Aaliyah, R. Kelly, and a 'violent puzzle' of alleged abuse eNCA
Aaliyah, whose image is shown here in 2002 at the American Music Awards, is among the alleged victims of R. Kelly, the R&B singer accused of sexual abuseThis month marks 20 years since the death of Aaliyah, who at age 22 was killed in a plane crash that sent international shockwaves as contemporary R&B lost one of its burgeoning stars.
And most discussions of the singer's alleged pattern of abuse begin with his eyebrow-raising partnership with the artist born Aaliyah Haughton, who was 15 when the 27-year-old Kelly produced her debut album"Age Ain't Nothing But A Number." According to prosecutors, Kelly wanted to wed Aaliyah because they had a sexual relationship and she was a minor, and he believed their marriage could stop her from testifying against him if criminal charges ever were filed.
"When the trial happens, we're going to see how she wasn't the exception, she was the rule," Iandoli said, adding that as it happened, the relationship between Kelly and Aaliyah"was sanitized, and made to seem like some cutesy love story." Attorney Gloria Allred during a press conference on January 14, 2019 in New York City as renewed focus shone on sex abuse allegations against R. Kelly"It's not going to be easy," Allred told AFP."But they're very courageous."
"Activists, mostly Black women activists, have been calling for his accountability for decades," Kenyette Barnes, who co-founded the #MuteRKelly movement, told AFP.
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