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R. Kelly's Bank Account Left With Negative $13 After Overdrawing

Lorraine O'Connor • Apr 14, 2019

Looks like the extra $22K ain't help R. Kelly pockets! The singer is currently facing major financial issues in which he took out a balance of $150,000 leaving one of his bank accounts in red.

According to The Blast, "Wintrust Bank, where Kelly holds an account, informed one of his creditors (his former landlord) that the singer currently has a balance of negative $13 with them."Kelly has two other accounts with Bank of America and holding the amount $44,595.58 and $100,056.64 making a total of $154,527.22 However, only $625 remained in the account while everything else was taken out by his former landlord to settle a huge debt in which he owed.

The singer former Chicago landlord had sued him prior for owing back rent. The landlord gained a $173K judgment in which they had been trying to collect on debt. They also fired off subpoenas to Sony Music, ASCAP and multiple banks where Kelly held accounts, according to the site.

They eventually were able to collect the $154,527.22 from Bank of America and have asked the judge to release another $50K from Song to settle the entire debt.

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