An American musician, composer, record producer, and serial sex offender who was found guilty of racketeering.
Kelly was one of the best-selling musicians in the world and the most successful male R&B artist of the 1990s thanks to his over 75 million records sold over his recording career.
Who is Aaliyah’s husband R. Kelly?
On January 16, 1979, Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York. This year, she would have turned 43 years old.
It was commonly believed that Kelly and Aaliyah wed in secret in 1994, although both parties denied it. In a later discovered marriage certificate, the then 15-year-old was listed as 18.
Her parents then requested its annulment the next year. Carey, R Kelly’s brother, verified that the couple wed when she was 15 years old.
Carey mentioned the singer’s marriage to pop artist Aaliyah, who was only 15 at the time when asked by CBS Chicago if he believes the allegations against Kelly are real.
It doesn’t get much more accurate than that, he remarked. Through Barry Hankerson, her uncle, and his manager, Aaliyah got to know Kelly.
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number, her debut album, was written and produced by Kelly, who later served as her mentor. Following the allegations of an illicit marriage, Aaliyah severed her relationship with Kelly.
