Episode 248 - R Kelly: The Pied Piper of R&B

n 2021, a 51-year-old man referred to as “Daddy” by the followers of his alleged sex cult, was found guilty of 8 counts of sex trafficking.

Breaking any of Daddy’s rules would result in brutal punishment; including beatings, solitary confinement, and starvation.

“Daddy” kept his victims – most of them teenagers – locked up in his mansion. And all the while, he was topping music charts across the world with his era-defining R&B hits…

This is the story of the rise and fall of Robert Sylvester Kelly.

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Sources:

Book: Soulless: The Case Against R.Kelly - Jim DeRogatis

Doc: Surviving R.Kelly

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