The allegations against R. Kelly date back to the nineties, a network of confidants is said to have protected the pop star for years - now has an ex-manager in connection with the allegations of abuse of the police asked: He is said to have threatened a man in the Atlanta area whose daughter is allegedly detained by Kelly. The case of the young woman named Joycelyn Savage also appears in the TV documentary "Surviving R. Kelly", which had made loud the old abuse allegations against the musician two weeks ago. This is reported by CNN.

"I'm going to harm you and your family, if I see you, I'll get you, I'll damn you," Mason said to her father in May 2018. This quotes CNN from the police report. A judge then issued an arrest warrant, which Mason CNN now followed. Accordingly, he came then released for a security deposit of $ 10,000 (8800 €) provisionally.

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USA: The case R. Kelly

The allegations against Kelly date back to the 1990s. In the summer of 2017, a "Buzzfeed" report on a suspected "sex cult" Kelly caused a stir. Joycelyn Savage's family accuses Kelly of banning her from manipulating the outside world. Savage had rejected this in a video in the summer of 2017 and said she was fine. R. Kelly has denied any allegations against him.

Kelly was previously on the label RCA under contract, which belongs to the group Sony Music. According to media reports, RCA has ended its collaboration with the three-time Grammy winner. Since Friday he appears on the RCA website, where listed artists such as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Usher are listed. Speakers from Sony, RCA and Kelly initially did not confirm this step.