R. Kelly has found himself at the center of damning allegations once again.
In an explosive story published by Buzzfeed on Monday (July 17), there are claims that the R&B crooner is running a sex-fueled “cult” consisting of several young women.
The jaw-dropping allegations made in the story were primarily made by the parents of the women who are allegedly being held against their will by Kelly.
One parent, who is simply referred to as “J.” in the story, recalled meeting Kelly with her daughter, an aspiring singer, backstage at a concert in Indio, California in 2015. Kelly flew J. and her teen daughter out to the concert after meeting the 19-year-old at a show in Atlanta.
From there, the two reportedly engaged in secret communications, with J.’s daughter eventually moving into one of the homes Kelly rents out for his women.
According to three former associates of Kelly’s, Cheryl Mack, Kitti Jones, and Asante McGee, “six women live in properties rented by Kelly in Chicago and the Atlanta suburbs, and he controls every aspect of their lives: dictating what they eat, how they dress, when they bathe, when they sleep, and how they engage in sexual encounters that he records.”
Kelly’s former assistant Cheryl Mack provided more insight on the women’s living conditions, and even went so far as to refer to Kelly as a “puppet master.”
“This is R. Kelly, I’m going to live a lavish lifestyle,” Mack said, according to Buzzfeed. “No. You have to ask for food. You have to ask to go use the bathroom … [Kelly] is a master at mind control … He is a puppet master.”
“He doesn’t want their figures to be exposed; he doesn’t want them to look appealing,” she added. “[R. Kelly] would make the girls turn around and face the wall in their jogging suits because he doesn’t want them to be looked at by anyone else.”
Another former associate of Kelly’s, Asanta McGee, who claims she was manipulated emotionally and sexually, hinted at a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde persona from the singer.
“R. Kelly is the sweetest person you will ever want to meet,” she said. “But Robert is the devil.”
Kelly’s lawyer Linda Mensch denied the allegations in a statement to Buzzfeed.
“We can only wonder why folks would persist in defaming a great artist who loves his fans, works 24/7, and takes care of all of the people in his life,” Mensch wrote. “He works hard to become the best person and artist he can be. It is interesting that stories and tales debunked many years ago turn up when his goal is to stop the violence; put down the guns; and embrace peace and love. I suppose that is the price of fame. Like all of us, Mr. Kelly deserves a personal life. Please respect that.”
Kelly was acquitted on charges of child pornography in 2008, and has continued to tour and make music in recent years.
He has concerts scheduled in July and August, and his 2015 studio release, The Buffet, features a who’s who of guest artists, including Lil Wayne, Juicy J, and Jhene Aiko.
Read the full Buzzfeed story here.
The Jim Jones of coochie slaying/controlling
No one should be surprised by this!
Hiring Louise Mensch as your attorney does NOT help you at all, lol!
a black man abusing woman? wow i never heard about nothing like that
A blaxk woman hating on something wow
damn! the nex trapped in the closet series gon be a movie
This man is legendary. In my opinion a top 3 r&b singer of all time. But the mans track record speaks for itself. These ppl know what they’re gettin into. Most of em either want to be associated with the fame or lookin for a come up. He exploits them just like they intend to with him. Even Steven. It’s not right but they should know better. Leave that man and his women alone.
Forget all that. He needs to go to rehab and get help. He’s sick but yet we turn a blind eye on this? Yeah, let’s give a pass to every pedo out there ONLY if they have a talent worth checking out. Get it together smh
smh…not surprised.. R. Kelly just can’t stay out of trouble.. always on the young joints
Pervert.
Lmao you pimp the hoes out dont keep them for yourself damn!
If this is true especially with R.Kelly history what parent in their right mind would want to have their daughters anywhere near him unless you the parent are that evil and do not care but care only for the $$$$. That’s like hand feeding a hungry bear. “Listen baby, we went to all the labels and nobody seems to be interested. Mommy knows you can sing baby so just hear me out. R.Kelly is in town doing a show and I have backstage tickets. Now my plan is to have R.Kelly talk to you and maybe he might offer you a deal or something but you might have to wear a”revealing” outfit and tell him your middle name is Aaliyah and you like warm showers that don’t necessarily come from a pipe. You know bringing you to all these label meeting is expensive sweety”.
Mom’s can be pimps too.
i guess a video leak of pissing on a girl wasn’t enough – should of been blacklisted from that day – that is just not normal man – deep underlying issues that should of been addressed years ago
Thank you!!!
The parents should be jailed for failed parenting and greed. Who takes their daughter to hang out with R.Kelly smh.you must be sick
R Kelly is a legend. He may have ex assistants thats plotting on him. If michael jackson was alive right now. They would try to have him in a scandal. We live in a nosey messy world. Gossip gossip gossip.
it usaualy helps when u dont fuck little boys as mike likely did
I love MJ as anyone else does, but lets not act like he didn’t pay the kids off to stay quiet. Thats real. It happened. Its documented. Moving on…
Or.. just hear me out now. They could just go home??! Like whenever they want to maybe??
Exactly
I thought the music industry was a cult anyway
what the fuck is wrong with this dude? peeing on little girls getting married to underage women now dude has sex slaves locked away. he is one crazy dude for real
its the piper
This isn’t a story, these are grown women, not children. These thots are being supported finically, housed, fed, clothed, and ran through. This is their choice. They are adults. Just because they haven’t came home in a minute doesn’t mean R Kelly is in the wrong, Thots gonna thot, this is a come up for them
THESE DUMB BLACK FAMILIES DON’T BELIEVE THOSE R. KELLY STORIES UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO THEM!!!! LOLOLOLOL!!!!
When is that next album coming out? Because I don’t care about women who are of age getting involved with a dude who had shit on him for fucking with underaged girls back in the 90s that he beat. At this point with all the shit out there on him, it’s just as much your fault as anything. However, I know his music is going to be some hot shit, which is all I care about.
This right here is amazing. Thank you
Hugh Hefner been doing it for years and not one derogatory article on him ,Now R Kelly running two houses in two different states and these young ladies cant get away no police reports file missing person nothing is this Fake News of today only Buzzfeed got the only scoop WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON’T YOU WISH SOMETIMES THAT YOU HAD A BRAIN??
Wow man your a fucking idiot know what the difference was? Hugh galmorized those women gave them identities as famous pin up girls and models and help start ALOT of careers this guys just holding girls for him and his buddies to rail keep fucked up on drugs and enjoy theres a difference between having class and just being a fucking jigaboo and thats exactly what doing nasty shit like kelly is doing is