R. Kelly ' n't be a Columbus , Ohio , festival . There was a controversy on social media over his arrest . He was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2012 . The accusations received wider coverage last year in the wake of Kelly 's latest CD , `` Black Panties , '' when The Village Voice ran a lengthy interview with former Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis , who had worked on a series for the newspaper about lawsuits against the singer . He had been accused of having sex with a minor .
R. Kelly ' n't be a Columbus , Ohio , festival . There was a controversy on social media over his arrest . He was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2012 . He had been accused of having sex with a minor .