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Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

Singer R. Kelly, pictured here in a booking photo, has pleaded not guilty to sex abuse charges.

R&B superstar R. Kelly on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors.

Hands clasped behind his back, the artist stood in a Chicago courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit as his lawyer entered the plea, three days after Kelly, 52, turned himself in and was arrested.

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