Bill Bellamy Reveals R. Kelly Once Interrupted His Aaliyah Interview In Resurfaced Clip: 'Called The Whole Interview Off'
Bill Bellamy recalled how his interview with Aaliyah was suddenly interrupted by R. Kelly in a resurfaced clip.
During an interview with 'Atlanta Black Star,' the actor detailed an awkward situation with the "4 Page Letter" singer and her then manager.
When Bellamy, now 59, asked then-15-year-old Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, about her rumored marriage in 1995 to Kelly, the Chicago native was seemingly unhappy.
"About four questions in, Robert [R. Kelly] called the whole interview off. 'We gotta go, we leaving,' " Bellamy recalled.
The 'How To Be A Player' actor says he later discovered that R. Kelly, then 28 years old, was "super jealous."
He claimed the pair "were technically married in that moment" in 1995. The comedian also claimed that Aaliyah, affectionately called "Baby Girl," was "having fun," "joking around," and "laughing a lot." Due to Aaliyah's purported light personality, Bellamy believes that may have triggered Kelly's temper.
Aaliyah, who sold 8.1 million albums in the United States, according to 'Billboard,' and an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide, died on August 25, 2001 in the Bahamas. She had just finished filming her music video for "Rock The Boat," which was released the same year of her death.
The 5-time Grammy Award nominee and eight others on board; Anthony Dodd, Luis Morales III, Keith Wallace, Eric Forman, Scott Gallin, Douglas Kratz, Christopher Maldonado, Gina Smith, were also killed in the plane crash. 'MTV' reports the plane was overloaded.
R. Kelly, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, was initally acquitted of charges in Chicago in 2008. A second trial in 2022 in his hometown of the Windy City ended with his conviction for producing child-inappropriate content and enticing girls for intimacy. The "I Believe I Can Fly" singer was sentenced to 30 years in a medium-security federal correctional center in Butner, North Carolina.
