"A judge has given R&B star R. Kelly permission to attend the Grammy Awards, but told Kelly that he had to stay away from his one-time collaborator Michael Jackson.
"Neither Kelly’s defense team or the prosecution ever brought up anything regarding a meeting between Kelly and Jackson. According to the Associated Press, both sides claim that Judge Vincent Gaughan made the decision himself. He was unavailable to comment on the verdict"
― Ian Johnson (orion), Sunday, 1 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)