Joycelyn Savage, one of R. Kelly’s alleged victims and apparent fiancée, has doubled down on her claim that she’s pregnant with the disgraced singer’s child.
The 26-year-old made her claim that she was several months pregnant, even though Kelly has been behind bars for the past year, in a short book she published on Amazon earlier this month. The 55-year-old sex offender and R&B artist’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean refuted the claims, and said Savage “is certainly not pregnant with R. Kelly’s child.” In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Savage has spoken out against Bonjean’s comments.
She said that Bonjean “didn’t know that prior to him going to jail, Robert and I were doing IVF because at the time I was told I couldn’t have a baby.” Her book, Love and Joy of Robert, featured a sonogram that she said Kelly approved for publication.
"When he got sent to prison, we paused on it and I had them freeze my eggs until I was ready," Savage added. "Once his lawyer did find out, she wanted me to have an abortion because she didn’t feel that now was the time for me to have a child following the 30-year sentence. Me and Robert wanted to have a child for a long time. He is very happy about it, his lawyer isn’t. Once I told her I was keeping my baby, she didn’t want me to announce but I wanted to share the news. I’ve always been there for him even before this new lawyer came into the picture."
Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June following his 2021 conviction on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Savage’s parents haven’t been able to contact her ever since she got heavily involved with the singer, and have pleaded for her to come home. They said that even when one of her grandmothers and grandfathers passed, they were met with radio silence upon attempting to speak with her.
