For Complex News, I'm Hanuman Welch.
As R. Kelly continues his The Afterparty Tour, fallout continues from allegations that the
multiplatinum singer keeps women in an isolated sex cult away from their friends and families.
The accusations stem from a July 17 story by Jim DeRogatis published in Buzzfeed.
DeRogatis claimed concerned parents were notifying authorities that Kelly housed their daughters
in various residences and "controls every aspect of their lives."
A 22-year-old woman identified as Jocelyn Savage has emerged as the most prominent member
of the alleged harem, after providing an interview with TMZ denying the claims and defending
Kelly.
Members of Savage's family recently doubled down on their claims during an interview with
Ryan Cameron of Atlanta-based radio station V-103.
Savage says he's attempted to contact Kelly upwards of 60 times.
Jocelyn's younger sister Jai told Cameron that her sibling refused to visit the family's
dying grandfather or attend his funeral, instead opting to stay with Kelly.
Naturally Kelly has vehemently denied the allegations, stating he intends to seek legal
representation.
He released a video via Twitter, referring to the cult claims as "a bunch of crap."
And speaking of crap, Jocelyn's father, Tim Savage added some graphic details of how exactly
R. Kelly controls the women in his alleged cult, down to the length of
their fingernails.
Since
the story was published in Buzzfeed, Kelly has seen his tickets sales flounder in the
wake of the allegations and scandal.
That's all for now, we'll have more on this story as it develops.
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