Daughter of R. Kelly Says Father Abuse Sent Her To A “Psych Ward”

The woman further says that after experiencing the alleged assault, she considered ending her life.

WARNING: There is upsetting language about assault, rape, molestation, and sexual abuse in this article.

Buku Abi, the daughter of R. Kelly, has reiterated her allegations, claiming that she was sent to a “psych ward” as a result of her father’s abuse. According to sources, Buku alleges that the disgraced musician abused her when she was eight years old. The 26-year-old lady said she had attempted suicide as a way to cope with the trauma of years of sexual assault.

In the new documentary, R. Kelly’s Karma: A Daughter’s Journey, Abi, née Joann Kelly, talked about her ordeal, stating, “I ended up in a mental hospital, a psych ward, whatever you want to call it, because I was in a really hard area psychologically for a long time.I reached a stage in my life where I attempted suicide several times.

Joann told her mother, Andrea Kelly, about her struggles when she was ten years old, claiming that the abuse had left her mentally ill.

Recalling one incident in which Andrea found cuts on her wrists, the aspiring singer clarified that her mother had noticed more indications of her daughter’s illness.

She abruptly stopped doing everything and asked, “What’s going on? “Are you okay?” The daughter of R. Kelly remembered. “She was genuinely frightened, and I had to tell her that I didn’t think I was okay because I was crying at the time. I don’t believe I’m capable of doing this. The remainder of my life is not something I believe I will survive.

Joann recalled, “She called the hospital that day and ended up checking me in, and I didn’t leave.” I spent roughly two and a half weeks there. I was under a strict suicide watch. After that, I was essentially in outpatient care for two or three months, which required daily visits.

Buku When Abi disclosed that her father had sexually assaulted her as a young child, she previously made headlines. One night, while pretending to be asleep, Abi said she woke up to R. Kelly caressing her.

In a teaser video for the documentary, she stated, “I just kind of laid there, and I pretended to be asleep, because I didn’t know what to do.” “He was everything to me.” I didn’t even want to think that it actually happened for a long time. I had no idea that he would harm me, even if he was a nasty person. I didn’t want to tell anyone. I was afraid to inform my mother.

Regarding the tragic event, Buku Abi remarked, “I truly feel like that one millisecond completely just changed my whole life and changed who I was as a person and changed the sparkle I had and the light I used to carry.” I stopped going over there after telling my mother, and neither did my brother [Robert] or sister [Jaah]. And I still have a lot of trouble with it.