R. Kelly's Girlfriend Joycelyn Savage Speaks Out About Her Experience As His Victim | Essence (2024)

By Paula Rogo·Updated December 6, 2020

Joycelyn Savage, one of R.Kelly’s girlfriends who has stuck by him amid criminal charges, is finally speaking out and calling herself “a victim” of the R&B legend.

On Saturday, the 24-year-old reactivated her Instagram to publicize that she would be posting the story of her time with R. Kelly on the paid membership platform Patreon.

In the first post Saturday, she revealed how at the age of 17, she met Kelly in 2015 at one of his concerts. Kelly promised to jumpstart her music career.

“Baby girl you are going to be the next Aaliyah,” he would tell her.

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