An emotional R. Kelly says he’s being “assassinated” and denies sexually abusing women and controlling their lives.
The R&B singer gave his first interview, to Gayle King of “CBS This Morning,” since being charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse.
“All of them are lying,” Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, said in a segment of the interview broadcast Wednesday. “I have been assassinated.”
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