History Music / RKelly

* '"Series/60Minutes'' had Gayle King interview Kelly about all his various scandals. The interview became infamous for Kelly melting down and ranting midway through, even when King offers to pause the interview so he can collect himself.

However, Kelly's image and legacy are marred by numerous allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, many involving minors. These accusations, dating back to the early stages of his career, [[OvershadowedByControversy cast a shadow over his accomplishments]]. His controversial relationship and marriage with then-underage singer Music/{{Aaliyah}} in 1995 and allegations of abuse by his ex-wife Andrea Kelly further tarnished his image. In 2017, a lengthy story from [[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]] accused of Kelly allegedly running a "sex cult" and engaging in human trafficking of women (some lured in as teenagers) with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. Despite these claims, his career remained largely unaffected until the release of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly'' in 2019, which sparked a nationwide reckoning with his actions. In 2021, he was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges, resulting in a 30-year prison sentence, and convicted in a second trial in 2022 of three of 13 counts of producing child pornography. He also has lost a civil trial against one of his accusers and was found liable in a default judgement against another. Kelly continues to challenge his convictions and maintains his innocence.

* In the UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity, particularly ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' players, the term "R. Kelly" is slang referring to a [[FlawlessVictory Perfect]], due to the "P" icon and the solid yellow life bar.

However, Kelly's image and legacy are marred by numerous allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, many involving minors. These accusations, dating back to the early stages of his career, [[OvershadowedByControversy cast a shadow over his accomplishments]]. His controversial relationship and marriage with then-underage singer Aaliyah in 1995, and allegations of abuse by his ex-wife Andrea Kelly further tarnished his image. In 2017, a lengthy story from [[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]] accused of Kelly allegedly running a "sex cult" and engaging in human trafficking of women (some lured in as teenagers) with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. Despite these claims, his career remained largely unaffected until the release of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly'' in 2019, which sparked a nationwide reckoning with his actions. In 2021, he was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges, resulting in a 30-year prison sentence, and convicted in a second trial in 2022 of three of 13 counts of producing child pornography. He also has lost a civil trial against one of his accusers and was found liable in a default judgement against another. Kelly continues to challenge his convictions and maintains his innocence.

However, Kelly's image and legacy is marred by numerous allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, many involving minors. These accusations, dating back to the early stages of his career, [[OvershadowedByControversy cast a shadow over his accomplishments]]. His controversial relationship and marriage with then-underage singer Aaliyah in 1995, and allegations of abuse by his ex-wife Andrea Kelly further tarnished his image. In 2017, a lengthy story from [[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]] accused of Kelly allegedly running a "sex cult" and engaging in human trafficking of women (some lured in as teenagers) with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. Despite these claims, his career remained largely unaffected until the release of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly'' in 2019, which sparked a nationwide reckoning with his actions. In 2021, he was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges, resulting in a 30-year prison sentence, and convicted in a second trial in 2022 of three of 13 counts of producing child pornography. He also has lost a civil trial against one of his accusers and was found liable in a default judgement against another. Kelly continues to challenge his convictions and maintains his innocence.

* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'', in maybe ''the'' most epic GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment on Creator/DisneyChannel, slipped in a split-second mention of him in [[ItMakesSenseInContext an episode where the teenage Raven is mistaken for trying to wed a classmate's father]]. This was eventually caught and censored out when the show was put on Creator/DisneyPlus.

%% * IntercourseWithYou: Given that he's an R&B singer, almost inevitable. "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sex Me]]", "Ignition", "The Zoo", etc.

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and convicted felon of racketeering and sex offenses]].

However, Kelly's image and legacy are inseparable from the numerous allegations of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct made against him, a number of them involving minors as victims. Initial reports along these lines date back to the early years of his career, and they would eventually grow to [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadow his career]].

His relationship with an underage Music/{{Aaliyah}} in the early '90s earned strong scrutiny, especially after it was revealed in 1995 that the two were briefly married when Aaliyah was 15 before her parents had it annulled; it was revealed in later years that Aaliyah considered the relationship abusive. His ex-wife Andrea Kelly also alleged he was abusive during their marriage, successfully obtaining a restraining order against him. Although Kelly was found not guilty of all charges in that case, it didn't help his reputation much.

Multiple other women claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. In 2017, a lengthy story from [[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]] accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until the 2019 premiere of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly''. The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him; it subsequently led to a nationwide reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they had been ignored for so long.

On September 27, 2021, R. Kelly was formally convicted of sex trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor and racketeering in federal court. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 29, 2022, with a second trial in September for producing child pornography of the same year ending with Kelly being convicted of three of the 13 counts of producing child pornography, though Kelly and his co-conspirators were acquitted of trial fixing charges in a 2008 state trial. He also has lost a civil trial against one of his accusers and was found liable in a default judgement against another. He is still challenging his convictions to date.

