R. Kelly Sued For Sexual Assault, Giving Woman STD

TMZ is reporting that recording artist R. Kelly is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman named Faith Rodgers. 

Rodgers says that Kellz sexually abused her when he held her against her will in a hotel room. She "filed the lawsuit in NYC, and claims they met in March 2017, when she was 19 ... after a performance in San Antonio. In the suit, she says a couple months later Kelly flew her to NYC for one of his concerts," the news outlet claims.

Rodgers details the alleged crime in legal documents. She said that Kelly "bombarded" her room at then started "unwanted sexual contact." Rodgers describes the incident as "abusive sex," as she adds that the incident also involved oral and vaginal intercourse. She continued that Kelly told her that she wasn't good in bed, afterward.

But, there's more. Rodgers also claims that Kelly allegedly have her herpes. "She says they dated for about one year, during which he mentally, verbally and sexually abused her," TMZ adds. "Faith claims he locked her in rooms, studios and cars to punish her for failing to fulfill his sexual desires. In the suit, Faith says Kelly had a female assistant stand guard to make sure she didn't flee."

This new lawsuit comes after the women of color in the Time's Up Movement, including Shonda Rhimes, Lena Waithe, America Ferrara, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington, Ava Duvernay and more; joined the #MuteRKelly online campaign

Moreover, another woman previously filed a similar suit against Kelly in Dallas, Texas and she made similar accusations of sexual assault and STD spreading against the singer. 

UPDATE:

A new video of Kelly just surfaced and in it, viewers can hear him talk about the sexual assault allegations he's now facing. “I am handcuffed by my destiny,” he says. “It’s too late, they should’a did this sh*t 30 years ago. It’s too late, the music has been injected into the world.” See that whole video below. 

**WARNING: Explicit language**

Photo: Getty Images


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