R. Kelly is drowning in legal fees, unpaid child support and a plethora of other expenses. Kellz was arrested on Wednesday (March 6) for allegedly owing ex-wife Andrea Kelly $161,633 in back child support for their three children.
During an unaired portion of Kelly’s dramatic interview with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King, the disgraced R&B star revealed he has only $350,000 in his bank account. He also admitted the first time he went to a bank alone was a mere three weeks ago.
“So many people have been stealing my money, people was connected to my account,” he said. “I went by myself for the first time to the Bank of America. Didn’t know what I was doing. Didn’t know what the hell was going on … I was so tired of not knowing where my money was, what my publishing is … a lot of it’s on me.
“I have like $350,000 in the bank and I told her, take that and I wanna start a new account. She said it’s gonna take six to seven days to clear.”
Kelly wasn’t able to access his bank account following his arrest. The judge wants the full amount paid before he will release him from Cook County Jail.
As we all know, Kelly is swimming in numerous sexual assault allegations, which hit a new level after Lifetime aired its Surviving R. Kelly documentary.
Last month, Kellz was indicted on 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse and subsequently turned himself in to police. He has since pleaded not guilty.
Maybe if he kept his eyes on his bank account rather than young children this wouldn’t be happening #facts
He ate your butt huh
That’s that Sh** was my favourite Song of his, i still bump it !
Ignition Remix. Much better. Get your ears checked.
Doesn’t know how to check his bank account but knows how to run a sex cult.
Hahahaha That comment was fire
I’m crying here haha ?
Awww, poor little guy ONLY has $350,000. So sad…
Holy shit. Legends huh. Just goes to show you this industry the artist rarely makes a profit. All that money flashing shit on the gram is advances that had to be payed back. I have more money that r Kelly! Haha
Yeah sure you do, you think that’s the only account he has?
Actually I do. I own 3 restaurants, an culinary consultant firm, and I have about 200k in low risk investments, mainly money market accounts. I work about 15 hours a day, everyday except Sunday. Holla. With your broke ass.
Salute to ur hustle my G!!
alot of it went on paying off the parents of the little girls to keep them quiet . That’s why they are all coming out and telling their truth…BANK HAS GONE DRY NO MORE PAY DAYS…how fucking sad. I guess the saying is true . MONEY TALKS BULLSHIT WALKS. Pendejo now what
Who the f is Kellz?
-Never heard an r kelly song before
I’m actually somewhat impressed given all the payouts. But if you used to be swimming in millions and you are just now going to the bank for the first time on your own, that is very telling about his current and future financial well being. Should of picked up at least a little game when it came down to managing that money.
He may be lying about his finances in order to avoid paying up. The judge has ordered Mr. Kelly to sit in jail until he pays his debt. We shall see how it goes.
if you have an understanding of basic business practices or finances, you will know that Bank balances are meaningless and inconsequential. Smart people don’t keep their wealth in the Bank, its invested where there are returns. If you have 1 million dollars in your Bank account, then you are stupid and you have no understanding of investments.
a storm in a teacup from the nineties.
His broke is my rich
No shit, right
Who really cares about this piece of sh!t. Boo fv@king hoo he only has $350,000 in the bank. I worked my whole life serving and saving others and I live paycheck to paycheck. I’m disabled and had to leave my career, but I don’t receive any disability payments. SCREW all of these over priced athletes, radio and TV personalities etc. They all need a reality slap.
Sounds like you lack talent hence why you served. No need to get at others much more successful than you. You made the poor choice of joining the service thinking it was a free ride and you could do it forever but your body says otherwise.
True
Man you sound mad at the world. Get over it and lay in the bed you made.
weird flex but okay…..i dunno about yall but i dont have 350K in my account.
He has that amount in the bank but I bet he has so much property that makes him a good millionaire
Why now some of what his saying could be true were parents was at before now Nall money gone n now it’s time to get more theirs no more all goes to his kids who need it so one else n the picture is behind this n u do know who u is not calling no name .
God does not give you everything. R. Kelly is super talented, a gifted song writer and singer yet he can’t even read and write. The fact that he is going to the bank for the first time says a lot about him. He can’t even make sense of his own financial books. Smh