R. Kelly was hospitalized after reportedly being overmedicated by prison staff while in solitary confinement, according to a court filing from his legal team, which was obtained by CNN Tuesday.

The 58-year-old singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, is serving two federal sentences at Butner Correctional Facility in North Carolina for sex trafficking, racketeering and child pornography. His projected release date is Dec. 21, 2045.

R. Kelly’s legal team has renewed calls for his emergency release from prison, claiming in court documents obtained by CNN that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is “taking active steps to kill” him — a claim the government has rejected as “fanciful.”

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