R. Kelly: during a Q&A
When asked if the abuse at 7 or 8 by a family member effected him sexually, Kelly said to GQ, “Absolutely, yes. It teaches you to definitely be sexual earlier than you should have, than you’re supposed to.”
The conversation then turned to his infamous relationship with Aaliyah, and Kelly said, “Well, because of Aaliyah’s passing, as I’ve always said, out of respect for her mother who’s sick and her father who’s passed, I will never have that conversation with anyone,” keeping the conversation mysterious and not overly elaborating on the relationship.
He further said to the publication on the relationship with Aaliyah, “But here’s what seems difficult from the outside. Sadly, Aaliyah can’t speak for herself, and people have what they think is a very clear idea of the situation - that the two of you got married, that you were having a sexual relationship.”
Kelly refused to elaborate much on the allegations against him saying that he’d been advised by lawyers not to.
It is generally believed that the swirling of allegations against R. Kelly have hurt his career, and a recent example would be the lagging sales for the 48-year-old artist’s latest album, The Buffet. Shortly before the album was released, Kelly gave an interview to to discuss the allegations that seem to constantly surround him and how it relates to his latest album. While being interviewed by David Marchese, Kelly denied being attracted to underage girls and expressed that he liked to focus on the people “loving him” instead of “hating him.”
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