Singer R. Kelly denies sexual abuse charges in CBS interview

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“I didn’t do this stuff!” His voice cracked and he broke into tears, saying: “This is not me! I’m fighting for my f*cking life!”

Kelly, 52, pleaded not guilty in February to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a Lifetime television documentary leveled new accusations against him. In his first interview since the indictment, “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King asked Kelly about allegations that he had sex with women under 18 and that he was physically and verbally abusive.

“I don’t need to.Why would I?” he said. The singer grew angry and emotional as the interview went on, turning to make his argument directly to the camera. “That’s stupid. Use your common sense,” he said. “Forget the blogs, forget how you feel about me,” Kelly added. “Hate me if you want to, love me if you want. But just use your common sense. How stupid would it be for me, with my crazy past.”

Pounding his chest for emphasis, Kelly shouted, The excerpt broadcast by CBS bleeped out the expletive while the transcript used the asterisk. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, could face up to seven years in prison for each of the 10 counts if convicted. CBS said it will air additional footage from the interview on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday and Thursday.to R&B singer R. Kelly: "They are still talking about you with underage girls. Do you still sit here and say you have never been with underage girls? You can really say that?"

 

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People are too quick to judge base on what they heard. Smh.

Being a rich celebrity can be exposed to abuse by predators. Similar to Michael Jackson.

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Ahhh. Come on. Stop giving these guys attention. Let court decide and lock him up.

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