"R. Kelly's former lawyer, who headed the singer's successful defense against child pornography charges in 2008, said the embattled R&B star was "guilty as hell" in that case, according to a report.

Attorney Ed Genson, now in his late 70s and facing a diagnosis of terminal cancer, spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times about the case.

"I’ve been a lawyer 54 years," Genson told the Sun-Times. "Ninety-nine percent criminal cases. I’ve represented entertainers, represented people connected to organized crime, represented professional criminals. I’ve represented guilty people, I represent innocent people."

"I can say whatever I want, but we’ve got to do it fast,” he continued, according to the Sun-Times. "It would be nice to get it down so somebody knows besides me."

As far as R. Kelly is concerned, Genson told the Sun-Times that he "was guilty as hell," adding, "I don’t think he’s done anything inappropriate for years. I’ll tell you a secret: I had him go to a doctor to get shots, libido-killing shots. That’s why he didn’t get arrested for anything else."

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