R. Kelly’s daughter Buku Abi says she has attempted suicide several times

“I just remember waking up to him touching me,” she said via People. “And I didn’t know what to do, so I just laid there and pretended to be asleep.”

The singer and his lawyer reject his daughter’s claims Jennifer Bonjean Share in a statement People“Mr Kelly vehemently denies these allegations. His ex-wife made the same allegation years ago, which was investigated by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services and found to be unfounded.”

Kelly was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in 2021 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The following year, he was found guilty of child pornography and enticing minors to have sex, which resulted in an additional 20 years in prison. The 57-year-old will serve 19 years of his two prison sentences concurrently and will be eligible for release in 2045.