- R. Kelly faces multiple juvenile sex crimes trials
- R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to all counts
- The second part of the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly - Part II: The Reckoning" was broadcast this month in the United States
According to federal prosecutors, the marriage of R. Kelly and Aaliyah in 1994 was not romantic. Not only did the singer marry her when she was 15 and he was 27 (which is illegal, since Aaliyah's parents did not give their consent), but the wedding would only have been for prevent the singer from testifying against the interpreter of I Believe I Can Fly in the event of a trial. This is revealed by the new documents obtained by The Blast.
“As early as 1994, the accused took the lead to prevent the justice system from discovering and investigating his crimes. As confirmed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) injunction in August 1994, the accused and others bribed a government official to fabricate a false identity of Jane Doe # 1. Witnesses warned the government that the accused had engaged in this process of corruption to obtain a marriage license in order to quickly and secretly marry Jane Doe # 1 in order to avoid any indictment for having having sex with Jane Doe # 1, who was a minor at the time, "reads. If Aaliyah's name is not mentioned, it has been confirmed that "Jane Doe # 1" is her.
Late accusation
The marriage between R. Kelly and Aaliyah was canceled some time later by the singer's parents. The young woman died at the age of 22 in a plane crash and never mentioned her relationship with the interpreter of Ignition .
Aaliyah signed her first contract with a record company, Jive Records, at the age of 12, in 1991, then was presented to R. Kelly, with whom she worked on her first album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number , released in 1994. The two artists have long denied this union, but the press got their hands on their marriage contract and published it. The case did not go further at the time.
It was only after the first part of the documentary Surviving R. Kelly , broadcast last year, that justice began. Former tour manager and personal assistant to R. Kelly, Demetrius Smith, claims that he obtained a false identity for Aaliyah in order to tamper with his age to marry the singer.
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