R. Kelly’s ex-manager requests $850,000 in legal fees

McDavid was charged with one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.

His lawyer, Beau Brindley, filed an 18-page motion.

According to this motion, McDavid had to pay legal fees—$600,000 of which is unpaid—causing him to “liquidate real property and other assets in an attempt to pay.”

Brindley motion further states, “Mr. McDavid’s life was unalterably changed by the frivolous, vexatious, and bad faith prosecution over which he prevailed. The jury even acquitted Robert Kelly of more than half of the charges levied against him, in large part, based on the lies and falsehoods exposed by Mr. McDavid’s vigorous defense.”

McDavid’s lawyer said he worked 80 hours per week for his client in the two months leading up to the trial, and 100 hours per week during the actual five-week trial. He also mentioned the 500 hours he spent reviewing evidence for McDavid’s defense. All of which cost $696.72 per hour.

However, it has been reported that recouping such expenses “are exceedingly rare and do not often succeed.”

Kelly guilty

Kelly, 55, was ruled guilty for six out of 13 counts—three of four counts of production of child pornography and three of five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. This largely to McDavid spending two days on the witness testifying in favour of Kelly. The singer was sentenced to thirty years in jail.