![]() ![]() Kelly was formally convicted of sex trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor and racketeering in federal court. He is facing federal charges in New York and Chicago, as well as state charges in Chicago and Minneapolis. ![]() The documentary re-litigated his abusive relationship with Aaliyah, his trial on child pornography charges and the numerous allegations against him it subsequently led to a national reckoning with Kelly and renewed discussions of the abuse allegations, especially how they have been ignored for so long. The allegations never negatively affected Kelly's career or public image in any significant way, much to the dismay of his accusers, until 2019 with the premiere of the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. In 2017, a lengthy story on BuzzFeed accused Kelly of human trafficking, stating that he was keeping multiple women captive in an abusive "sex cult", luring them in as teenagers with the promise of helping them establish singing careers. Multiple other women have claimed to have had romantic or sexual relationships with Kelly when they were still minors. Although Kelly was found not guilty of all charges in that case, it didn't help his reputation much. His ex-wife Andrea Kelly also alleged he was abusive during their marriage, successfully obtaining a restraining order against him. ![]() His relationship with the 14-year-old Aaliyah earned strong scrutiny, especially after it was revealed in 1995 that the two were briefly married before her parents had it annulled it's been revealed in later years that Aaliyah considered the relationship abusive. ![]()
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