 March.