R. Kelly's two young girlfriends angrily denied claims that they are 'brainwashed' and refused to answer questions about their sex life with the singer in an excruciating interview during which he lurked in the shadows and coughed to make his presence known after insisting he would not be in the room.
Joycelyn Savage, 23, and Azriel Clary, 21, sat down with Gayle King earlier this week to dismiss their families' claims that they are being controlled by Kelly.
Azriel, who met Kelly when she was just 17, was visibly angry and emotional.
She cried, screamed and spoke down to King while being asked about her life with the singer and accused her parents of pimping her out to him when she was underage to 'take pictures' and 'sexual videos' with him that could later be used as blackmail.
Her family, who took part in the Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, insists they have never asked for a penny from him. They have never released explicit photographs or videos of her.
'When I was 17, my parents were making me try to take photos with him, sexual videos with him.
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Azriel Clary, 21, (left) and Joycelyn Savage, 23, (right) were irritable and easily set-off in their interview with Gayle King where they defended R. Kelly as he lurked in the background
'They said if they ever had to blackmail him, they can use them,' she said.
Joycelyn, who has been with the singer for the last two years, said what she was saying was 'true' and added that both their families are only interested in 'money'.
The pair became aggravated when King asked about the nature of their relationship with the singer who is 30 years older than them both.
'We're with him. That's our relationship with him. We live with him. You just said it,' Azriel fumed.
Joycelyn added that it was a 'very strong relationship',
King pushed for details, asking whether they each had their own relationship with him or if it was a 'three-way' in which they all were equal partners.
'Both of those. We both have our individual relationships with him and we are all a family all together.
'We have our moments when we watch movies all together and go to theme parks,' Azriel said.
King replied: 'Azriel, I am not talking about watching movies or going to theme parks.
'I am asking about the sexual relationship'. At that, the young woman became irate.
Azriel, who met the singer when she was 17, was more agitated than Joycelyn throughout
She cried, called anyone who believed she was in danger 'f*****g ignorant and stupid as f**k' while Joycelyn rubbed her back
She shot back: 'Sexually well first of all I am not here to talk about my personal life and I would never share with no one what I do in or outside of the bedroom.
'And as a woman, I am sure you would not either.'
King started replying by saying she would not but the young woman cut her off before she could finish, snipping: 'Ok then so, next question.'
King, undeterred, argued back: 'This is a very different circumstance.'
Azriel immediately dismissed her comment, saying: 'It's not a different circumstance, there are people all over the world who have multiple girlfriends. It's no different.'
Elsewhere in the interview she accused her parents of treating her like a 'f*****g hoe' by allegedly encouraging her to start a sexual relationship with the singer.
She said that while they pushed her towards him, they did not have sex until after she turned 18.
Joycelyn Savage, 23, claimed her parents were lying about their concern for her
Azriel, left, was 17 when R. Kelly pulled her on stage at a concert in 2015. Joycelyn, right, was 19 when she was flown to attend one of his shows with her mother
Joycelyn's parents held a press conference on Wednesday morning to say R. Kelly's comments were 'disturbing'. They believe she has been brainwashed into publicly supporting him
Azriel's parents appeared in the Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly to tell of their family's struggle to regain contact with her. Azriel met the singer when her father took her to a concert and allowed her to go on stage with him in 2015. She says her parents told her to lie about her age
'When I first met Robert my parents first told me to lie about my age. He thought that I was 18,' she said, adding that her father was 'manipulative' and 'the one you have to watch out for'.
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