05/2018


A woman who says she was 19 when she began a relationship with R. Kelly sued the singer on Monday in a Manhattan court, alleging sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease, according to the filing.


The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, was the latest in a steady pattern of sexual misconduct accusations against R. Kelly, 51, who has for two decades faced claims that he targets and abuses underage girls and young women, allegations that he has steadfastly denied. (Though Mr. Kelly has settled numerous lawsuits with women, he faced criminal prosecution for sexual misconduct only once, and was acquitted in 2008 of child pornography charges.)


The #MeToo movement and a viral #MuteRKelly campaign have renewed interest in his career and personal life.



Read the full story here.

[Edited 5/24/18 6:18am]

it's always the same thing with this guy.He seriously needs help

feelin on yo boo-hooty, boo-hooty

In a statement to the Associated Press, Kelly says the accusations, "perpetuated by the media," are an "attempt to distort my character and to destroy my legacy that I have worked so hard to build."

Faith Rodgers says she met Kelly after his concert in San Antonio, Texas, in March 2017, and he flew her to New York to attend one of his shows two months later, after which he coerced her into a sexual encounter, recording it on his iPad without her consent.

"He's like, 'Take off your clothes.' And he says it, you know, with authority in his voice ... he's demanding me to do this," she said, saying she "wasn't ready" to have sex, but submitted to his demands. "He has this type of, like, intimidation right off the bat. You know? So I was just waiting for it to be over."

After the encounter ended, Rodgers says Kelly asked her how old she was. "You know, if you're really 16, that you can tell Daddy, right?' she recalled him saying, telling her, '"You know, you just look about 14, 15, or 16.'"

In addition to allegedly giving her herpes, Rodgers claimed Kelly regularly locked her in a van, and planned for her to join the group of women who lives and travels with him, which previous accusers have described as a "sex cult."

"He goes on to tell me that he raises five women," Rodgers said. "Some of them had been with him for 15 years. And he basically was trying to make it seem like it was a family thing. He described these women as being his family."

Rodgers said she filed the lawsuit to help put an end to Kelly's abuse.

"He's gonna do the exact same thing. but it could get worse," she said. "You know, I chose to walk away. What about the ones who don't walk away?"

https://tinyurl.com/yavaf4dg