A judge has denied R. Kelly's emergency motion for prison release following accusations that officials were orchestrating his murder.

The incarcerated former R&B superstar says he believes Board of Prisons officials are attempting to kill him and now wants a new trial, citing prosecutorial corruption.

A federal judge on Thursday denied an emergency request from former R&B singer R. Kelly to be released from prison to home confinement, amid allegations from the disgraced music star earlier this month that prison officials were trying to kill him.