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R. Kelly's "Uncle" Cries Foul
Forget the closet. A new lawsuit is accusing R. Kelly of trapping a former pal in the basement.
The trouble-magnet singer was on the receiving end of a suit Wednesday accusing him of roughing up a onetime employee as well as reneging on a royalty deal--allegations Kelly's spokesman calls "a pathetic collection of half-truths, distortions and outright lies."
In the complaint, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, Henry "Love" Vaughn claims he served as "mentor and guide" to Kelly, 39, and was affectionately known as "Uncle Henry Love" by the singer. But the good vibes ended earlier this year, when, the lawsuit asserts, Vaughn was badly beaten in the cellar of Kelly's suburban Chicago home.
In a separate interview with the Chicago Sun-Times last spring, Vaughn said he could not specifically explain what set Kelly off, but speculated the dispute may have started during an NBA All-Star Game watching party on Feb. 19, when Vaughn says he carped about the performer's seven-year-old daughter dancing on a pool table like her daddy's adult friends.
Immediately after, he claims in the lawsuit he was pummeled by one of Kelly's crew and then at Kelly's behest, Vaughn says he was hauled down to the singer's basement, where the Grammy winner "repeatedly struck [Vaughn] about the face and body with his fists."
Vaughn included several exhibits in the lawsuit to backup his claim, including medical photos of a bloody lip, documents from the hospital detailing his emergency room visit and a police report.
His complaint also has a claim for breach of verbal contract, alleging he suggested to Kelly the idea for a track inspired by the "steppin' " dance craze that ultimately became the track "Step in the Name of Love," but that Kelly broke a promise to pay Vaughn half of the royalties earned from the tune.
Vaughn is seeking unspecified damages for assault, false imprisonment and breach of contract, among other claims.
Kelly's publicist, Allan Mayer, dismisses the allegations in a statement, calling Vaughn a "disgruntled former employee and hanger-on" who is trying to bilk money out of the singer. Mayer says that Olympia Fields police had already investigated Vaughn's allegations and determined "there was nothing to them."
The lawsuit, Mayer continues, is "a pathetic collection of half-truths, distortions and outright lies." As for the breach of contract claim, Mayer says Kelly has penned more than 2,000 songs solo and has never needed use of a collaborator.
"To suggest that [Kelly] needed Mr. Vaughn's help to write a song--or that he offered him any portion of his songwriting royalties--is ludicrous," Mayer says.
Kelly, meanwhile, remains in a drawn-out legal battle over his infamous sex tape. He's facing 14 counts of child pornography for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl on camera. Kelly has pleaded innocent to the charges.
In June, the embattled entertainer suffered a setback when Cook County Criminal Court Judge Vincent Gaughan gave prosecutors permission to screen the sexually explicit footage in open court. No word yet on a trial date.
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