The former wife of R&B singer R. Kelly has announced that she is releasing a book, while their daughter has an upcoming documentary.
Drea Kelly posted a video clip on her social media account to tell her more than 566,000 followers it’s time to tell her story. “Under the Red Carpet” is the book’s title, which she says will tell people who she is and her journey as Kelly’s wife and beyond. In the video, she states that she has gone through “blood, sweat, and tears, literally.”
“I am a BEAST and a BUTTERFLY. God said it is so. The time has come to disrupt the deception. For years people have spoken on my life without knowing ANYTHING about me. How crazy is it to speak on someone you NEVER MET or had a conversation with as FACT. Well, the time has come to speak without fear! No more
forcing a smile to get thru the pain of being me. No more “be nice” to please an unpleasant world. My book is going to set so many free and if you have a problem….it’s not with me! Take it up with GOD. This is HIS will and it is so 🙏🏾💜✍🏽📖”The announcement comes right after Kelly’s daughter, Joanne Kelly, announced that she will appear in a documentary, “R Kelly’s Karma: A Daughter’s Journey.”
The trailer was released on Sept. 24, promising also to tell the story of the man we knew as the “Pied Piper of R&B.” The doc will reveal “a heartbreaking secret that shattered her childhood and changed her forever.” The documentary will include interviews with her siblings, Jaah and Robert Kelly Jr., as well as his former wife, Drea.
Along with Drea’s forthcoming
book and the children of R. Kelly releasing their untold story about their father, the family is ready to spill the tea and share their personal experiences with the “I Believe I Can Fly” songwriter.