The music world remains in disbelief following the sudden death of R&B superstar R.Kelly, who reportedly passed away inside FCI Butner, a federal correctional facility in North Carolina.

Now, his longtime attorney, Beau Brindley, has spoken publicly for the first time — and his words are filled with grief, outrage, and haunting accusations.

Brindley, visibly shaken, told reporters that he believes Kelly’s death was no accident.

“For anyone who ever doubted that the Bureau of Prisons was trying to kill R. Kelly — those doubts should now be gone,” he said.

“They wanted him dead before the truth he knew could ever come out.”

According to court records and sources close to the defense, the 58-year-old singer had been placed in solitary confinement on June 10, allegedly against his will.

Just two days later, on June 12, he was reportedly given an excessive dose of medication far beyond his regular prescription for anxiety and sleep disorders.

The next morning, he collapsed inside his cell and was rushed to Duke University Hospital, where doctors discovered a severe blood clot in his lungs.

Despite urgent warnings from hospital staff, prison officials ordered him back to confinement less than 48 hours later.

“They dragged him out like a criminal,” Brindley said bitterly.

“Doctors told them he needed surgery, but they refused.

They denied him treatment — and that denial killed him.”

Brindley accused federal officials of inhumane treatment, claiming that Kelly was systematically isolated and overmedicated.

“They treated him like an animal,” he said.

“If this had been anyone else, there would be outrage.

But because it was R. Kelly, they thought his life didn’t matter.

” The Bureau of Prisons has declined to comment, citing an ongoing investigation.

Meanwhile, Kelly’s body has been sent to the Raleigh medical examiner’s office for autopsy, with results expected in the coming weeks.

R.Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly in Chicago in 1967, was serving a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, as well as a concurrent 20-year term for child pornography.

Despite the convictions, Brindley said Kelly was preparing new legal motions to challenge what he described as “a corrupt prosecution.

” “He was hopeful,” Brindley said.

“He wanted his day in court — a real one, not the one the media put him through.

He told me, ‘Beau, I’m not done fighting.

’ And now he’ll never get that chance.”

Just days before his death, Kelly’s legal team filed an emergency motion warning that his life was in danger inside the facility.

Brindley now says the timing of his death is “beyond coincidence.

” “I want transparency, I want accountability,” he said.

“This wasn’t just the death of a man.

It was the silencing of someone who knew things that powerful people didn’t want revealed.

” He declined to specify what Kelly had been preparing to disclose, saying only, “Robert was ready to tell the world something that would have made headlines everywhere.

Now that voice has been taken away.”

On social media, the hashtag #JusticeForRKelly began trending within hours of the announcement, as fans demanded an independent investigation.

Others, however, argue that Kelly’s death marks the inevitable end of a man whose life was defined by both genius and scandal.

Still, for those who knew him personally, including Brindley, the loss feels heavy and unjust.

“I know people have their opinions about R. Kelly,” the lawyer said quietly.

“But what happened to him in that cell was wrong.

He deserved medical care.

He deserved due process.

He deserved better than this.”

As speculation continues to swirl around the circumstances of his death, questions remain unanswered.

Was it negligence, deliberate cruelty, or something far darker? For Beau Brindley, the answer may never come — but the pain will linger.

“If they can let this happen to R. Kelly,” he said, his voice breaking, “then what chance does anyone else have?”