As teams of lawyers in various states build cases against R. Kelly over a slew of charges, his former “girlfriend” Azriel Clary has been doing her best to move forward from her relationship with the music icon. Over the last few months, the world has tuned into Azriel’s social media accounts where she’s shown more of herself as a young woman and aspiring artist. She’s sung songs, delivered rap bars, and shared intimate details about her time living with Kelly and his other girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage. Azriel’s post-R. Kelly life looks as if the 22-year-old has moved on, but a recent Instagram Live suggests that she’s still struggling emotionally.

Azriel Clary went Live and ripped up a jacket that allegedly belonged to Kelly. As material flew around everywhere, Azriel’s mother attempted to comfort her daughter with hugs and kisses. “Stop,” her mother said gently as Azriel continued to rip up the clothing. “This is what people fail to realize,” Azriel said to the camera. “Materialistic stuff did not abuse me, no matter how much stuff I walked away with. That is not what abuse means, that is not toxic to me, clothes were not manipulating me. The man was. The man who was supplying everything.”

She then targeted those who continue to stand by R. Kelly through these accusations. “You sound stupid,” she added. “You sound very, very stupid supporting someone who you now know of has abused so many people. How stupid can you be? How degrading can you be? And it’s so sad, because half of the people that bash me, you’ve been in an abusive relationship. You’ve been in an abusive situation and you feel that because you didn’t heal, I don’t deserve to heal.”

She went on to say that she’s “healing amazingly” and doing well, despite what others may say. Swipe through to watch the clip of Azriel Clary on Instagram Live below.

Things are far from over for R. Kelly who seems likely to spend the remainder of his days behind bars. His ex-girlfriend, Azriel Clary, officially left his side last year following a dispute with Joycelyn Savage, the other girlfriend that they lived with.

Clary’s back home now, away from Kelly, and getting her life back on track after a tumultuous five years living with Kelly and Savage. Many have approached her to share her story, especially after Surviving R. Kelly parts one and two aired. However, it appears that she’s rejecting offers from any major network to use her own platform to share her story. Taking to YouTube, she shared a video called, “Intro – My Last 5 Years” where she announced that she’d be detailing “everything that I have experienced” and endured during her time with Kelly.

“Truthfully, I just feel like this man is in his 50s, k? And I am not the first person this man has done this to, ok? This is something that’s been happening since the 90s. This is something that’s been happening way before Aaliyah,” she said. “If he really wanted to change, he would spend millions and millions of dollars on a therapist and on getting help.”

The video she shared does include screenshots of text messages and details about how Kelly attempted to flip the cult allegations on Joycelyn and Clary. Watch the full video below. 

They may have had a physical altercation that was not only filmed but went viral, yet that doesn’t mean that Azriel Clary doesn’t miss Joycelyn Savage. The two ladies were joined together by their much older loverR. Kelly, but after Azriel decided to leave once the disgraced singer was incarcerated, Joycelyn didn’t take too kindly to her former partner moving out. They fought each other in a violent incident that was played out for the masses, resulting in Joycelyn being arrested.

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On Friday (April 17), Azriel took to her Instagram Story to share a few thoughts about Joycelyn. She wrote a lengthy message over a photo of herself holding a dog as she and Joycelyn smiled and posed for a selfie inside of an elevator. “Miss u,” Azriel began. “This is when belief had to get stitches in his paw and I was crying in the taxi and you were trying to comfort me. ur beautiful and strong, and one day you will remember your strength too. i know leaving was bad, but I also know you weren’t yourself, because the funny southern-bell, wingspot lovin, Memphis reppin Joy I know would’ve never.”

Azriel added, “I love you, a man should never hold you back and one that is happy to do so is not a real man.” She never names R. Kelly in her message, but people read between the lines. “A man that does not allow you to have a life outside of him is not a man with genuine intentions. always missing you.” Check it out below.

R. Kelly has been doing whatever he can at this point to get released on bond. According to The Blast, the embattled singer has made yet another attempt to get released from prison, especially as the spread of Coronavirus gets more serious with each passing day. Kelly’s lawyer filed documents requesting that he’s placed under house arrest if he posts a bond and offers that he moves into Joycelyn Savage’s new spot. His attorney said that the Chicago MCC is dangerous at the moment due to COVID-19 and said that he’s not able to meet with his lawyers to build his case.

