R. Kelly cried, angrily stood up and ranted about being “assassinated” during his first interview since being charged with sexual abuse
CHICAGO — R&B star , calling his accusers liars and saying people are after him for his money.
At one point during the interview, Kelly angrily stands up and starts pacing, his voice breaking as he yells, “I didn’t to this stuff! This is not me!” He cried as he hit his hands together, saying: “I’m fighting for my life.” When pressed about whether he was attracted to younger women, the 52-year-old Kelly said: “I’m an older man who loves all women.” He acknowledged living and being in a relationship with two young women.
Interviews with the two women who live with Kelly will air Friday, including one woman whose parents say is being held against her will. Kelly suggested the young woman’s parents were in it for the money and put blame on them for his relationship with their daughter, saying they brought her to watch him perform when she was a teenager.In an excerpt that aired Tuesday night, Kelly told King that allegations of him having sex with and abusing underage girls were “not true,” calling them “rumors.
“When you beat something, you beat it. You can’t double jeopardy me like that. It’s not fair,” Kelly said.
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