Joycelyn also claimed that R. Kelly promised her a music career, stating that he’d make her the next Aaliyah. She then goes on say that she dropped out of college and moved in with him, but says things turned ugly fairly quickly as he allegedly became incredibly controlling.

In her words, “I am risking my life for many others. This story is 18+ and only for mature audience. I want to make sure my story is very detailed as I can remember. After these couple of months Robert started giving me commands, and making sure I call him by certain names. Like ‘Master’ or ‘Daddy’ which I didn’t really care for at the time. If I wasn’t getting paid or pursuing my dream I would’ve went home, but all of that didn’t stop just yet. But It started getting worse by day by day, he would raise his voice at me if I didn’t call him by those two names. If Robert called me I would have to reply with ‘Yes, daddy’ or ‘Please daddy’ he was so controlling. All this can stop today, you want a career? Or do you want to live a normal life.”  

The singer pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and transporting women and girls for sex, in a Brooklyn federal court on Friday, August 2, 2019 and was held without bail.

According to PageSix, R.Kelly entered the plea through his lawyer Douglas Anton as his two girlfriends and alleged sex slaves Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary looked on from the gallery.

The magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione denied the singer bail, finding that he’d be unable to comply with conditions of his release.