The Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” is still sending shockwaves through the music industry from those who’ve worked with R. Kelly in the past to those who’ve avoided working with him altogether. Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and the manager of Destiny’s Child opened up to Metro News about why Destiny’s Child was never allowed to be in the studio with Kelly.
Back in 1998 when Kelly was managed by Sony, Knowles says, “they would almost force you to record with [their] artists.” During a recording session, “I was there, and my former wife Tina was there. The thing with R Kelly was, he liked to record late at night, around midnight. And what was different with his studio was that one room had a recording suite, and next door was a club, with 40 or 50 people dancing.”
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He added, “The girls were 15, 16. When they went to the bathroom, Tina would go with them. They did not leave our eyes.”
Knowles said that he rejected the song because he didn’t like it but also admitted that the “rumors” at the time made him reject it. In August of 1994, Kelly, then 27 was illegally wed to Aaliyah, who was 15. On the marriage certificate however, her age was listed as 18. The marriage was annulled in 1995. Later that year, VIBE published an article with the wedding certificate.
Source: Mathew Knowles Says He And Tina Protected Destiny’s Child From R. Kelly
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