R. Kelly removed from suicide watch at Brooklyn jail

NEW YORK -- Convicted R&B singer R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch.

Federal prosecutors initially said it was needed for Kelly's own safety, but Kelly's attorneys filed a lawsuit Friday alleging the singer was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment.

He's being held at a federal correctional facility in Brooklyn.

Last week, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls.

He was convicted last year of sex trafficking