In a case that has been a saga of delays and false starts, R. Kelly’s trial was postponed yet again Tuesday, with no trial date in sight. In the more than five years since Kelly was indicted on child pornography charges, his career and popularity have soared — he’s produced several hit CDs, gone on tour and recently released the latest installments of his video serial, “Trapped in the Closet.” Here’s a look at other celebrity sagas that have transpired since the Kelly case started.
Britney Spears gets married, gets an annulment, gets married again, has two children, gets divorced, drops off the face of the Earth, shaves her head and tries to stage a comeback at this weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Brad Pitt divorces Jennifer Aniston, who dates and then breaks up with Vince Vaughn. Brad and Angelina Jolie hook up, creating the media moniker Bradgelina. They have a baby of their own, and Brad adopts Jolie’s three other kids.
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie film five seasons of “The Simple Life,” refuse to speak to each other for two years and then make up. Both get engaged, then cancel, get DUIs, serve jail time and do follow-up TV interviews. And now Nicole is pregnant.
