![]() ![]() Today, the sentence shows that the witnesses reclaim control over their lives and over their futures. Peace added, “He continued committing his crimes for almost 30 years and avoided punishment until today. “He used coercive control, exemplified by a pattern of isolation, rules, dependence, threats, intimidation tactics, physical abuse, and at least once the presence of a gun to force victims, including minors, to engage in sexual activity with him and others, and to become unwilling participants in the pornographic films he wrote, produced and directed.” Attorney Breon Peace said after sentencing. Kelly preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification for decades,” U.S. “With the aid of his fame, his money, and most importantly his inner circle, R. ![]() However, “It seems that the only thing you took from that trial was ways to hem your victims in ,” Donnelly said. “You taught them that love is enslavement and violence.” In handing down the sentence, the judge also acknowledged Kelly’s child pornography trial, where he was acquitted, as an opportunity to turn his life around. “These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years,” Donnelly told the defendant. Judge Ann Donnelly then announced a prison sentence of 30 years for Kelly, five years more than the minimum prosecutors sought. When asked by the judge to confirm he didn’t want to make a statement, Kelly said, “Yes your honor, that is my wish.” However, Kelly declined to make a statement in his own defense, citing pending litigation. Kelly rejects that’s he’s this monster,” Bonjean said. The defense lawyer also hailed Kelly as a “musical genius.” “Mr. In asking the judge for leniency, Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said that the singer spent his childhood in a “highly chaotic” home where he was also sexually abused. “You are an abuser, you are shameless, you are disgusting and you are self-serving.” As for Kelly’s sentence, she said, “I hope you go to jail for the rest of your life.” I’m sure you never think about that,” she said. What you did has left a permanent stain on my life that I will never be able to wash away. “You used your fame and power to groom and coach underage boys and girls for your own sexual gratification.”Īnother survivor, Jane Doe 2, also aimed her impact statement at Kelly. “I am a representation of every woman, boy, child, man that you have ever afflicted with your deplorable, inexplicable acts and with that I leave you with yourself, Robert Sylvester Kelly,” “Angela” - who also testified during the trial - said to Kelly. Prior to sentencing, seven of Kelly’s survivors addressed the court to share impact statements and speak directly to their abuser. ![]() Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being found guilty of all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking against him at his Brooklyn federal trial last year. In the same year, Aaliyah was considered for the role of Alex in 'Charlie's Angels’, but the casting directors deemed her too young and gave the part to Lucy Liu instead.īut she was signed to star in several future films, including Honey, a romantic film Some Kind of Blue, and a Whitney Houston-produced remake to the 1976 film Sparkle.R. She also contributed to the film’s soundtrack, releasing the single Try Again, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay - the first time in Billboard history. The idea, she said, was inspired by her favourite film star Veronica Lake.Īnd it wasn’t long before she was catching the attention of Hollywood too, becoming the youngest singer to perform at the Academy Awards, aged 19, and appearing in her first film, Romeo Must Die, aged 21, to critical acclaim. One commentator, Max Mohenu, said people were “drawn to Aaliyah’s carefree charisma, that mesmerising aura she’d exceed that grabbed the eyes of the entire world".Īnd to add to her mystique, the singer took her mum’s advice to wear her hair so that it covered her left eye. In the same year she also starred in Tommy Hillfiger jeans ad campaign.īlessed with raw talent, looks and charisma, most observers were predicting that Aaliyah’s fame would quickly go stratospheric. ![]()
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