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Top Celebrities Who Are Currently Serving Jail Time
- EKO HOT BLOG
- 24TH DECEMBER 2020
- Kodak Black
The rapper was sentenced to nearly four years in prison (46 months) in 2019 after pleading guilty to weapon charges. Recall that, the young rapper has had a lot of success with his music in recent time before the imprisonment.
- R. Kelly
The once renowned RnB singer has been in jail for a while. According to BBC news, R. Kelly has been denied bail multiple times even though he has maintained his innocence of the charges levied against him. Recall that R. Kelly is facing trials for different charges ranging from criminal sexual abuse of child pornography. According to reports, R. Kelly could face up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted of the charges.
- Bill Cosby
According to UK’s Daily Mail, Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in prison in 2018 for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand 16 years ago. The popular figure who was once known as America’s dad, is currently seeking an appeal for this judgment to be overturned. However, as at the moment, the 83-year-old is still in jail.
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- Oscar Pistorius
The South African famous athlete who inspired many at the 2012 Olympics, was convicted of manslaughter in 2014 and sentenced to 5years to prison, for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. However, according to reports, his sentence was overturned and upgraded to murder in 2015, and subsequently got sentenced to 13 years and 5months in jail in 2017 by the supreme court of appeal (CNN report).
- Bobby Shmurda
The celebrity was sentenced to 7years in prison after his arrest in 2014 for weapons, drugs and assault charges according to reports.
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