Wow Drea Kelly spills all the tea on R. On her relationship with Kelly, she even opened up about the alleged abuse she went through and explained why she decided to keep her last name.
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Dria Kelly revealed why she kept her last name
Andrea (aka Drea Kelly) recently sat down with Carlos King podcast: “Reality with the King” and wasted no time addressing R. What’s more, she confirmed that she first crossed paths with Robert when she was just 19 and he was 27. During the interview, she called out people who have trouble keeping the R&B singer’s last name despite what she’s been through. and his allegations. In case you needed a refresher, TSR previously reported that R. Kelly serves a 30 year bid for sex trafficking.
“After all, people shouldn’t worry about why I kept my last name. They should be worried about what I’m doing with the last name. Because the last name ‘Kelly’ gets 20/20 to follow me. The last name makes me talk about domestic violence awareness on CNN. The last name Kelly allowed me to go to military bases and talk about abuse,” Drea said.
Dria went on to say that the real “trick” was that no one would even blink if her last name wasn’t Kelly. “My name means more to you than to me. You’re not trying to be a lawyer, you’re under the nose. why, because my last name is Kelly.”
Drea gets real about her relationship with R. Kelly and opens up about the alleged abuse
Dria kept it to the end, admitting she didn’t check R at first. Kelly (a.k.a. Robert Kelly) when he was on tour with her, but after learning that her ex-fiancé had cheated on him, she shot Robert. She told Carlos that when she got back from tour, she found out that her fiance had a baby, but a DNA test later showed that the baby wasn’t even hers.
The dancer also informed that after her ex-fiancé defiled her, R. Kelly stepped in to lean on his shoulder.Their bond eventually grew closer as they worked together, as she practically became his creative director.
However, Dria opened up about how things fell apart in their relationship, claiming that Robert started abusing her. She said she had no idea who he really was because of his “narcissistic” ways happened when he assaulted her in front of their daughter Joan For context, the estranged exes have three children: Joan aka Buku Abi, Jaa Kelly and Robert Kelly Jr.
Drea continued to hold back when she addressed the women who pulled her on social media, especially those who constantly compared her to Tina Turner. Tina sang with her villain on stage and she danced with him on stage.
“I brought a whole womb. I’ve given birth to babies, so for women to even say something like that is sad to me, and since you can’t schedule what I’m doing because you haven’t done your research, you think it’s okay to go on the internet and say, “She’s not doing anything. Tina Turner did something.” The only difference between me and Tina Turner is that she sang with Ike on stage and I danced with Robert,” Drea continued.
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