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Aaliyah’s uncle Barry Hankerson opens up about learning of R. Kelly’s alleged abuse

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Aaliyah‘s uncle, producer Barry Hankerson – who introduced the singer to R. Kelly before the pair collaborated on her debut album – has opened up discovering the alleged abuse his niece experienced from Kelly.Kelly and Aaliyah’s relationship, which began when he was 27 and she was 15, has been touched on during Kelly’s current trial in New York on racketeering charges.

Earlier this month, a former tour manager for Kelly claimed he paid a government worker for a false ID in order to help secure marriage between Kelly and an underage Aaliyah.Demetrius Smith alleged Kelly had pressured him to obtain fake documentation, a decision made by Kelly and his “associates” after he believed Aaliyah had fallen pregnant.

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