R. Kelly’s daughter Joanne Kelly, who appears in the upcoming documentary “R Kelly’s Karma: A Daughter’s Journey,” revealed she has no interest in introducing her future son to his grandfather.
“If my son asks questions, I’m going to be as truthful as possible. And I will not be taking my son to prison to meet his grandfather,” Joanne, who appears to be pregnancy in the clip, said in the documentary trailer released on Sunday.
As for her own relationship with her dad, the expectant mom looked back on her childhood with the famous parent, 57, and admitted he “was my everything” but shared they’re no longer close after he was convicted in New York on racketeering and sex-trafficking charges in September 2021.
“For a long time, I didn’t even want to believe that it happened. I didn’t know that, even if he was a bad person, that he would do something to me,” she said of the “I’m a Flirt” singer, who is serving a 30-year sentence in Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center.
“Nobody wants to be the child of the father that is out here hurting women and children. He knows exactly why we can’t have the relationship that we would have liked to have with him.”
“I really feel like that one millisecond completely just changed my whole life,” Joanne continued, referring to her father’s conviction.
The 26-year-old’s mother, who was married to the singer from 1996 to 2009, also spoke out in the documentary. Drea Kelly called out the disgraced music artist for not being a present father to their children.
“Just because you’re not a good husband, doesn’t mean you can’t be a good father. And the fact that he didn’t even try,” Drea, 50, said of her ex-husband.
“What he did to me, he did to me. But you didn’t have to do it to my damn kids.”
The documentary will also feature appearances from Joanne’s siblings, including Jaah Kelly and Robert Kelly Jr.
In addition to Kelly’s 30-year sentence, the Grammy winner was also convicted on six counts of child sex crimes with charges including producing child pornography and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity.
In February 2023, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, 19 of which will be served along with his New York sentence.
“R Kelly’s Karma: A Daughter’s Journey” premieres on the Tvei Network on Oct. 11.