Incarcerated R Kelly sings to an inmate's daughter over a phone call
Despite being in prison for various crimes including sex trafficking, singer R. Kelly recently talked to a fan on the phone.
According to Radaviage's daughter, her father is in the prison where the R&B artist was. Recently, she called her father, who is said to have allowed the American artist to talk to his daughter on the phone.
"R. Kelly sponsored me and [singed] for me because he and my dad spend time together,” TikTok user @Jizzlezoldykk from New York City told The Post. Her identity has been confirmed but she asked that her name and age not be revealed for privacy reasons.
"[It's] not for any other weird reason," she said, referring to Kelly's private gig. Kelly pleaded guilty in September to federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. He is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn pending sentencing in May.
In the now-famous video, which has garnered more than 895,000 views on TikTok alone, the woman pleads with a voice she believes is the imprisoned Grammy winner to return her with a quick rendition of his lesser-known tune “Love Letter.”
The video, titled “When Your Father Went to the Same Jail as R. Kelly,” quickly went viral and shows the man on speakerphone with the singer.
"I wanted to ask you something, can you sing me a song?" She asked Kelly, and he replied, "Which one?"
Before Kelly wrote the rest of the lyrics, she began to sing.
Soon after, 55-year-old R. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, began singing the song as well, sending the girl into a frenzy.
"Thank you, thank you!" She screamed laughing as the video and call ended.
Despite the sweetness of Serenade, digital keyboard critics were harsh in their condemnation.
"Letting R. Kelly sing to your daughter from his jail cell is really crazy," said one angry Twitter user.
Another said, "People don't hate R. Kelly as much as a child molester," referring to the countless allegations of sexual abuse against young people that have dogged the "Snake" singer for more than three decades.
According to some reports, R Kelly was forced to sing by other convicts in exchange for food and protection. Others said that they could tell by the way he sighed before he sang that he had been singing since his imprisonment.
"They sang this man in prison."
Radar reports that R. Kelly is currently incarcerated in a federal prison in Brooklyn, awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to nine felonies in September.
Charges include trafficking, sexual exploitation of a minor, kidnapping, bribery, sex trafficking and violation of the MAN Act.
When he is sentenced in May, he faces five years to life in prison.
He recently hired Bill Cosby's lawyer and has petitioned a court to dismiss his convictions, citing problems with his previous legal team and insufficient evidence.
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