Editing R. Kelly (section)

==Personal life==
Kelly's mother, Joanne, died from cancer in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/troubled-life-times-kelly-gallery-1.3336130?pmSlide=1.3336113|title=R. Kelly and his mother, 1993 - Photos - The troubled life and times of R. Kelly|website=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> He has given conflicting accounts of where he was during his mother's death.<ref name="Heath-2016a"/> His oldest daughter, JoAnn (b. 1998), was named after the singer's mother, but is also known as Buku Abi.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2019-09-04 |title=R. Kelly's Daughter Opens Up About Family Life in Rare Interview |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/r-kellys-daughter-opens-up-father-rare-interview-1236695/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1996, Kelly married [[Andrea Kelly]] (née Lee), his former [[backup dancer]] and mother of his three children, the aforementioned JoAnn, as well as Jaah (b. 2000), and Robert Jr. (b. 2002).<ref name="Pallasch-2007">{{cite web|last=Pallasch|first=Abdon M.|date=May 2007|title=Unfinished Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyYEAAAAMBAJ&q=r+kelly+andrea+kelly+divorce+joann+jaya+robert&pg=PA83|access-date=March 11, 2015|website=Vibe Magazine}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kellaway|first=Mitch|date=July 8, 2014|title=R. Kelly's Ex, Jay Kelly's Mom, On Loving Their Trans Son|url=http://www.advocate.com/parenting/2014/07/08/r-kellys-ex-jay-kellys-mom-loving-their-trans-son|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.advocate.com/parenting/2014/07/08/r-kellys-ex-jay-kellys-mom-loving-their-trans-son|archive-date=2021-09-28|website=Advocate}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Andrea filed a [[restraining order]] against Kelly in September 2005 after a physical altercation, ultimately filing for divorce in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/news/r-kellys-wife-speak-out-notes-on-a-scand/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/https://www.essence.com/news/r-kellys-wife-speak-out-notes-on-a-scand/| archive-date=2021-09-28|title=R. Kelly's Wife Speak Out: Notes On A Scandal|date=December 16, 2009|website=Essence}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2009, their divorce was finalized after 13 years of marriage.<ref name="Finalized">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1602377/r-kellys-divorce-finalized/|title=R. Kelly's Divorce Finalized|publisher=MTV|date=January 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114024030/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602377/20090109/kelly_r.jhtml|archive-date=January 14, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251074,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines|title=R. Kelly & Wife Finalize Divorce - Divorced, R. Kelly|last=Lewis|first=Debra|work=People|access-date=September 10, 2012|archive-date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120212946/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251074,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines|url-status=dead}}</ref> In later years, Andrea accused Kelly of physical, verbal, and mental abuse, including in ''Surviving R. Kelly'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrea Kelly Has A Message For Those Looking To 'Expose' Her |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/r-kelly-ex-wife-andrea-kelly-no-longer-afraid/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Essence |date=October 23, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Andrea Kelly's Interview In 'Surviving R. Kelly' Is Not The First Time She's Spoken About Her Experience |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/r-kellys-ex-wife-andrea-kellys-interview-in-surviving-r-kelly-is-not-the-first-time-shes-spoken-about-her-experience-15648288 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Bustle |date=January 4, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Iasimone |first1=Ashley |date=2018-10-07 |title=R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Details Alleged Abuse: 'I Thought I Was Gonna Die' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-abuse-allegations-ex-wife-andrea-kelly-the-view-8478566/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Kelly reportedly had a long relationship with gospel singer [[Deleon Richards]] in the 1990s. In 2005, a Chicago man was charged for attempting to extort Richards' husband, [[Gary Sheffield]], by allegedly threatening to release a sex tape of Richards with an ex-boyfriend, reportedly Kelly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oberfield |first1=Gabriel S. |title='Activist' pleads not guilty in extortion case |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122517478/activist-pleads-not-guilty-in/ |access-date=8 April 2023 |work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |agency=Medill News Service |date=18 February 2005 |pages=}}</ref> In January 2006, the man was sentenced to 27 months in prison.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 January 2006 |title=Man Sentenced in Sheffield Case |pages=24 |work=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122538840/man-sentenced-in-sheffield-case/ |access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
In April 2007, Kelly released the song "Rise Up" for [[Virginia Tech]] after the [[Virginia Tech shooting|2007 school shooting]] and donated the net proceeds to the families of the victims.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 2, 2007|title=R. Kelly Releases VA Tech Tribute|url=http://www.dallasblack.com/entertainment/kellyvatribute|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062832/http://www.dallasblack.com/entertainment/kellyvatribute|archive-date=March 5, 2016|access-date=February 27, 2016|work=dallasblack.com|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> In 2010, he penned the song "[[Sign of a Victory]]" for the [[FIFA World Cup]], with all proceeds benefiting African charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/r-kelly-pens-new-single-for-charity-2010215| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/r-kelly-pens-new-single-for-charity-2010215| archive-date=2021-09-28|title=R. Kelly Pens New Single for Charity|date=May 21, 2010|work=Us Weekly|access-date=March 11, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On April 6, 2011, he performed at a charity event in Chicago benefiting Clara's House, a facility designed to build employment, housing, health care, and education in the projects of Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theurbandaily.com/2011/04/06/r-kelly-covers-sam-cooke-classics-at-chicago-charity-event-video/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://theurbandaily.com/2011/04/06/r-kelly-covers-sam-cooke-classics-at-chicago-charity-event-video/| archive-date=2021-09-28|title=R Kelly's Private Performance for Clara's House|date=April 6, 2011|work=theurbandaily.com|access-date=February 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2016, Kelly donated cases of water to the [[Flint water crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-drive-replenishes-flint-water-supply/article_d2c156e2-e435-59ba-81cc-fbb0bcf295d3.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20210928/http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-drive-replenishes-flint-water-supply/article_d2c156e2-e435-59ba-81cc-fbb0bcf295d3.html| archive-date=2021-09-28|title=Local drive replenishes Flint water supply|date=February 22, 2016|work=daily-journal.com|access-date=February 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>