In the ongoing saga that is and his many, many charges for *** abuse against minors, the latest story would probably make you feel sympathy if, well, it was anybody but R. Kelly going through it.

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Kellz missed out on an important court date this week according to TMZ, but his reasoning surprisingly didn’t involve anything that could be considered illegal or shady in the least. The disgraced former King R&B actually had to undergo emergency surgery to repair his hernia, which saw him taken out The Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago and transported to a hospital so doctors could operate. Reports say he was transferred right back to prison following the procedure. As The Chicago Sun-Times puts it, he’s in so much pain that he can’t even participate in prison basketball games. Again, it’s really hard to feel bad for someone that’s accused such heinous crimes like keeping a *** cult filled with underaged girls and . Good riddance, Kellz.

Here’s a quick reminder from the first Surviving R. Kelly documentary in case you need any reminder all the damage he’s caused to some these women: