Another woman has come forward to accuseR. Kellyof sexual abuse in the wake of thebombshell Lifetime docuseriesSurviving R. Kelly, which aired earlier this month. Tracy Sampson spoke to NBC News’Datelineabout a relationship she says she had with the R&B star beginning when she was a 16-year-old intern at Epic Records in 1999.
“I was in love with him. I just didn’t know what to do,” she says in a preview clip for the interview, which airs in full on Friday night. She recalls one alleged incident, in which Kelly asked to kiss her — a request she says she refused. “He’s like, ‘Okay, well, give me a hug.’ And then, like, when I gave him a hug he just started kissing me.”
“I didn’t know if this was normal,” she continued. “I didn’t know if this is how adults acted. Like, I just didn’t know. I didn’t know.” Sampson claims that she ended the relationship with Kelly when she turned 18, accusing him of sexual abuse.
Kelly’s attorney, Steve Greenberg, also appeared on the program and affirmed that the singer believes that “every one” of his accusers is lying.
He also addressed Kelly’s worsening music industry woes, as artists likeLady GagaandCéline Dionseek toremove their collaborationswith Kelly from streaming and download services.
R. Kelly.Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic
Sampson’s claims come asTMZ reportsthat Kelly’s former manager Henry James Mason surrendered to law enforcement Friday after being accused of “terroristic threats and acts.” The Henry County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Mason’s arrest in July after he allegedly threatened to kill the father of Joycelyn Savage — a woman who was included in the Lifetime series.
According to CNN, Timothy Savage filed an incident report in which he claimed Mason told him, “I’m gonna do harm to you and your family, when I see you I’m gonna get you, I’m going to f—ing kill you.”
TMZ reports Mason has since been released on $10,000 bond.
Dateline’s ‘Accused: The R. Kelly Story’ airs Friday at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on NBC.
If you or someone you know think they are being abused, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now for anonymous, confidential help, available 24/7.
source: people.com
