*It’s been another wild week in the news cycle for R. Kelly, following the broadcast of Lifetime’s stunning docuseries on the controversial singer.
As previously reported, one of his former managers surrendered to authorities on charges he made terroristic threats against a family of one of the singer’s alleged victims.
On Friday it was announced that Kelly was dropped by Sony records. And now, another new woman has come forward with accusations of being sexually assaulted by the R&B hitmaker.
In an interview with Dateline set to air Friday night, Tracy Sampson said she met Kelly in the summer of 1999 when she was a 16-year-old intern at Epic Records.
She recalls the time he forcibly kissed her before coaxing her into a sexual relationship. She said “Bump and Grind” singer asked her, “Can I kiss you?” Sampson recounted, “And I was like, ‘No,’” to which he responded, “‘Well, give me a hug.’ And then, like, when I gave him a hug he just started kissing me.”
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She later felt as though she “was in love with him.” Now, the 36-year-old says, “I just didn’t know what to do. Like, I didn’t know if this was normal. I didn’t know if this is how adults acted.”
Sampson’s interview with Dateline comes after Lifetime aired its six-part docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly,” which features several alleged victims detailing disturbing allegations against the music star.
As noted by THR, Sampson first spoke out about her relationship with Kelly last May with the Washington Post. She told Dateline that she filed a lawsuit against Kelly after their relationship ended when she turned 18. They settled out of court in 2002 for $250,000.
Kelly’s lawyer, Steven Greenberg, told NBC News that Tracy Sampson’s account “didn’t happen.”
“There’s a few women who are making these allegations for which there’s no proof,” he said.
Dateline’s “Accused: The R. Kelly Story” airs tonight at 10pm E/P. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, watch part of Sampson’s interview above.
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