R. Kelly didn’t just fall from grace.

He fell into a prison system that, according to his lawyers, is slowly trying to kill him.

Reports have surfaced that R. Kelly was attacked again in prison, and the circumstances suggest someone on the inside wants him gone permanently.

On June 13th, 2025, Kelly woke up feeling faint, dizzy, and seeing black spots before collapsing in his cell.

What followed was a medical emergency that his legal team insists was no accident but a deliberate assassination attempt.

The story begins with Glenn Stein, a terminally ill inmate and reputed Aryan Brotherhood leader, who was allegedly offered freedom in exchange for killing R. Kelly.

Stein, locked up since 1982 for murder, has a violent history and had been involved in ordering assaults on other inmates.

According to sworn statements filed by Kelly’s legal team, prison officials approached Stein with a sinister deal: kill R. Kelly, get charged, but avoid conviction because evidence would be “accidentally” lost.

Stein was transferred to FCI Butner, where Kelly is serving time, and was placed on the same block to carry out the hit.

But something unexpected happened.

Stein experienced a change of heart and revealed the plot directly to Kelly, warning him his life was in danger.

This shocking betrayal of the conspirators exposed a dangerous conspiracy involving high-ranking Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials.

The motive? Kelly’s legal team claims he was uncovering corruption, including illegal wiretapping of attorney-client conversations and obstruction of justice during his trials.

Prison officials allegedly feared Kelly’s lawyers would expose damaging information about them and DOJ personnel, making Kelly a direct threat to the system.

Stein’s refusal to carry out the hit escalated the danger, prompting a second Aryan Brotherhood member, David Keith Harris, to be approached with orders to kill both Kelly and Stein.

Harris also refused and came forward with his own sworn statement detailing plans involving poison in the prison chow hall and commissary.

This method was chosen for its stealth, as poison could be disguised as natural health complications or accidental overdose.

The conspiracy deepened, indicating a cleanup operation targeting both the original target and the would-be assassin turned whistleblower.

Kelly’s legal team filed an emergency motion on June 10th, 2025, seeking his immediate release to home detention due to these assassination threats.

The motion included sworn statements from both Stein and Harris, offering to testify and take polygraph tests to prove their claims.

Three high-ranking BOP officials were accused of orchestrating the plot, though their names remain confidential amid ongoing litigation.

Despite the grave allegations, prosecutors dismissed the claims as baseless conspiracy theories designed to manipulate the court.

They cited Stein’s criminal record to question his credibility and called the allegations “fanciful” and “deeply unserious.”

On June 20th, US District Judge Martha M. Paco denied Kelly’s motion, ruling she lacked authority to grant furlough or home detention and citing insufficient evidence.

But the drama didn’t end there.

Just days after the motion became public, Kelly suffered a near-fatal collapse in solitary confinement, requiring emergency hospitalization.

His legal team alleges prison staff deliberately gave him an excessive dose of anxiety and sleep medications, causing his collapse.

Hospital tests reportedly showed life-threatening overdoses and dangerous blood clots in both legs and lungs—conditions that could have been fatal if untreated.

Despite medical advice recommending surgery and a week-long hospital stay, Kelly was forcibly removed and returned to solitary confinement.

His team called this a cover-up and accused prison officials of putting Kelly’s life at risk to silence him.

This chilling sequence of events highlights the extreme dangers faced by high-profile inmates convicted of crimes against children.

R. Kelly’s convictions, involving multiple underage victims, place him at the bottom of the prison hierarchy, where offenders like him are frequent targets of violence.

In 2020, Kelly was brutally assaulted by another inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, leaving him physically and psychologically scarred.

The attacker later claimed government officials had encouraged him to attack Kelly, adding another layer of conspiracy to the story.

Prison gangs enforce a strict code punishing child offenders with violence, often elevating attackers’ status in the criminal hierarchy.

Ironically, the Aryan Brotherhood, implicated in the assassination plots, has members with their own histories of child-related crimes, exposing the hypocrisy behind their so-called “moral” stance.

Kelly’s celebrity status only complicates his prison experience, increasing resentment among inmates and leading to lockdowns and heightened security measures.

Throughout this ordeal, Kelly’s family has maintained his innocence, standing by him despite overwhelming evidence and public outrage.

The psychological toll of constant threats, isolation, and violence is immense, creating a pressure cooker environment that can break even the strongest individuals.

As of now, R. Kelly remains imprisoned at FCI Butner, with no major updates since the dramatic events of June 2025.

Whether the assassination plot is a genuine conspiracy or a desperate legal strategy, it exposes disturbing truths about corruption and danger within the American prison system.

This case serves as a stark reminder of the brutal realities behind bars and the vulnerabilities of inmates, especially those convicted of the most reviled crimes.

For R. Kelly, the fight for survival continues—both against his past and the deadly threats lurking in his present.