R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial: Threesome Blues

Have you ever been stood up for a threesome?

Us neither, but that’s how a crowded courtroom felt Wednesday afternoon. The pews were jammed with spectators hoping to hear a woman testify she’d had three-way sex with R. Kelly and his jailbait girlfriend. Threesome Girl’s appearance had been trumpeted in the Chicago press, and the courtroom was salivating at the prospect of salacious tales usually confined to Kelly's albums.

But just after the lunch break, Kelly’s attorneys approached the bench with a bombshell. That morning, they’d received a phone call from a previously unknown witness, and insisted on flying him in to Chicago for a deposition before the trial could proceed. He was scheduled to arrive at Midway Airport at 6 p.m.

“The record should reflect that we never knew about this witness until nine o’clock this morning, when the witness called us,” attorney Sam Adam Sr. told Judge Vincent Gaughan. “It pertains to what we were going to have this afternoon,” he continued.

“It might be impeachment of this witness,” Gaughan responded. “The prosecution needs time to depose, so I want both sides to have time to depose.”

Although it was never spelled out, speculation is that the mystery witness has information that could discredit Threesome Girl’s testimony. While the new witness may not testify Thursday, he could give the defense information it can use to cross-examine the trois in Kelly’s ménage.

In the meantime, Courtroom 500 is suffering from a case of blue balls. To keep everyone aroused until tomorrow, here’s a track from R. Kelly’s upcoming album, 12 Play: Fourth Quarter. Its title? “Freak Show.”

[Photo Credit: This awesome Antarctica blog.]