R Kelly 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
American singer-songwriter Children: Jay Kelly, Robert Kelly Jr., Joann Kelly Trending Born: January 8, 1967 (age 54 years), Chicago, Illinois, United States Spouse: Andrea Lee (m. 1996–2009), Aaliyah (m. 1994–1995) Siblings: Bruce Kelly, Theresa Kelly, Carey Kelly Birthday: January 8, 1967 Age: 54 Years, 54 Year Old Males Sun Sign: Capricorn Also Known As: Robert Sylvester Kelly Born Country: United States Born In: Chicago, Illinois, United States Famous As: Singer-Songwriter Rappers Black Singers Height: 6’1″ (185 cm), 6’1″ Males Spouse/Ex-: Aaliyah (M. 1994–1995), Andrea Lee (M. 1996–2009) Mother: Joanne Kelly Siblings: Carey Kelly Children: Jaya Kelly, Joann Kelly, Robert Kelly Jr. City: Chicago, Illinois U.S. State: Illinois, African-American From Illinois
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In 1996, Kelly married Andrea Kelly, his former backup dancer and mother of his three children. In 1997, he built a house in Olympia Fields. Andrea filed a restraining order against Kelly in September 2005 after a physical altercation, ultimately filing for divorce in 2006. In January 2009, it was reported that Kelly’s divorce was finalized. In 2007, Kelly released the song “Rise Up” for Virginia Tech after the 2007 school shooting, and donated the net proceeds to the families of the victims. In 2010, Kelly penned the song “Sign of a Victory” for the FIFA World Cup, with all proceeds benefiting African charities. In 2011, he performed at a charity event in Chicago benefiting Clara’s House, a now-shuttered (Jan 2018) facility designed to build employment, housing, health care, and education in the projects of Chicago. In 2016, Kelly donated cases of water to the Flint water crisis. He was born in Chicago. He is a three-time Grammy winner. In 1998, Kelly won best R&B song, best male R&B vocal performance and best song written for a motion picture for his hit, “I Believe I Can Fly.” Kelly wrote about being sexually abused as a child by an older woman in his autobiography. In his 2012 memoir “Soulacoaster,” Kelly wrote about being sexually abused as a child by an older woman, who he referred to as a relative. In an interview with GQ, Kelly said the abuse went on from around age 7 or 8 to 14 or 15 and occurred every other day or week. He has been accused of sexual misconduct several times. He married a 15-year-old Aaliyah in 1994, faking her age in a falsified marriage certificate. The late singer Aaliyah Haughton, who died tragically in a plane crash at age 22, met R. Kelly when she was 12 years old. In 1994, after the two formed a close partnership, Kelly, 27, secretly married 15-year-old Aaliyah using a falsified marriage certificate in which she lied about being 18 years old. Eventually, Aaliyah’s family found out about the controversial marriage and the two ended the union with an annulment. Kelly and Aaliyah also began recording the album “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number” in 1993. He was sued in April 2017 for an alleged affair with a deputy’s wife. In April 2017, Kelly was accused of being involved with the wife of Kenny Bryant, a deputy in the Mississippi Hinds County Sheriff’s Department. Asia Childress, Bryant’s wife, lied about ending the relationship with Kelly when she and Bryant married. Eventually, Childress convinced Bryant to move to Georgia for his career, but “the ulterior motive … was to foster her relationship with R. Kelly,” the lawsuit read. Bryant said he went through “grievous mental and emotional distress” and “financial ruin.” He married Andrea, his former backup dancer, in 1996. The couple has three children. They divorced in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage. Videos of Kelly engaging in sexual acts with a minor girl surfaced in 2002 and he was indicted in Chicago on 21 counts of child pornography. In July 2017, Kelly was accused of forcing girls to stay in an ‘abusive cult.’ In May 2018, the ‘Women of Color’ branch of the ‘Time’s Up’ movement called for a boycott of Kelly’s music and performances over the many allegations against him. The boycott was accompanied by a social media campaign called ‘Mute R. Kelly.’ On March 6, 2019, Kelly was taken back to the ‘Cook County Jail’ after failing to pay $161,633 in child support. On March 9, 2019, he was released after someone, who didn’t want to be identified, paid off the child support. Kelly’s music has been used in many film soundtracks, including ‘American Reunion,’ ‘The Hangover Part III,’ ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown,’ and ‘Fun with Dick and Jane.’ He has also been featured in video games, including ‘Grand Theft Auto IV.’ Many hip hop and R&B artists have sampled his music.
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