Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx dropped embattled singer R. Kelly's sex abuse charges in Illinois Tuesday.

During a status hearing in R. Kelly's Cook County cases Tuesday morning, members of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office asked a judge to dismiss the four sex abuse cases against him.

"I'm very pleased about the charges being dropped, so we can go ahead and focus on the next step, which is the appeal process. Hopefully, we can get that done," said DeAngelo Brister, Kelly's friend.

One of Kelly's sisters spoke with ABC7 from out of state.

One of Kelly's sisters spoke with ABC7 from out of state.