For weeks, witnesses have taken the stand in R. Kelly’s felony trial presently underway in Brooklyn, New York. Female and male accusers have testified that Kelly enforced strict guidelines for his alleged victims to observe. If mentioned guidelines weren’t adopted, they’d be punished. Now, there’s alleged audio of a couple of of these extreme punishments. Prosecutors performed the tapes in court docket and it exposes an alleged Kelly unhinged.
Prosecutors reveal stunning audio of R. Kelly allegedly verbally and bodily assaulting accusers
The Daily Mail experiences that prosecutors performed the courtroom terrifying audio of an alleged Kelly in a rampage whereas punishing his accusers. Prosecutors performed the clips to show Kelly’s years of abusing his victims for not following his inflexible guidelines.
In a single clip, the disgraced R&B singer might be heard yelling at a lady that he was going to “f— her up” if she “lie[s]’ to him.” He then begins beating her. In one other recording, the ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ singer might be heard allegedly threatening one other lady who he accuses of stealing a Rolex watch. The lady in query is from Florida.
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“You better not ever…take from me again or I will be in Florida and something will happen to you,” Kelly allegedly says within the audio. Court docket paperwork reveal that the audio is dated again to 2008.
Prosecutors revealed the Florida lady, listed as Jane Doe, was set to testify towards the singer. However after listening to the audio, the girl reportedly suffered an “emotional breakdown.” It was additionally revealed in court docket that one audio recording has Kelly stating he has “cameras everywhere” all through his Chicago studio and in different places to maintain a detailed watch on his victims.
Witnesses declare R. Kelly has strict guidelines
Kelly former assistant, Diana Copeland, testified on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and corroborated his accuser’s declare that they have been below Kelly’s management. Per his accusers, Kelly’s feminine girlfriends couldn’t have any contact with different males. Copeland says Kelly was so controlling that he wouldn’t enable his girlfriends to journey in an Uber with a male driver. Per Copeland, she’d must hold ordering ride-shares till a feminine driver arrived.
She additionally mentioned that Kelly restricted his girlfriends’ interactions with males by instructing them to show round in public locations, together with shops and elevators. The aim was in order that they might not look males within the eyes. Copeland instructed one story relating to how she left one of Kelly’s girlfriend’s in an elevator as a result of the girl was turned to the wall after one other man walked in, and she or he didn’t see Copeland go away.
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Victims have testified that they needed to name Kelly “daddy,” ask permission to eat and use the restroom, as permission to go away, and past. Copeland admits that she was anticipated to knock on partitions “to make sure that I announced my presence,” a rule that she says was enacted by Kelly’s ex-wife. Everybody who labored for Kelly was anticipated to knock upon coming into an area, Copeland defined.
If anybody of Kelly’s accusers broke a rule, they’d be severely punished. Punishments might embrace a verbal bashing, a bodily beating, meals, and water being withheld, and ladies having to carry out sexually for Kelly and others.