Not really, but that’s the way it sounds. Akon joined forces with pop legend Michael Jackson in a song titled “Hold My Hand.” The song will be released on Akon’s third album, which at this point is untitled. Akon told MTV News that working with MJ was, “A dream come true.” He also went on to say:

“Just to be in the same room, I felt everything I wanted to accomplish in life has been achieved,” Akon said. “That aura … that’s how incredible that aura is. We about to shake the world up, man. You know how you be with somebody and you can’t even explain? I used to sit and think, ‘How does somebody sell so many records and dominate a whole business genre to a point nobody can’t be a part of that without associating with you?’ The way he thinks … some artists think regional, some think national, I was thinking international. He thinks planets. It’s on another level.”

We are not insinuating anything, but given Jackson’s past we are getting a giggle out of this. With lyrics like: “We’re better off being together than being miserable alone” and “Nothing can come between us if you just hold my hand,” can you blame us? Both entertainers have a questionable past when it comes to underage sexual acts, so if they are holding hands at least they’re both of age. We’re just playing, but they could have come up with a better title.

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Singer, songwriter, and producer R. Kelly was overjoyed with tears as he heard the words “Not guilty,” fourteen times and was acquitted on all counts of child pornography against him. After just 6 hours between two days of deliberations the jury came to the decision that it was not Roshona Landfair in the video too. “The number one thing that took hold with this jury was that it was not Roshona,” said Sam Adam, one of Kelly’s attorneys. The fact that the tape was a fourth generation tape did not help the prosecution’s case either. Kelly was charged back in 2002 for videotaping himself and a young woman having sex, and at that time it was said that the young girl was his 13 year old “god daughter,” Roshona. Kelly did not have much to say after the case as he waved to his fans and jumped in the back of an SUV. Although he didn’t say anything now, we here at randomgossip.com know this is going to make for a hot album.

Even after his arrest in 2002 Kelly never ceased to grind, generating millions of dollars in concert tours and album sales. He is an accomplished artist with hits like Bump-n-Grind, Down Low, and the unforgettable Trapped In The Closet series. He has also garnered over 20 Grammy nominations while winning 3 for “I Believe I Can fly”, his 1996 hit from the movie Space Jam.

We know that there are some who wish R. Kelly would have gone to jail. These are the same people that wanted O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson to be found guilty too. The only opinions that matter however are those of the jury and they say, “Not Guilty!” This is a controversial case that will likely be talked about for months to come. Oh well, it’s not like there’s anything else going on in the world. Ugh.

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