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Singer R. Kelly tells judge he fired two defense lawyers as trial looms

R. Kelly, 54, has faced sexual abuse allegations dating back more than two decades. [Reuters]

R. Kelly told a federal judge on Wednesday that he fired two of his defense lawyers, exposing deep rifts in the singer's legal defense team ahead of his August sex abuse trial in New York.

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