Update: Judge rules reporter will not have to testify

The judge presiding over the R. Kelly trial has decided Sun-Times reporter and music critic Jim DeRogatis does not have to testify after all.

Judge Gaughan ruled Friday that DeRogatis had no protection against testifying under either the First Amendment or the Illinois reporter’s privilege. He reaffirmed that decision Tuesday when DeRogatis failed to show up in court, saying that DeRogatis must testify because the reporter’s privilege only protects journalists from revealing their sources.

But this morning the judge ruled that DeRogatis was protected against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment. “He does not have to testify,” the judge said.

Meanwhile, two Kansas City men are on their way to Chicago with what they say will be “devastating revelations” about the alleged three-way tape. READ MORE…

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