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Joann Kelly, the daughter of R. Kelly, has alleged the imprisoned singer sexually abused her as a child.
In a new two-part documentary series for the TVEI Streaming Network, Joann, also known as Buku Abi, said she first reported the alleged abuse to her mother Drea in 2009.
“He was my everything. For a long time, I didn’t even want to believe that it happened. I didn’t know that even if he was a bad person he would do something to me,” the 26-year-old detailed in an episode of the documentary titled ‘Karma: A Daughter’s Journey’.
“I was too scared to tell anybody. I was too scared to tell my mom.”
Although Joann did not share details of the alleged abuse, she said she believes the 57-year-old singer’s jail sentence is well-deserved.
“I really feel like that one millisecond completely just changed my whole life and changed who I was as a person and changed the sparkle I had and the light I used to carry,” she continued.
“After I told my mom, I didn’t go over there anymore; my brother [Robert] and sister [Jaah], we didn’t go over there anymore. And even up until now I struggle with it a lot.”
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