R. Kelly accuser Azriel Clary says he "coached" girlfriends prior to explosive 2019 interview

Azriel Clary sat down with Gayle King for her first interview since testifying against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. Clary, who was a minor when she first met Kelly, previously defended him in an interview with King in 2019. This is her first interview since R. Kelly was found guilty on all nine counts against him, including racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
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[@bigtexas6943]

She looks 10 years older around the eyes.

[@Ghostmalone83]

Everyone around R.Kelly that help orchestrate this mess should be charged as well. They’re just as guilty as him!

[@MsNec]

At only 23, she looks like she has lived a very hard life. My heart goes out to her.

[@Lollii_Popp]

"Yall killing me with this s***" will always be hilarious 😂

[@beautybyprice729]

A lot of y’all have to realize it’s not easy to leave an abusive relationship….

[@mdooms76]

Everyone knew she was lying. All the crying, screaming and being disrespectful to Gail back then just made her look even more foolish and brainwashed. Gail handled that interview with Robert and the two girls like a boss.

[@DoctorCarrieHall]

Wow, my heart goes out to this young woman. This is heartbreaking and sad Unless you have been sexually abused, you will never know where any woman that has been raped and abused is coming from.

[@TheHummingBirdJaiye]

Seeing this makes me so upset. My mom was in the same situation with her abuser to the point she was willing to leave me behind for him.

[@difencrosby]

I can finally admit as a 45 year old man that at this point in life I’m proud to say the number of women I have been with can be counted on one hand. I used to feel ashamed and embarrassed when around the fellas and I didn’t have stories to brag about how bedding women. This guy is a perfect example of who I would never want to be at my age.

[@Crazy4Cristina]

Victim blaming is so common. Leave her alone. She’s so strong for being able to say SHE was wrong. But HE did this to her. Period.

[@kristinupman8798]

This is a totally different woman than in the first interview. She is a real survivor. Bless this woman and help her find peace in her life.

[@carolynthompson9367]

She looks emotionally unwell, I didn’t even know this was the same young woman. 🙏🏽

[@kimwimberly82]

I feel if R Kelly wasn’t convicted his girlfriends would still be there!

[@jairenesereno4519]

What a good interview. She has her head on straight now it seems. She evens completely open and honest. I hope she doesn’t ever allow any human to tell her what to do or what to think by force. She needs to pick her own life and hopefully not fall back into another abusive relationship. There also many forms of abuse so it gets tricky but I believe certain people fall into a pattern of abusive relationships. We get out of one form of abuse just to fall back into another form of abuse in another relationship. So we must get help and start seeing the signs.

[@BigTop.howard]

She had to take on his emotions… when dealing with a narcissist you become a different person… you take on their energy… it’s a messed up dynamic…

[@blandbiz]

Wow she looks 10 years older. Stress is REAL.... Hope she'll be OK...

[@kimberly8509]

You can tell she's in therapy. That last sentence " It's ok to change your mind." That sounds like therapy which is fine. Glad she's coming around.

[@hottgritz7061]

I can hear Gayle's voice calmly saying.....

[@danapatilloytf2024]

People the letter she wrote to her brother about how her parents pimped her out, and how Rkelly and her didn't have sex and her mom got mad and said she needed to do more so they could have sex. Azriel said she was uncomfortable doing that. All these women lied. People need to read the transcripts to get the real truth.

[@HarleyQuinn-kg9ik]

As a survivor of severe abuse, I'm proud of you for walking away.