Who are R Kelly’s ex-girlfriends?
IN SEPTEMBER 2021, R Kelly was found guilty of nine criminal charges, including racketeering.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the disgraced musician was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Who are R Kelly's ex-girlfriends?
In November 2019, Joycelyn Savage - an ex-girlfriend and former supporter of - came forward via to share her truth regarding their previous relationship.
In a photo she posted to the app, Joycelyn declared: "There's something I need to reveal, something I've should've talked about a long time ago."
She added: "This is my story!"
The then-24-year-old continued in a caption: "I have Partnered up with [Patreon] where I will post daily chapters of my story.
Following the move, she cut ties with her family members. Another young woman, Azriel Clary, lost contact with her parents at 18 after joining R Kelly's alleged "sex cult," according to her father.
Azriel's father, Angelo Clary, praised Lifetime for creating the docu-series Surviving R Kelly, stating: "I love Lifetime for the platform they gave us to give awareness to bring this to an end."
On July 15, 2019, recorded by the two women in which they deny being evicted from R Kelly's apartment.
In the video, Azriel says: "We're here at the Trump and we've been here for years. We move freely, we come and go freely. We actually just stepped out this morning."
He added: "My daughter knows she can rebel to this level because she has got a loving father, and when she is finished with this... I am there to support her."
Speaking to TMZ back in 2017 on a video call, Savage denied her family's claims that she was part of a "sex cult."
He also faced eight additional violations of the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law.
Kelly was found guilty of nine counts, one count of racketeering, and eight counts of violating the Mann Act.
Of the 14 underlying acts for the racketeering count, he needed to be found guilty of at least two to be convicted of that count.
Jurors found prosecutors had proven all but two of the 14 underlying racketeering acts.
At age 16, Kelly and his family moved from the projects, and he was enlisted in a prestigious school, Kenwood Academy.
His teacher entered him in a local talent show to perform a Stevie Wonder song.
He also faced eight additional violations of the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law.
Kelly was found guilty of nine counts, one count of racketeering, and eight counts of violating the Mann Act.
Of the 14 underlying acts for the racketeering count, he needed to be found guilty of at least two to be convicted of that count.
Jurors found prosecutors had proven all but two of the 14 underlying racketeering acts.