The allegations against R. Kelly aren’t slowing down. This time a woman claims he paid her to keep quiet. Jerhonda Pace, spoke to Buzzed News about meeting Kelly at age 15, and engaging in a sexual relationship with him that went on for several months.
The now 24-year-old married mother of three, was a self-professed R. Kelly super fan who staunchly supported the R&B singer during his child pornography trial nearly a decade ago, and lied about her age to get into the courtroom. It was there that Pace says she met Kelly for the first time.
During her alleged time with Kelly, Pace says she had to follow his rules, which included wearing baggy clothes. Finally, in 2010, Pace ended the relationship after she was slapped, choked and “spit on” by Kelly when he caught her texting a friend.
According to Buzzed News, Pace’s allegations were further substantiated by a 2010 lie detector test, and legal documents. The outlet says that Pace hired a lawyer (who previously sued Kelly on behalf of other accusers) to secure the settlement, rather than pursuing charges against Kelly since he had already been acquitted on all counts in his 2008 child pornography case. However Pace claims that she didn’t receive all of what she’s owed from Kelly, which she wrote about in a 2012 email to her lawyer’s assistant, reviewed by Buzzfeed. Around that same time, Kelly faced a multi-million dollar IRS bill in addition to alimony, and child support payments from his 2009 divorce.
While her settlement includes a nondisclosure agreement, Pace decided to speak out as part of her “healing process,” and she may pursue criminal charges.
(Source: Billboard)
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