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How R. Kelly Preyed on and Controlled an Underage Aaliyah

‘SHE DESERVED BETTER’
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When 27-year-old R. Kelly married 15-year-old Aaliyah, it was brushed off as another celeb scandal. But as his trial nears, a new book explores how deeply disturbing it all was.

Days before R. Kelly’s trial officially gets underway, his relationship with Aaliyah is already poised to take center stage. This week, his defense lawyer seemed to let slip that the R&B singer had a sexual relationship with the underage teenager before trying to backtrack on the admission.

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