R. Kelly’s Lawyer Says New ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Special Is ‘Factually Unsupported Propaganda Piece’ Against Singer

In the special, Jerhonda Pace made her return after appearing on part one that aired this time last year.

Jerhonda Pace has alleged that she met R. Kelly while supporting him during his trial in the early 2000s after an alleged video of him and a 14-year-old girl having intercourse was leaked. Jerhonda Pace has claimed that she was with R. Kelly when she was underage. She said in the new part of the series,

“I was a part of a suicide pact. And if anything was to happen to him, if he was to go to jail, or someone was to harm him, I was supposed to kill myself. And… I’m sorry I’m getting emotional…”

Interestingly enough, R. Kelly is currently in jail for child pornography, obstruction of justice and more. His trial is scheduled to begin later this year.

Meanwhile, his girlfriends Azriel Clary, 22, and Joycelyn Savage, 24, have been quiet about the new special after Azriel Clary’s parents appeared in the first installment last year.

One person who hasn’t been silent is R. Kelly’s ex-wife Drea Kelly.

Drea Kelly

She told TMZ, 

“When they brought the idea to me, I let them know that in no way, shape, form, or fashion will I be a part of it. They reached out to my children without my permission. They reached out to my family members without my permission. And then when I brought it to them that I don’t want you contacting my children, I don’t want you contacting my family, they did it anyway.

I’m not happy with the aftercare and how the victims and survivors were handled throughout this entire process. Even down to the bomb threat that was in New York. They put us on a bus, transported us back to the hotel which were under our names, no aliases, no security. Then we go off to the airport the next day. No security.

There’s no support of the women and survivors coming forward. It was pretty much, ‘We got our ratings. We got our marketing dollars. We got our numbers, goodbye. See you. Whatever happens happens!’”