![]() ![]() If it wasn't for him spitting in my face, I'd probably still be there. He slapped me, choked me until I passed out. I had to perform sexual acts with others. He told me to take off my clothes and walk back and forth like I was modeling for him. The first time I went to his house he told me we were going swimming, but we never did. He said to tell everyone I'm 19 and act like I'm 21. I met up with him at a party he was having. He ended up giving me his autograph and later sent me a friend request on MySpace. One day he stopped and said, "Thank you for your support," and said when it was over he would give me something. I was a huge fan of his music and was at the trial every day. I met him outside of the child-pornography trial, about two weeks before my 15th birthday. After that I said, "I'm done." In 2004 I called my dad, packed my bags and left with our kids. I remember being ready to jump off the balcony of our hotel suite and commit suicide. You're just thinking, "What do I do to not piss him off?" It was a horrible life.Īt the time I didn't know there was such a thing as spousal rape. He chips away at your self-esteem, your ability to even think. started with yelling and being slapped and grabbed. Next I'm in love, and then we're getting married. I think because I had that soft spot for him, it allowed me to put up with way more than I should have. Up to that point I never knew the little Robert who suffered from illiteracy, whose mom was abused and who grew up in a house where domestic violence was commonplace. He started to share these intimate places of brokenness with me. I'm like, "Okay, he runs a tight ship." Never looked at it as controlling. We had to walk in a straight line, be in your room at a certain time. ![]() We weren't allowed to talk to the other dancers or other artists on tour. KELLY'S EX-WIFE, WHO MET HIM IN 1994 AT AGE 19 When people say, "Why are you just now speaking out?" I say, "I came out 10 years ago, but it was brushed under the rug." It's a blessing now that girls are ready to talk. I'm the one who testified against him in 2008. If I brought up him liking underage girls, he would always come at me with "If you love someone, you don't try to change them."Īs I got older I realized he wasn't going to change. I loved him, and initially I didn't want to turn my back on him. After speaking with her years later, I learned she was only 14 at the time. We had a threesome when I was 17, and he said that she was a 16-year-old neighbor. He said, "I love you, you got to listen to Daddy." Once he spanked me like a child until I cried. If I didn't listen to him or if I spoke to one of the guys on the tour bus, he'd smack me. ![]() We met at the video shoot for his song "Home Alone." One of the first things he asked me was, "How old are you?" We had sex that same day-he didn't waste any time. After that I said, "I can't do this anymore." I was back in Miami, and that's when I got out. He sent my mother a $1,000 check to take me to the hospital, and I spent three weeks in the ICU. There was no "Sorry, Lizzette." I got mono, and it turned into Guillain-Barré syndrome. What do you say, "I'm a prostitute now"? That's what I felt like, waiting for him in hotel rooms.Īt 19 I became pregnant, and he was like, "Well, you're not gonna be a singer now." I started to bleed and went through alone. My parents kind of knew something was going on, but they didn't know what. But it wasn't my responsibility as a kid to save a grown man. I was abused as a child, and he shared that he was abused, so we had a common bond. It was a really fast life and not a good one. If I looked at any of his friends, he would hit me. But I thought he would help me, just like he did with Aaliyah. Later we went to the studio, and when we were alone, he said, "I know you want to be a singer." I started singing while he played the piano, and then he kissed me. He had his guy give me his number and invited me and my friend to dinner. Ironically, the first concert that I had ever gone to was his. Kelly walking up to me with sunglasses on. I was a senior in high school, and my mom allowed me to go to the mall with friends. ![]()
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