4. R Kelly and Aaliyah
We now start to turn to the darker side of fame, celebrity and dating. This entry has everything from underage sex to marriage, pregnancy and a tragic end.
From a very early age, the talents of Aaliyah started to become known and it wasn’t long before the record companies were chomping at the bit to sign her up. So in 1994, when she was only 14 years old, Aaliyah was introduced to R Kelly who quickly became her friend and mentor. With the release of her debut album Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number (We know!) people started talking about R Kelly and Aaliyah having a relationship. This came to a head when Aaliyah turned 15 and there were reports that the two of them had run off to secretly get married. There were also reports from people close to the couple that Aaliyah may have been pregnant, however that never seemed to be true. With a marriage certificate stating that Aaliyah was 18, the two cheated the law in order to be together. Needless to say that this was soon annulled by her parents.
Tragically, a few years later Aaliyah died in a plane crash
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