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R Kelly is RESTRAINED while furiously looming over interviewer Gayle King and screaming ‘I’m fighting for my f***ing life’
The R&B singer, 52, exploded with fury as he was quizzed on sex abuse claims in TV interview
SOBBING R Kelly appeared to be physically restrained and yelled “I’m fighting for my f***ing life” as he furiously dismissed sex abuse claims in an emotional TV interview.
The R&B singer, 52, erupted with rage and insisted he's innocent of allegations he sexually abused four women, including three underage girls.
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CBS interviewer Gayle King quizzed him on allegations he held young women captive during his first interview since his arrest last month.
Kelly sobbed and looked directly at the camera as he said: “I don’t need to – why would I?
“How stupid would that be for R Kelly, with all I’ve been through in my past, to hold somebody.
“Use your common sense.”
He became more agitated and banged on his chest as he exploded: “Stop it, quit playing. I didn’t do this stuff. This is not me. I’m fighting for my f***ing life.”
King also shared images from the studio interview on Instagram, saying the singer had "lots to discuss".
One picture appeared to show Kelly being held back by an unidentified man who was gripping his left arm.
In another part of the CBS interview, Gayle King asks Kelly: "Do you still sit here and say that you have never been with underage girls?"
The I Believe I Can Fly singer responds: "I'll sit here and say this - I had two cases back then that I said at the beginning of the interview that I would not talk about because of my ongoing case now.
“But, I will tell you this: people are going back to my past and they're trying to add all of this stuff now to that, to make all of the stuff that's going on now feel real to people."
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Kelly, who has been dogged for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and held some women as slaves, was charged with ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse last month.
Three of the four alleged victims were aged 13 to 16 at the time.
If convicted, Kelly could face up to 70 years in jail.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyer has claimed all his accusers are lying.
Kelly was released on bail on February 25 as he waits for his trial.
The singer spent three days behind bars amid reports he was struggling to cough up the $100,000 (£77,000) bond.
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