* HipHopSoul
* IntercourseWithYou: Given that he's an R&B singer, almost inevitable. "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sex Me]]", "Ignition", "The Zoo", etc.

* NewJackSwing

* Series/60Minutes had Gayle King interview Kelly about all his various scandals. The interview became infamous for Kelly melting down and ranting midway through, even when King offers to pause the interview so he can collect himself.

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer,[[BreadEggsMilkSquick and convicted felon of racketeering and sex offenses]].

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick convicted felon of racketeering and sex offenses]].

On September 27, 2021, R. Kelly was formally convicted of sex trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor and racketeering in federal court. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 29, 2022, with a second trial in September for producing child pornography of the same year ending with Kelly being convicted of three of the 13 counts of producing child pornography, though Kelly and his co-conspirators were acquitted of trial fixing charges in a 2008 state trial. He is still challenging his convictions to date.

* ''LiveAction/ThatsSoRaven'', in maybe ''the'' most epic GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment on Creator/DisneyChannel, slipped in a split-second mention of him in [[ItMakesSenseInContext an episode where the teenage Raven is mistaken for trying to wed a classmate's father]]. This was eventually caught and censored out when the show was put on Creator/DisneyPlus.

* Series/SaturdayNightLive had a popular skit parodying the Gayle King interview, which was even talked about in the Surviving R. Kelly documentary.

However, Kelly's image and legacy are inseparable from the numerous allegations of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct made against him, a number of them involving minors as victims. Initial reports along these lines date back to the early years of his career, and they would eventually grow to overshadow his career.

His relationship with an underage Music/{{Aaliyah}} in the early '90s earned strong scrutiny, especially after it was revealed in 1995 that the two were briefly married when Aaliyah was 15 before her parents had it annulled; it's been revealed in later years that Aaliyah considered the relationship abusive. His ex-wife Andrea Kelly also alleged he was abusive during their marriage, successfully obtaining a restraining order against him. Although Kelly was found not guilty of all charges in that case, it didn't help his reputation much.

Multiple other women claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. In 2017, a lengthy story from ''[[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]]'' accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until the 2019 premiere of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly''. The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him; it subsequently led to a national reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they had been ignored for so long.

His music career, specializing in RAndB, HipHop, and {{gospel|Music}}, ran from 1989 to 2019. He was known for, among other things, the song "I Believe I Can Fly" on the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack and being the most successful R&B male artist of TheNineties. With talent and style (including impeccable white suits), he earned his name in the genre, only to end up having his reputation ruined when the 21st century hit when he became known for a couple other things. One of these was an ambitious yet very odd musical effort, the "[[RockOpera Hip-Hopera]]" known as ''Music/TrappedInTheCloset''.

The other was numerous allegations of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, a number of them involving minors as victims, which would eventually overshadow Kelly's career.

His relationship with the 14-year-old Music/{{Aaliyah}} earned strong scrutiny, especially after it was revealed in 1995 that the two were briefly married before her parents had it annulled; it's been revealed in later years that Aaliyah considered the relationship abusive. His ex-wife Andrea Kelly also alleged he was abusive during their marriage, successfully obtaining a restraining order against him. Although Kelly was found not guilty of all charges in that case, it didn't help his reputation much.

Multiple other women have claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. In 2017, a lengthy story from ''[[Website/BuzzFeed BuzzFeed News]]'' accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until 2019 with the premiere of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly''. The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him; it subsequently led to a national reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they have been ignored for so long. He is facing federal charges in New York and Chicago, as well as state charges in Chicago and Minneapolis.

On September 27, 2021, R. Kelly was formally convicted of sex trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor and racketeering in federal court. He was sentenced to thirty years in prison on June 29, 2022, with a second trial in September for producing child pornography of the same year ending with Kelly being convicted of three of the 13 counts of producing child pornography; though Kelly and his co-conspirators were acquitted of trial fixing charges in a 2008 state trial. He is still challenging his convictions to date.

Multiple other women have claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. In 2017, a lengthy story from Website/BuzzFeed accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until 2019 with the premiere of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly''. The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him; it subsequently led to a national reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they have been ignored for so long. He is facing federal charges in New York and Chicago, as well as state charges in Chicago and Minneapolis.

Multiple other women have claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. In 2017, a lengthy story on Website/BuzzFeed accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until 2019 with the premiere of the Creator/{{Lifetime}} documentary series ''Surviving R. Kelly''. The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him; it subsequently led to a national reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they have been ignored for so long. He is facing federal charges in New York and Chicago, as well as state charges in Chicago and Minneapolis.

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