Throughout the trials that led to R. Kelly serving his present 30-year sentence for intercourse crimes towards minors (with extra years to return as soon as the sentence from a separate little one pornography case is handed down), the embattled R&B legend’s sexual and conjugal relationship with late R&B songstress Aaliyah was explored like by no means earlier than.
Secretly married in 1994 when he was 27-years-old and he or she was solely 15-years-old, stunning particulars about their annulled union – together with reviews of her being pregnant and different abuses on the time – left jaws dropped within the court docket room and past as soon as the story broke within the media.
Regardless of the disturbing, but extremely publicized recounts from witnesses and folks near them, actor Isaiah Washington – who labored with the ‘One in a Million’ diva within the 2000 movie ‘Romeo Should Die’ – is adamant she was not a sufferer within the sordid affair.
Look inside to see his current commentary that sparked outrage.
In an interview revealed to YouTube earlier this week (October 11), the previous ‘Gray’s Anatomy’ star was noticed at VladTV dishing on every thing from his profession and the controversies which have come together with it to his ideas on happenings in trendy Popular culture.
When quizzed about his time with Aaliyah, he admitted he had a “crush” on the then-21-year-old “mysterious” star partially as a result of she was so “mature.”
As soon as the interviewer requested Washington about his ideas on her relationship with Kelly, the 59-year-old asserted he didn’t subscribe to the narrative she was a sufferer of the GRAMMY winner’s. The truth is, he insinuated the union was a enterprise transfer that she – at 15-years-old – was very a lot accountable for.
“She was very in command of her being, however she was a businesswoman too. Tremendous sensible,” he shared on the clip’s 1:48 mark. “I feel she was in command of that state of affairs even at her age.”
Later within the interview, he doubled down on the notion by suggesting her management was a results of her “maturity.”
“She was 15 occurring 30, so she was in command of that complete state of affairs,” he relayed. “I don’t choose her, however she was very sensible and really mature and really in command of her state of affairs. I don’t imagine one minute that Aaliyah was made to do something that Aaliyah didn’t need to do.”
“For the report, I disagree with Isaiah on this. That’s why I introduced up Aaliyah’s age on the time,” Vlad wrote on an Instagram put up referring to the clip.
At current, Washington has not responded to the hoopla round his commentary. Look under to listen to extra tales of his time together with her on the set of 2000’s ‘Romeo Should Die.’
