In what appears to be a selling point for her upcoming memoir The Pursuit Of Porsha, the former Real Housewives Of Atlanta star speaks about her alleged encounter with singer R. Kelly. According to Williams, her encounter with Kelly took place in 2007, when she was 25 years old. She also said that she was considering a music career at the time.
Porsha Williams Alleged Encounter With R Kelly
Williams was allegedly flown to Chicago to meet with Kelly for what was supposed to be about music. However, she was driven to Kelly’s mansion where she was escorted to the singer’s bedroom. After waiting for several hours, Kelly joined her and told her to remove her clothes. “I’ve already put myself in this position. This is what you’re supposed to do. You have to. There is no turning back”, she wrote in her book. She also alleges that she met with Kelly two more times after her initial visit. According to Williams, she cut things off after awakening to the sound of women being beaten.
Why Now?
Williams claims that there had been so many other instances where she had been abused by men. She said that she had the mentality of an abused person, which was that it was OK for her to be treated like that. According to Williams, this was one of the reasons why she decided to keep her past encounter with Kelly a secret. The other reason was that that wasn’t something she wanted to tell her mother, whom she says did her very best at raising her. She didn’t want her mom to think that she had done something wrong. Williams eventually shared the encounter that experience with her mother and was glad that she did. Williams went on to say that she realized that it was her time to help anyone who’s also been hurt by Kelly. So, she claims that she went to the authorities to share her story.
R. Kelly’s History Of Abuse Accusations
Kelly is no stranger to sexual allegations. Abuse allegations against the singer stem back from 1996 when he was accused of having sex with an underage high school student. The student sued Kelly for $10M. the suit was settled for $250,000. Since then Kelly has been the subject of several investigations and lawsuits, all of which he denied any wrongdoing. In January 2019, Lifetime premiered Surviving R.Kelly, a documentary that chronicled the allegations against Kelly. That documentary put Kelly’s behavior into the spotlight again. It also caused Kelly to be arrested and charged in February 2019, with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse.
The late singer Aaliyah, was confirmed to be one of Kelly’s victims. Aaliyah was Kelly’s teenage protege. Kelly illegally married Aaliyah when she was only 15 years old so that she could get an abortion. A total of 45 witnesses were called to testify against the disgraced singer, none of which included Williams. On September 27, Kelly was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. He is currently behind bars awaiting his sentencing that will take place on May 4, 2022.
Does Porsha Williams’s Claims Fall On Deaf Ears?
This wouldn’t be the first time that Williams made a questionable accusation. In season 9 episode 15 of the Real Housewives Of Atlanta, Williams FALSELY accused her cast-mates Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker of planning to drug her in an attempt to get her down into their alleged “dungeon” to rape her. One could only wonder if there’s any truth to the allegations that she has now placed against Kelly.
Busy Year For Williams
It’s been a pretty busy year for Williams. In April, the reality star was accused of having sex with the stripper from her cast-mate, Cynthia Bailey’s bridal shower. In May, she announced her controversial engagement to her cast-mate Falynn Goubadia’s husband, Simon Goubadia. August, she left her 8 years stint with Dish Nation. In September, she also announced her departure from Real Housewives Of Atlanta. On November 3oth, she will be releasing a “Tell All” book to tell you all about it.
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