In the ongoing saga that is R. Kelly and his many, many charges for sex abuse against minors, the latest story would probably make you feel sympathy if, well, it was anybody but R. Kelly going through it.

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Kellz missed out on an important court date this week according to TMZ, but his reasoning surprisingly didn’t involve anything that could be considered illegal or shady in the least. The disgraced former King of R&B actually had to undergo emergency surgery to repair his hernia, which saw him taken out of The Metropolitan Correctional Center of Chicago and transported to a hospital so doctors could operate. Reports say he was transferred right back to prison following the procedure. As The Chicago Sun-Times puts it, he’s in so much pain that he can’t even participate in prison basketball games. Again, it’s really hard to feel bad for someone that’s accused of such heinous crimes like keeping a sex cult filled with underaged girls and marrying Aaliyah when she was 15 years old. Good riddance, Kellz.

Here’s a quick reminder from the first Surviving R. Kelly documentary in case you need any reminder of all the damage he’s caused to some of these women:

The saga surrounding R. Kelly and his ongoing sex abuse scandal(s) has been snowballing into what’s sure to go down as the biggest fall from grace in music history. While things may be getting worse for the Chocolate Factory singer on the legal side, it appears the complete opposite is happening to his former ride-or-die girlfriend, 

Azriel Clary, after reports say she’ll now be seeking counseling to rid herself of the emotional turmoil of being one of R. Kelly’s play-wives for years. 

According to TMZ, who’ve also released a new video angle of the now-infamous fight between Azriel and his other girlfriend Joycelyn Savage (seen above), Clary believes she was “brainwashed, manipulated and mistreated” during her time living under R. Kelly’s roof, which falls in line perfectly with many of the other accounts from women who claimed to have been abused mentally and sexually by Kellz in the scathing Surviving R. Kelly documentary that aired on Lifetime in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Back by her family’s support, Azriel will rely on help from qualified counselors and therapists in order to truly move on from the situation, but she’s also expressed interest in cooperating with authorities to put R. Kelly away once and for all. Whatever she decides to do, we just hope this all ends with everyone, involved getting the help they need.

R. Kelly‘s alleged crimes have been well-documented over the last few decades. Suspicions of Kelly’s activity began in the early 2000s when a graphic sex tape made its way into people’s hands. The tape allegedly showed Kelly engaging in sexual acts with a minor. This tape has become infamous over the last few years and continues to haunt those who witnessed it. Earlier this year, Kelly’s alleged conduct was put on full display in a docuseries called Surviving R. Kelly. Now, a second part is coming out called The Reckoning.

According to the Daily Mail, there is one interview that is particularly jarring. In the clip below, Kelly’s younger brother Carey talks about how Kelly offered him $50,000 in exchange for claiming to be the man in the infamous child porn tape. Carey eventually declined and seemed to be shocked about the whole thing. 

“Perjure myself in a court of law and risk jail time for some stuff that didn’t have anything to do with me,” Carey said. “He was saying, “Man I’ll buy you a car, I’ll buy you a record deal, I’ll give you $50,000.” I said, “Let me tell you something man. You ain’t got enough money for me to say that’s me. Because it ain’t worth me selling my soul.”‘

The second part of the documentary drops tonight and we’re sure there will be many more stories on the way. Stay tuned for updates on Kelly’s situation as we will be sure to bring them to you.