Can it get any worse for Kells?
Surviving R. Kelly was the catalyst that birthed the imminent destruction of the legendary singer’s career. Robert Kelly has since been dropped by his record label, shunned by the music industry, taken off certain streaming services, disowned by his peers, and jailed twice. Kelly was arrested and charged with ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse, but he bailed out after raising money for the bond. Then he was arrested yet again for having $161,000 in owed child support. Once again, he needed financial assistance to attain his bail. Now that Kells is walking around free (for the moment), another piece of evidence that will seal his fate has been discovered. Another “sex tape” has been recovered and given to New York City authorities.
On Sunday, attorney Gloria Allred (who represents several of Kelly’s victims) held a press conference where her new client Gary Dennis explained to the media how the tape surfaced. According to Dennis, he found the tape while sorting through an old VHS collection. The man—who is said to have no connection to Kelly—claims to be unaware of how the video got into his possession but says that it shows the singer having intercourse with multiple women. Although he didn’t go into detail, Dennis did disclose that the tape appears to have been made in the 1990s and that the women featured look underage and underdeveloped. Gloria Allred then stated that the tape is now in the hands of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
If Kelly is indeed the culprit, this would be the third tape given to law enforcement where the singer recorded himself having sex with underage women. The first two tapes were turned over to Chicago authorities by Attorney Michael Avenatti. Avenatti’s tapes are said to be “clear and explicit” evidence of Kelly’s behavior with one 42 minutes and 45 seconds video prompting a 10 count indictment against the singer.
