Jay Midnyte

Watching R. Kelly pee on an underage girl in court??? Priceless.

"You guys are confusing the issue. While you guys are busy worrying about if R. Kelly even peed on this girl or not, you're not asking yourself the real question... That America needs to decide once and for all. And that question is, how old is 15 really??" (Dave Chapelle - For What It's Worth)

The sex tape at the center of the trial — which allegedly depicts Kelly having sex with an underage girl — was played in court on Tuesday. According to the Tribune, Kelly watched intently, at times resting his chin in his palm, and he apparently shook his head as he leaned in to talk to his attorney; jurors either took notes or fidgeted.

After the tape was played, the trial nearly ended just hours after it began: Former Chicago police investigator Dan Everett, who testified that he first obtained the tape in February 2002 from a Chicago Sun-Times reporter, used the word "investigation" — Judge Vincent Gaughan had previously issued an order forbidding the use of the word. Gaughan immediately stopped the testimony and asked the jury to leave. The judge reprimanded Everett and the prosecution: "If they do it again, I certainly am going to grant a mistrial," he said.

Everett then corrected his wording to say "interview," and the jury was let back in.

On Tuesday morning, the media was admonished by the judge, who said that anyone who recreates images from the sex tape could be charged with reproducing child pornography. This could cause legal difficulty for any members of the media who have played the tape in an effort to verify the identities of the people in it. (IHH)