R. Kelly Reportedly Thinks His Ex-Wife Brainwashed Their Kids To Hate Him! – Perez Hilton

R. Kelly continues to

As we reported, the 52-year-old was arrested last week for failing to meet the deadline on his outstanding child support payments.

Drea’s reps, however, are singing a different tune. She told TMZ that Kelly cut her off in order to control her after she first spoke publicly about his alleged domestic abuse; she also claimed he was the one who changed his phone number, not her.

The mother-of-three also insisted that she never tried to get between the relationship of Kelly and their kids, and has actually encouraged them to be close to their controversial father. 

But a family reunion *probably* won’t be happening anytime soon…

Back in January, Kelly’s daughter Buku Abi wrote a note on Instagram blasting her father for his alleged criminal misdeeds. In the message, Buku confirmed that she and her siblings haven’t had contact with the singer for years and that all of Kelly’s alleged victims had her greatest sympathies. She wrote:

“I pray for all the families and women who have been affected by my father’s actions. Trust, I have been deeply affected by all of this…Anyone that knows me personally or has been following me throughout the years knows that I do not have a relationship with my father. Nor do I speak on him or on his behalf. My mother, siblings and I would never condone, support or be a part of ANYTHING negative he has done and or continues to do in his life.

In addition to blaming his ex-wife, Kelly had also blamed his lack of child support payments on his lack of funds — which, according to the singer, was the result of people stealing money from his bank account.

If Kelly really does want to mend his relationship with his kids, as he’s so dramatically cried about on national television… paying them the money he legally owes them is probably a good start.

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