2017: BuzzFeed reports on parents’ claims that Kelly brainwashed their daughters. March 18, 2013: Mansion once valued at more than $5 million sells for $950,000 at auction. June 27, 2012: Publishes autobiography “Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me,” focusing on his creative and family life. June 15, 2012: Chicago Sun-Times reports Kelly owes the IRS more than $4.8 million. March 21, 2012: Kelly announces he is reviving a video series, “Trapped in the Closet,” that eventually becomes a rap opera about a web of sexual deceit. A spokesperson says Kelly is not having financial trouble. July 12, 2011: Crain’s Chicago Business reports a $2.9 million foreclosure was filed on Kelly’s suburban Chicago mansion. Jan 8, 2009: Kelly and Andrea confirm they divorced. June 13, 2008: Kelly is acquitted after fast jury deliberations. May 9, 2008: Child pornography trial begins. May 29, 2007: Album “Double Up" is released and later hits No. February 2006: Carey Kelly says his brother offered him $50,000 and a record deal to say he was the person in the sex video. September 2005: Andrea Kelly asks for order of protection, accusing her husband of hitting her when she asked for a divorce. July 2005: Album “TP.3 Reloaded" hits No. 18, 2003: Album “Chocolate Factory” is released to immediate success. Charges are later dropped after a judge rules police didn’t have a warrant. January 2003: Kelly is arrested at a Florida hotel on child porn charges after investigators say they found photos of him with a girl. June 5, 2002: Kelly indicted in Chicago on child porn charges stemming from the sex tape, pleads not guilty and is released on bail. The same day, Kelly performs at the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The girl and her parents deny the relationship. 8, 2002: Chicago Sun-Times reports that it received a videotape showing Kelly having sex with a minor and that police had begun investigating related allegations three years earlier. August 2001: Tracy Sampson sues Kelly, alleging their sex was illegal under Illinois law because he was in a position of authority. November 1998: Album “R.” hits stores and eventually sells 6 million copies. February 1998: Kelly wins three Grammys for “I Believe I Can Fly.” January 1998: Hawkins’ lawsuit is reportedly settled for $250,000. 18, 1997: Tiffany Hawkins files a complaint alleging sexual battery and harassment when she was a minor. Marries 22-year-old dancer Andrea Lee, and they go on to have three children: Joanne, Jaya and Robert Jr. Song “I Believe I Can Fly" is a huge hit. Kelly" and incorporates Rockland Records. Aaliyah dies in a plane crash seven years later at age 22. September 1994: Aaliyah’s debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number,” which Kelly produced, goes platinum. Marriage is annulled months later because of Aaliyah’s age. Kelly marries 15-year-old singer Aaliyah D. Hit singles include “Sex Me” and “Bump N’ Grind." November 1993: His album “12 Play” is released and eventually sells more than 5 million copies. Kelly & Public Announcement debuts “Born Into The ’90s.” Album released the following year goes platinum. 1990: His R&B group MGM wins $100,000 grand prize on the show “Big Break." Jive Records executive Wayne Williams discovers Kelly singing at a barbecue. In the following years, he performs in subway stations with his keyboard, often feigning blindness to avoid arrest. 1984: Performs Stevie Wonder hit “Ribbon in the Sky" in a talent show. 1983: Mother moves the family from Chicago housing projects and enrolls Kelly in the prestigious Kenwood Academy. 1979: Kelly witnesses a rape at age 12. Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.
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