Crime & Justice

Inside R. Kelly’s Secret Marriage to 15-Year-Old Aaliyah

‘DIDN’T UNDERSTAND’

Witness testimony from a minister provided new details on the ceremony behind the notorious—and short-lived—nuptials.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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