Louis is the first male to publicly speak of alleged sexual abuse by Kelly. Kelly’s trial, saying the singer lured him to his home and studio when he was 17 with promises of helping his music career but instead sexually abused him. Chicago police have not charged Kelly, and will only say that their investigation is continuing.A man identified only as “Louis” testified Monday at R. In the meantime, Kelly has hired private investigator Jack Palladino to help build his defense, Palladino’s office confirmed. I’ve been blackmailed for the last four years, and I didn’t give in, and I’m still not gonna give in… There are a lot of people who are very jealous of me right now… and they’re trying to destroy me.” “A lot of people know about it, but when the smoke clears, you guys will really be able to know exactly what is going on… People are trying to make money off my music and my name in a very, very negative way. “I have an ex-manager that’s been on my back,” he said. He did say, however, that not all the evidence had been revealed. In one of his few public comments on the issue, Kelly told Chicago radio station WGCI-FM in Chicago on April 4 that he couldn’t comment on much of the scandal, per his attorney’s advice. His response thus far has been that the tapes are fabricated and that he’s been blackmailed. Though Kelly has talked to local Chicago media about the scandal, he hasn’t addressed a lot of the questions people have about the tapes. I believe that have a lot that they are actually going to bring to light.” “But there are others that haven’t been spoken of that have been possibly paid off… As of today, they’re still investigating the situation. “There have been a couple that have come to light that have settled out of court, so that they would not go to criminal court,” Sparkle said, referring to Kelly’s settlements with Tracy Sampson and Tiffany Hawkins.
Kelly will come forward, Sparkle predicted, if they don’t settle out of court first. “It’s hurtful to my sister, to my brother-in-law and to my niece, especially, because it’s all her.” “It’s crazy and torn up, in every way imaginable,” she said. Her family would rather keep the matter quiet, she said, even if that means protecting an alleged predator. Though it’s causing division within her family, Sparkle said that she’s aiding the Chicago police investigation. So I feel a responsibility for that also, although I’m not responsible for his actions, I feel responsible for even taking her there… It’s messed up. and I parted ways, it was me not watching over her. “She kept coming down with me,” she told the station, “which was safe at the time. Sparkle said that she regrets not being a better protector of her niece. “But until our investigation is complete, we can’t confirm or deny that. “We’ve had contact all along with the girl’s family,” Chicago police spokesperson Officer Pat Camden said. Sparkle claimed that her niece met Kelly when she was 12. She said this took place during a time when other members of her family also had a working relationship with the singer (Sparkle’s brother-in-law, for instance, played guitar for Kelly, she said). Sparkle, who had a hit with Kelly in 1998 called “Be Careful,” told radio DJ Adimu of the Beat (KKBT) on April 3 that her niece was a fledging rapper whom she introduced to Kelly. Kelly has told a Los Angeles radio station that the girl on the tape is her niece, whom she says was 14 at the time the tape was made.
While her immediate family Рas well as the girl herself Рhave yet to step forward, a former prot̩g̩ of R. Kelly sex tapes first hit the media two months ago, the primary question has been if the girl featured on the 27-minute tape, currently under investigation by the Chicago police, was actually underage, since her identity had been kept hidden.
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