*The R. Kelly and Aaliyah illegal marriage that went down in 1994 is making headlines again. During the final installment of Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired last night (01-03-23), details regarding the nuptials and subsequent 1995 annulment had remained under wraps—until now—because Kelly basically paid Aaliya’s parents, Michael and Diane Haughton, to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement).
The agreement was actually discovered by Jim DeRogatis, the reporter who first broke the news of Kelly’s criminal, sexual exploits over two decades ago.
DeRogatis told the New York Times that the annulment and Aaliyah’s legal claim against the crooner had been sealed.
“It’s a harrowing document,” he explained. “A non-disclosure agreement on both her part and Kelly’s, vowing not to pursue further legal claims for physical abuse.
He added: So, it wasn’t just an underage sexual relationship, he hit her, allegedly, according to that court document.”
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According to Variety, the recent accusations were made in the episode of “Surviving R. Kelly” on Lifetime which aired on January 2 and January 3.
In the Lifetime series, Gem Pratt, a former security guard and boyhood friend of R. Kelly, says that Aaliyah’s father was enraged by the union and compelled the annulment.
Pratt claims that R. Kelly’s family entered into a legal agreement with him that guaranteed they wouldn’t pursue legal action against him for the illegitimate union once it was dissolved. In exchange, R. Kelly allegedly gave Aaliyah’s family a financial incentive by selling them the rights to his first three albums.
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Various on-camera guests described the marriage as a way to get R. Kelly – who at the time was 27 – to avoid jail time for the statutory rape of a minor (Aaliyah) who was only 15.
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