The details surrounding the controversial marriage between R. Kelly and the late Aaliyah have been public fodder for decades. But one person who had front row seats to the relationship was her former boyfriend Dame Dash, who dated the iconic singer after Kelly.
In a clip of Dash’s interview from the upcoming Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, the music mogul says Aaliyah was thrilled to be free of Kelly after their marriage was annulled. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
“Aaliyah was like the sacrificial lamb after all that bullshit ’cause she didn’t deserve none of that,” he says in the clip obtained by TMZ. “Good, good soul. Good girl. Wasn’t even that resentful, was just like, ‘Let that man live just keep him the fuck away from me.’ That’s all she wanted. She was just happy to be away.
“And I know the whole story. I know there was a cover-up and all of that, but how did that cover it up? It just made the conversation less crazy. Oh, he married a child? That was a headline. That was like a rumor. That was something talked about like it was normal. It wasn’t like, “Eww disgusting he married a 13-year-old.’ It was like, ‘Oh, you married Aaliyah?’ She’s 13.”
When the interviewer corrects him and says she was actually 15, Dash replies, “15 is 13. I don’t have to be accurate because I don’t care. 15, 13, anything under 18 is disgusting. You know what I mean? She was a child, bro.”
Kelly’s former tour manager Demetrius Smith admitted he helped Kelly and Aaliyah tie the knot by getting her a fake ID the day before the wedding, which Kelly denied in court.
The embattled R&B singer is currently behind bars on several sex crime charges after being arrested in Chicago on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking last July.
Back in a New York federal court, he pleaded not guilty. Kelly faces a total of 18 counts for alleged crimes against 10 victims in both New York and Chicago, which could put him in jail for the rest of his life.
Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning premieres on Thursday (January 2).
Who keeps interviewing this scrub? He sounds smart to young ppl and bums who never had aspirations to do more than being a mcdonalds worker. Anyone w a head on correct knows dames an ego inflated broke bum. Stupid smart type
Dame claims lots of things
Yeah that is cool and all, but you still was in the fiesta video, and your artist made a album with him. The music industry is a devil’s game!
Shows how much of Suka Dame is what nigga entertains anything out a female mouth bout her ex
Dang facts
Damage was already done, Dame ain’t have to talk! Crazy he’s up there sounding like a Chatty Patty
he was a womaniser not necessarily a paedophile. that story about him pissing on a girl or something it ain’t true. like 6ix9ine, he could be mentally ill and should be treated and medicated – not locked up. he should have restorative justice give the brother a second chance. if he is broke, he might want to downsize at trump tower. everyone has been so quick to write the brother off on this website I am surprised.
The fact you’re defending this guy is astonishing. IF he’s found guilty of what he’s been accused of, then he deserves NO sympathy. What about his victims? Advocating sex offenders says A LOT about your personality. He’s a paedophile ffs. Got a feeling your into underage girls by the way you’re sticking up for his disgusting behaviour.
geez man do you live in texas or somewhere?
Back then Dame Dash was hiding his Dr. Phil hairline with all them childish hats.
So in other words you fucking new what he was doing u sick ass dude
What?! Pretty sure everyone at the time knew (note – KNEW, not new) what the deal was,
Dame dash, you plotted on alliyah next, you that close age to r Kelly negro. And you ain’t no saint. So that fast talking and stuttering ain’t no front. U say anything for attention… How that works…. Survived a rocafella that want attention… Hope r Kelly see you jack
How old was she when Dash got with her? #potcallingthekettleblack