Timeline of R Kelly Scandals, From Aaliyah Marriage to ‘Cult’ Claims

The “Trapped in the Closet” singer has been caught up in controversy for years

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TheWrap takes a look back at R&B singer R. Kelly’s long history of scandal, many involving accusations of sexual relationships with underage women. 

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1994: R. Kelly marries underage Aaliyah

Kelly met singer Aaliyah Haughton in 1991 when she was 12. When she was 15, they got married using a marriage license that falsely claimed she was 18. The marriage was later annulled in Detroit before her untimely death in 2001 at age 22.

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1996: Lawsuit filed against Kelly for sex with minors

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Tiffany Hawkins filed a lawsuit against Kelly in 1996, saying that he began having sex with her when she was 15 and that the relationship lasted until she was 18.

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