The Blast originally reported on Friday that R. Kelly’s alleged sex slaves Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary were being evicted from their condo at the Trump Towers Chicago. The two issued a video response refuting the rumors they were given the boot, and as proof provided a view from their luxury high-rise overlooking the city of Chicago. In their response the two women deny claims they were forced to find emergency living and their families are unaware of their location. The two women also denied being held against their will; in the response Clary says “We’ve been here at the Trump, we’ve been here for years, we move freely, come and go freely, we left out this morning and no one said anything to us, no one stopped us, no one harassed us,” she also goes on to say “We just want to clear that up, it’s fake news, do not believe everything that you hear.”
According to R. Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg the two women were forced to temporarily evacuate the premises due to a search warrant conducted at the residence. He also states that R. Kelly’s Trump Tower rent is paid up through 2019. This means the ladies that he has been taking care of can relieve their stress of finding a home, but it doesn’t mean the life they’re accustomed to is back in order. For the time being, Kelly will remain behind bars; consequently, his concubines will suffer financially. Their lawyer Gloria Schmidt stated the women are typically given money from one of Kelly’s employees, but that person has since disappeared. Kelly had a plan together to set the two women up financially and it is reported they capitalized on that opportunity.
TMZ Reports:
“Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary have built up a nice nest egg during their time with Kelly by working as his assistants … according to sources connected to the women and Kelly — and they should have plenty of money to hold them over for awhile.
We’re told while they were Kelly’s live-in “girlfriends,” they also helped him by handling bookings and other business matters, and he paid them for it. He also gave them a weekly stipend and they were able to save much of that cash because he paid for everything anyway.”
Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary were both present for Kelly’s bond hearing Tuesday in Chicago. Kelly pled not guilty to 13 federal charges, 12 of which were sexually-charged crimes. Judge Harry D. Leinenweber denied the singers petition for bond and he will remain in custody to face additional charges in New York. If convicted Kelly faces a minimum of 5 and maximum of 20 years for each child pornography charge, in addition to a maximum of 10 years for enticement of a minor.
