He thought he had a shot at the big time, but he blew it.
An attorney who claims to manage- I quote here- "a Carlos Santana band" thought some face time with R. Kelly could help him cash in. Instead, he had the assistance of two sheriff's deputies in being escorted out into the rain.
I'll take this from the top.
Mike Roman walked into Courtroom 500 this morning, looking for a gig. He approached me after learning I was with CLTV, and asked to appear on our fine station.
"I'm not allowed to talk to you," I replied, citing the court decorum order that keeps the press from speaking with anyone other than ourselves while proceedings are underway.
He didn't get it.
"But they're really good," he pressed.
"Carlos Santana you mean? Sir, you don't have to tell me that," I said, and then did my best to duck.
He knew his time was ticking fast, so like many approaching the end, he hurled a hail mary.
Mike Roman approached the defense table, and asked R. Kelly himself to give his 15-dollar C.D. a listen.
Kelly laughed and waved his hands as if to say no. As did I, Kelly told Roman he could not engage in conversation.
There was no time to talk.
Roman was immediately flanked by two sheriff's deputies who walked him down the stairs and out onto California Ave.
Having chased the dismissal, I was ready for Roman now- but he would have nothing of it.
"You would not talk to me earlier so why do you want to talk to me now," he barked, looking as if he were about to cry.
A little bird told this blogger that defense attorneys had previously requested him to get out, or "Go Step in the Name of Love!" they said- for us all.
Comments (1)
I think that attorney Roman should currently be jailed for contempt of court. I think it is a gross misuse of his status as an attorney to make his way into a criminal court case in an attempt to promote an amateur CD.
If Debra Triplett can be jailed for screaming free
R. Kelly, in my humble opinion, I think it would behoove the court to show impartiality and jail this clown for trying to use the state of Illionis court system to become the next American Idol!
Posted by LLoyd | May 30, 2008 7:25 PM
Posted on May 30, 2008 19:25