This morning, R. Kelly made a surprise appearance on CBS This Morning to speak with Gayle King about the accusations made against him. After the Surviving docu-series aired, issues that had previously been brought up regarding Kelly’s wildly inappropriate use of minors in sex acts came back into the light. We spoke with Michael Avenatti about the case a few days ago for an exclusive interview and he told us that he believes that the singer is a “sociopath.” This new interview will likely have people agreeing with the attorney on that statement. Representing the parents of Azriel Clary and two of Kelly’s alleged victims, Avenatti spoke out on Twitter about the singer’s new interview, issuing a statement from the Clary’s.

Michael Avenatti

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Watch this please. Importantly, R. Kelly does NOT deny sexually assaulting underage girls. In fact, his answer demonstrates his guilt. He fails to understand that it doesn’t matter “how long ago” it happened. And he also has no clue as to how “double jeopardy” works.

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NEW: R&B singer R. Kelly, charged with aggravated sexual abuse, angrily denied the accusations in a new interview with @GayleKing, insisting the claims are “rumors” & “not true.”

Kelly has pleaded not guilty; see the first clips here & watch @CBSThisMorning Wednesday at 7a ET.

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Michael Avenatti

@MichaelAvenatti

R. Kelly’s tears are out of fear and despair. Because he knows that after over two decades of sexually abusing underage girls, we blew this wide open and have him and his enablers dead to rights.

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Michael Avenatti

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Here is a statement from my clients Alice and Angelo Clary in advance of the @CBSThisMorning @GayleKing interview with R Kelly airing tomorrow.

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“R. Kelly’s tears are out of fear and despair,” wrote Avenatti. “Because he knows that after over two decades of sexually abusing underage girls, we blew this wide open and have him and his enablers dead to rights.” He later listed a number of things that he has learned since watching the interview with Gayle King. “1. R Kelly is a much better singer than he is an actor; 2. He is desperate and distraught because he knows he has been caught. 3. He thinks sexual assault of young girls in the “way way past” cannot be charged. 4. He is guilty.”

Regarding comments that Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage were “sold” to the singer, Angelo and Alice Clary strongly deny anything of that sort. “We never ‘sold’ our daughter to him or anyone else,” writes the family. “R. Kelly is a desperate liar and serial abuser of young girls who should die in prison. All of the victims and parents cannot be lying.”

Angelo and Alice also referred to Kelly’s behavior as “pathetic and disgusting” in their statement, writing, “It is pathetic and disgusting that R Kelly has manipulated these young girls and lied to them about their families. It has been his modus operandi for decades and part of his abuse.”

Read our interview with Michael Avenatti here.

Michael Avenatti

@MichaelAvenatti

Key things we learned from the R. Kelly interview: 1. R Kelly is a much better singer than he is an actor; 2. He is desperate and distraught because he knows he has been caught. 3. He thinks sexual assault of young girls in the “way way past” cannot be charged. 4. He is guilty.

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Michael Avenatti

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Further stmt regarding Azriel Clary’s comments: “It is pathetic and disgusting that R Kelly has manipulated these young girls and lied to them about their families. It has been his modus operandi for decades and part of his abuse. Alice and Angelo Clary want only two things…

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Michael Avenatti

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Further stmt regarding Azriel Clary’s comments: “It is pathetic and disgusting that R Kelly has manipulated these young girls and lied to them about their families. It has been his modus operandi for decades and part of his abuse. Alice and Angelo Clary want only two things…

Michael Avenatti

@MichaelAvenatti

…from R. Kelly –
1) they want their daughter back & 2) they want him to die in prison for the emotional and physical abuse & assault he has inflicted on their daughter and well over 20 other young girls for nearly 30 yrs. This is not about money. It is about truth and justice.

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Michael Avenatti

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Below please find a further statement from my clients Alice and Angelo Clary in response to the R. Kelly interview.

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