No doubt, R Kelly is as problematic as they come. Which is a pity, because he really is a genius when it comes to writing RnB tracks.
For years there have been allegations that he runs a sex cult out of his Atlanta mansion, which go so far as to accuse the R&B singer of grooming underage women and refusing to let them leave the house.
He has always denied those accusations.
But now, a new BBC3 documentary sheds light on this side of R Kelly.
Exploring the allegations surrounding the legend’s sex life, reporter Ben Zand interviews those closest to the singer, including a former sound engineer and Timothy and Jonjelyn Savage, the parents of Joycelyn Savage, a current member of his so-called “degrading sex cult”.
In a snippet of the doccie below, James Lee, who worked on R Kelly’s fifth studio album TP-2, describes what it was like to work with the artist:
Hectic, hey?
Well, the BBC reports that since the documentary aired, R Kelly’s executive assistant of over 10 years, Diana Copeland, resigned, and that Linda Mensch, R Kelly’s entertainment attorney of four years, has also quit.
[source:bbc]