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R. Kelly fails to show up in court because he can't read papers informing him about court date

R&B superstar R. Kelly lost an underage sex assault lawsuit after he failed to appear for his court hearing because he could not read, his lawyers said.

The woman, who accused Kelly of repeatedly having sex with her when she was 16 years old, filed the case in Chicago in February, a day before Kelly was arrested on 10 charges of sexual abuse.

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