R. Kelly grew up from a poor, broken home where he claims he was abused by multiple female family members and experienced extensive trauma before dropping out of high school. Music was a high point in his life and helped him sky-rocket to fame, bringing R&B music to mainstream audiences. Rumors soon began to swirl about his behavior towards underage girls he was mentoring, and over time those rumors began to gain traction with various corroborating accounts to back them up. Accused of various underage sexual offences and operating a sex cult, R. Kelly was finally charged in 2019 and convicted of all nine counts in 2021, he is currently awaiting sentencing. The real question is: who really is R. Kelly?