- R. Kelly is finally admitting that he had a sexual relationship with Aaliyah. The confession comes three decades after Kelly and Aaliyah were illegally married when he was 27 and she was 15.ย
- In a statement with The Independent, Kellyโs lawyer, Thomas A Farinella, wroteโThe defence does concede that Mr. Kelly had underage sexual contact with Jane Doe #1.โ
- Kellyโs lawyers had attempted to dismiss claims from prosecutors due toโJane Doeโs untimely death.โAaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of 22.ย
- In 1994 Aaliyah said in an interview that she was โcloseโto R. Kelly but never admitted to marrying him. The marriage was ultimately annulled by Aaliyahโs parents shortly after the ceremony.ย