A woman who was formerly a part of R. Kelly’s inner circle took to Jezebel this week to discuss his pattern of physical, psychological, and sexual manipulation, comparing it to Stockholm Syndrome.
The woman who was named “Kim” (whose identity have been withheld for protection of her privacy) told the blog in an interview that Kelly allegedly has “five or six women whom he subjects to constant physical, sexual, and psychological control, routinely recording sexual encounters and subjecting his partners to bizarre cult-like behavioral restrictions.”
“They’re all above the age of consent,” she said. “Two of the women are 18 and 19, while others are in their early to mid-20s. Technically, she said, “they can leave. But it was like witnessing Stockholm Syndrome. All these girls are so nice and trusting and young.”
Through out the interview, Kim, who is a white woman in her mid-20s elaborates on what it was like to spend time with Kelly and witness his abusive tactics.
“When we’re out we’re not allowed to look at anyone,” she said. “We have to keep our heads down. If we’re back in his studio sitting on the couches and he has friends across the room at the bar we can’t look at each other or communicate with each other.” The girls are also instructed to “tell on each other,” she said. “If we’re in an Uber and we chat up the driver we’re supposed to tell him this girl did this or that. He’s very controlling and manipulative. He likes to be in control.”
She added that the women are instructed to call Kelly “Daddy” at all times while he calls them his “babies.” They allegedly could not enter any room without knocking three times while waiting to enter and they had to ask permission to leave.
Kim tells Jezebel that while she was one of the only women who knew what she was getting into and was not seeking to get into the music business, many of them were very young and were “more star-struck to her and appeared to depend on the singer’s approval.”
“All these girls just dote on him,” she said. “It’s so fucked up. They’re completely manipulated and brainwashed.”
Read the full interview at the bottom.
Source: jezebel.com
