She says she was the primary particular person to publicly come out in opposition to Kelly again in 2001.
The theatrical, tearful interview R. Kelly carried out with Gayle King was nothing greater than a efficiency, in keeping with Kelly’s former affiliate, Sparkle. The 2 Chicago singers labored collectively again within the 1990s when Kelly signed Sparkle, actual title Stephanie Edwards, to his Rockland file label. The 2 even collaborated on Sparkle’s chart-topping observe “Be Cautious,” however their friendship shortly fizzled when police referred to as Sparkle to confirm data. She was proven a video Kelly partaking in sexual exercise with a younger lady who Sparkle recognized as her 14-year-old niece.
The singer would take the stand in opposition to Kelly in his 2008 legal trial, however Kelly was subsequently acquitted. Sparkled participated within the Surviving R. Kelly documentary to share her story, and now she’s saying that Kelly’s current interview is not because it appears. “Robert is at all times on stage,” Sparkle told TMZ. “It is at all times a efficiency for him. I imply, to not say that the breakdowns weren’t actual for him. I really feel like he understands now that that is actual. For actual this time. There are numerous others who’ve come out in opposition to him.”
She continued, “I used to be the primary particular person to come back out again in 2001 for a tape that exhibits my niece, 14-years-old on the time, she was, on the tape. It was a horrendous time for me. Simply bringing this all again up wasn’t nice for me. I did not need to be aside the Surviving R. Kelly piece. Fortunately, my supervisor talked me into it. After which, with Dream Hampton being on the helm, I used to be like…a black girl…she wished me to share my story and never have anybody inform it for me and probably lie. So, I used to be comfortable to try this and she or he wished to have fun me in being the primary particular person to really step ahead.”
“I’ve mentioned many occasions, at first, that I did not need him to go to jail as a result of he critically wants assist,” Sparkle mentioned. “As you possibly can see with the Gayle King piece, the breakdown is totally loopy. After which…I would like him to get the assistance, however I believe he wants to take a seat in a cell and mirror on the whole lot that he is executed as a result of he isn’t taking accountability for something. Everyone’s mendacity apart from him, which is an issue.”