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Kelly att’y rips feds’ ‘pile on’

R. Kelly’s lawyers said Monday they would fight prosecutors’ bid to tell jurors about allegations beyond the actual charges at his upcoming federal sex-trafficking trial.

“This is nothing more than a veiled effort to pile on to further shape the public’s perception in this case, ignoring that Mr. Kelly is presumed innocent until proven otherwise,” Kelly lawyer Nicole Blank Becker said, adding that the disgraced R&B star’s attorneys would “vigorously oppose” the government’s request.

“As the trial nears we are looking forward to the truth prevailing,” she said.

Jury selection is due to start Aug. 9 in a New York federal court for the Grammy winner.

Kelly (above) is charged with leading an alleged criminal enterprise of managers, bodyguards and other employees. Prosecutors say the staffers helped him recruit women and girls for sex and porn and to exercise control over them. The charges involve six women and girls.

Kelly, 54, denies ever abusing anyone.

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