A Little Rock, Arkansas, writer named Jennifer Christmas previews an upcoming R. Kelly show with more information on the singer’s tawdry legal affairs than most big city writers can muster:

In 1994, Robert Sylvester Kelly secretly wed a 15-year-old — the late singer Aaliyah; the marriage was annulled. In 2002 a videotape surfaced that prosecutors say shows R. Kelly engaged in sex acts with a 14-year-old; the trial, after much delay, is expected to happen next year. In September 2005, R. Kelly’s wife Andrea obtained and dropped a restraining order against him; they are divorcing.

He has also had well-publicized professional issues. He was kicked off the 2004 Best of Both Worlds tour he co-headlined with former collaborator Jay-Z.

Christman doesn’t detail the singer’s 2003 Florida arrest after a digital camera containing sex photos of an underaged girl was found at his house, but the story does give folks a sense of the issues surrounding Kelly, which, again, most national stories regarding Kelly have found not worth detailing.

Meanwhile, Kelly’s publicist, Regina Daniels, recently quit. Tmz.com quoted her statement:

“I have prided myself on loyalty, respect and professionalism. It saddens me that I was not always shown those same courtesies during my 14-year tenure as Mr. Kelly’s publicist … There are some lines that should never be crossed professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever altered the scope of our relationship. For this reason I made the decision to resign.”