Manager of R. Kelly charged for threatening theatre with gunfire

The jury acquitted Donnell Russell of a conspiracy charge

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R. Kelly's manager was found guilty on Friday of making a phone threat that there would be gunfire at a crowded Manhattan theatre.

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The theater was preparing to show a documentary about the singer's sexual abuse of women and girls.

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The jury convicted Donnell Russell of threatening physical harm through interstate communication, but it exonerated him on a conspiracy count.

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The phone threat about someone with a gun prompted an emergency call to police, who ordered an evacuation that forced the premier to be canceled.

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Pomerantz claimed that Kelly's successful career as a multiplatinum-selling, Grammy-winning songwriter served as Russell's driving force.

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Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking.

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Defense attorney Michael Freeman argued in his closing that there was not enough evidence to prove guilt.

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