EXCLUSIVE: Demetrius Smith from “Surviving R. Kelly” Talks About Helping R. Kelly Marry Underage Aaliyah [VIDEO]
Demetrius Smith, ex personal asst. and tour manager, from “Surviving R. Kelly” opens up about helping R. Kelly marry underage Aaliyah, what it was like at the wedding and also why he feels he also is a victim to R. Kelly. Press play to listen to the entire interview wzakcleveland.com exclusive
*Demetrius Smith, Kelly’s former tour manager, spoke about his time with the star in the early 1990s. Smith goes in depth in his book Man Behind The Man: Looking from the Inside Out -“He got some freaky ways, I believe. He showed his ass to me, and I turned it down. I thought he was playing,” said the Man Behind The Man: Looking from the Inside Out author. “But as you look and see sh*t now, he wasn’t playing.”
Smith added, “I went out and met two girls, brought them up, kicked it with them… After the girls left, Rob came in my room butt naked. I was like, ‘What are you doing?’ He walked over to the mirror, leaned over, and said, ‘You want some of this? You know you want it.’ I took it as a joke. I said, ‘You little freak. I’m gonna get that.’ I walked up behind him. He didn’t move. I said, ‘Get your ass out of here.’ Left it at that. Nothing ever came of that.”
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