The second portion of Gayle King’s exclusive interview with singer R. Kelly aired on
Here’s some of what we learned from the second part of the interview:
Kelly has very little money left
The star is listed among the top selling artists for hits such as „I Believe I Can Fly“ and „Ignition,“ but he now says he’s running low on funds.
„So many people have been stealing my money,“ he said.
According to Kelly, he went by himself for the first time to a Bank of America branch weeks ago, only to learn that he had only $350,000 and multiple people with access to his money.
„I was so tired of not knowing where my money was, where my publishing is,“ Kelly said.
The singer said „a lot of it“ is on him in terms of his finances, but he denied that his money had been drained by out-of-court settlements over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Rather, Kelly said, he learned from a bank teller how many people actually had access to his account.
He said he set up a new account and was told it would take six to seven business days to be active.
While Kelly was waiting for that to happen he was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse — a class 2 felony — involving four alleged victims.
The new indictment accuses Kelly of sexual acts with three girls older than 13 but younger than 17. There is no age range listed for one of the alleged victims. The charges say Kelly used force or the threat of force.
Kelly has denied the charges, and his attorney, Steve Greenberg, has said his client is innocent.
His girlfriends are in love with him and they blame their parents for problems
Two women whose families have complained that Kelly is controlling them spoke to King about their relationship with the singer.
Azriel Clary, 21, and Joycelyn Savage, 23, said they live with Kelly, 52, and are his girlfriends.
King told her colleagues in the studio that Kelly’s team told CBS that the singer would not be in the room while the women were being interviewed. However, she said that when the interview started, Kelly was stationed around the corner where the women couldn’t see him.
„But at points… at points during the conversation he would cough very loudly… so they were aware that he was there,“ King said.
Clary and Savage said there is nothing inappropriate going on and they have both an individual and joint relationship with him.
„We both have our individual relationships with him and we all are a family, all together,“ Clary said.
