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352 - R. Kelly's Sex Cult

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Death of a Third Grader

Robert Kelly was bullied for being shy, introspective and not classically masculine according to various sources. His mother Joanne patiently worked with him at night, trying to tutor him,. She built up a self-esteem, fostered the belief that he had been blessed. He said in his autobiography: "The joy of music was the joy of my mother" Robert's half brother Bruce and neighborhood kids did constantly pick on him as a child.

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