R&B legend R. Kelly has a well-chronicled reputation for sexual indulgence of the underage and kinky variety, and as he tours the country this summer, he appears not to be diminishing his notoriety. Parents have told police that he is holding women in an abusive "cult" that's tearing families apart. Longtime music critic and journalist Jim DeRogatis investigates for BuzzFeed, drawing on three ex-members of Kelly's inner circle with similar stories.
From Buzzfeed News:
Three former members of Kelly's inner circle — Cheryl Mack, Kitti Jones, and Asante McGee — provided details supporting the parents' worst fears. They said six women live in properties rented by Kelly in Chicago and the Atlanta suburbs, and he controls every aspect of their lives: dictating what they eat, how they dress, when they bathe, when they sleep, and how they engage in sexual encounters that he records.
The last time J. saw her daughter was Dec. 1, 2016.
“It was as if she was brainwashed. [She] looked like a prisoner — it was horrible,” she said. “I hugged her and hugged her. But she just kept saying she's in love and [Kelly] is the one who cares for her. I don't know what to do. I hope that if I get her back, I can get her treatment for victims of cults. They can reprogram her. But I wish I could have stopped it from happening.”
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