The claims against R. Kelly just keep coming, this time the allegations are from the singer’s brother, Carey Kelly.
Carey Kelly says his sibling abused their 14-year-old cousin, capping a parade of accusations in recent years that even prompted a social media #MuteRKelly campaign.
“You give people chances to change before you put their business out there, before you actually say ‘enough is enough,’ “ Vibe quotes Carey Kelly as saying. “Things happen in people’s lives to the point where you feel like it’s a wake-up call and now they get a chance to right their wrongs.”
Carey Kelly said that three pivotal incidents affected R. Kelly: the 1993 death of their mother, Joanne Kelly, the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah, who R. Kelly married when she was 15, and R. Kelly’s 2008 acquittal in a child pornography case. Carey Kelly told Vibe that after these developments, his brother’s alleged problems “became worse.” Carey Kelly says he approached the singer about claims that he has assaulted underage girls and believes that he was “trying to get some help.”
Carey Kelly believes his brother’s alleged problem is a result of childhood abuse, Vibe reports.
“Robert has a control problem,” Carey Kelly said. “The only reason why he targets little girls –now that I’m older, I understand–he was molested. I was molested (too), but I didn’t turn out that way.”
