5. Kelly Has Since Been Involved in Numerous Sex Scandals
While the rest of Aaliyah’s career played out with little controversy, Kelly has gone on to acquire a reputation for preying on underage women. In 2002, he was charged with 21 counts of child pornography, the most notable of which was a video of him having sex with, and urinating on, a teenage girl. When asked about these charges point blank, Kelly told The Huffington Post “You hear a few rumors here and there, but as far as from me to you, I’d say ‘f**k that.’ If they hate me, love me, they want to destroy me, I love them all.” Watch the full interview below.
The case took nearly seven years to get to trial, and when it did in 2008, Kelly was acquitted of all charges. When asked why Kelly was acquitted, witness Lisa Van Allen said “Star power. Definitely. I came forward. I told the truth. That’s basically it. That’s all I could do. I’m disappointed.” On Monday, Kelly was the subject of a revelatory piece on Buzzfeed. The piece claimed that he’s been running an abusive “cult” of young women in Georgia and Illinois. Former members of Kelly’s entourage confirmed that he dictates “What they eat, how they dress, when they bathe, when they sleep, and how they engage in sexual encounters that he records.”
A representative for Kelly has denied these accusations, telling TMZ “Mr. Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed by the recent revelations attributed to him. Mr. Kelly unequivocally denies such accusations and will work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name.”
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