R.KELLY: Caught In The Act
R. Kelly, a musician known for his inspirational power ballads (I believe I can fly) and his delightfully libidinous lullabies (Your Body's Callin') in a single bound. Between these two over 30 million copies of each of his albums have been sold. The king of R&B has become the object of interest in a series of controversial tabloids.
Unless R. Kelly has an identical twin from which he was separated at birth, it is no doubt that the man featured in a raunchy kid-porn-video is Kel himself. Porn tapes have surfaced with R. Kelly performing cunnilingus with 3 under aged teens already.
That Kelly would find himself embroiled in sex acts with young girls comes as no surprise to many. Rumors of Kelly's predilection for teens have dogged him since his secret wedding in August 1994 to then 15-year-old R&B star Aaliyah. (The union was annulled months later be a Michigan judge). Since his last trial, 5 under aged girls have filed lawsuits against him for sexually degrading acts like orgies and oral sex. R.Kelly is hardly the first celebrity to be accused of drafting from the minor league. In 1993, the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing a 13 year-old boy. MJ eventually settled with the boys' family out of court for a reported $26 million. In 1959, 24 year-old Elvis Presley became romantically involved with his future wife.
R. Kelly's friends report that the star is devastated by the entire episode. Some people believe the current brouhaha is the work of people with vendetta against the star. This news may be bad for the stars new album with Jay-Z, which came out on the 26th of May 2002. Fans are willing to forgive their favorite artists for different things raging crack addictions, double homicides- but urinating on a minor is a different thing altogether. Of course, the whole sordid affair is one of today's most gifted musicians. The passions he has for his craft border on primal. "It's the only thing I have to lean on" Kelly says.
R. Kelly sees himself as being plagued by the devil since his six-year marriage to Andrea Lee, 28, and his affection for his young daughters, Joanna and Jaya.
He trusts no one and he only hopes for the best.