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R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

Jury selection continues in child pornography trial

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(Newser) – It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and threatened with the revocation of his media credentials, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

"There was a good selection: glazed, chocolate, powdered, cinnamon," said Greeley, who reported that his feelings were hurt: "It was just meant to be a friendly gesture."

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are shown in Matthews, N.C., Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Krispy Kreme doughnuts are shown in Matthews, N.C., Thursday, April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with bodyguards for the second day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Monday, May 12, 2008.
Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with bodyguards for the second day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Monday, May 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
In a file photo made May 9, 2008, singer R. Kelly, right, leaves with a bodyguard after the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago.
In a file photo made May 9, 2008, singer R. Kelly, right, leaves with a bodyguard after the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago.   (AP Photo)
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