Kelly opens ‘Closet’ wider
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NEW YORK -- R. Kelly’s closet is getting bigger -- and more bizarre.
The singer premiered the sequel to his twisted and craftily campy “Trapped in the Closet” video serial with a red-carpet extravaganza in New York on Wednesday night.
Kelly’s soap opera, which began in 2005, includes a gay pastor, cheating spouses, a convict named ‘Twon and a well-endowed midget. In the new episodes -- chapters 13 through 22, for those keeping count -- he adds an old reverend, ex-con lesbians and a stuttering pimp, played by Kelly himself.
Kelly’s upcoming September trial on child pornography charges hasn’t dampened anticipation for the next installment of “Trapped”: Parts of the new series have been premiering on Independent Film Channel’s website since Monday; the DVD with the complete series hits stores on Tuesday.
Like the chapters before it, the 22nd chapter ends with a cliffhanger. Does that mean there are more chapters to come? Kelly says he’s not sure when the series will be done.
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