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Joycelyn Savage recently moved out of his Trump Tower condo into a more modest spot in comparison. However, the publication states that Joycelyn’s new pad is right next to a mall and that fact was failed to mention in the documents. Since Kelly has been accused of sex crimes against underage girls, it seems concerning if he lived next to a plaza that housed shops like H&M, Old Navy, a movie theatre and Victoria Secret that obviously attract a younger audience. 

R. Kelly has been fighting to be released from prison ever since his 2019 arrest. As the COVID-19 pandemic has urged officials to practice social distancing, inmates at Chicago MCC have not been able to have any visitors. 

R. Kelly‘s lawyers are working hard on getting him home from prison as they argue that he is at risk of contracting COVID-19 since social distancing is so difficult at Chicago MCC. If he is granted his release on bond, he will move back into his Trump Tower condo, but he will apparently not be living with his last remaining girlfriend.

After Azriel Clary packed her bags and left the disgraced singer in December 2019, Joycelyn Savage became R. Kelly’s final remaining girlfriend. The 23-year-old woman continues to support the “I Believe I Can Fly” vocalist but she has actually been meaning to move out of his condo for months. Steve Greenberg, Kelly’s attorney, previously noted that she and Clary would be leaving by September 2019 but Savage is only leaving now, as reported by The Blast.

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According to the source, Joycelyn Savage is now living in a complex nearby, with much less expensive rent. The condo that R. Kelly owns at Trump Tower reportedly costs approximately $7,000 a month. Her new crib is a downgrade, costing anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 monthly. Still, that should be a pretty spacious spot at that price.

There is no word on whether R. Kelly plans to move in with Savage when/if he is released from prison.

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It's clear that Azriel Clary is adjusting to a different pattern of life now that she's reunited with her family. The 21-year-old "ex-girlfriend" of R. Kelly has split from Kelly's other's partner Joycelyn Savage and the recent vicious physical altercation between the two women is an indication that they're no longer friends. There have been plenty of rumors about what's to come for Azriel in the future, as reports have stated that she's interested in working on her music career and helping women are victims of violence.

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Azriel recently sat down for her first interview where she accused Kelly of physical abuse and nefarious practices, and according to her, it's only the beginning of her story. "They say the truth will set you free. So shoot. Ask me anything," Azriel wrote on Twitter recently. "Whatever you want to know. The good, the bad and the ugly. Go. I may not answer it now, but with time every question will be answered."

A fan was quick to respond. "Are you willing to cooperate with investigators and possibly testify at trial against R Kelly if called on?" Azriel replied that she doesn't have an issue with helping the prosecutors build a case against Kelly, but she strangely places her participation in the hands of his fans. "That depends on his fans, but one things for sure, they walking on thin ice," Azriel stated. "They’re definitely not about to disrespect me, my family, and 'attempt' to punch lies into my story because I choose to share with the world what I’ve endured. ?"

Meanwhile, Joycelyn reportedly continues to stand in Kelly's corner. She still has no contact with her parents and she verbalized in her fight video with Azriel that she finds her former friend's behaviors to be disrespectful to the disgracedd music icon.

Azriel Clary has been reclaiming her life bit by bit over that last few months. The 21-year-old was living in obscurity not long ago, but after her former beau R. Kelly was arrested on these last string of federal charges, both Azriel and Kelly’s other girlfriend Joycelyn Savage have become celebrities in their own right. 

The pair were featured during Kelly’s infamous interview with Gayle King as the two young women defended the music icon. They claimed that they were never the subject of any abuse and they weren’t being held against their will, and while Joycelyn has continued to stand by her man as he remains behind bars, Azriel has chosen a different route.

Since reuniting with her family—loved ones who made repeated public pleas for her safe return—Azriel sat down for her first one-on-one interview. She accused Kelly of domestic violence and alleged that he forces women to sign contracts stating that they did heinous crimes that didn’t commit. 

This is said to be just the tip of the iceberg for the revelations to come from Azriel, and according to a report by TMZ, she’s also planning on involving herself in advocacy. The outlet states that Azriel hopes to help young people who feel trapped in abusive relationships, specifically women of color. It’s believed that she will work with non-profits before launching an organization of her own.

That won’t be Azriel’s only focus, as she will allegedly return to pursuing her aspirations of becoming a professional singer. Her forthcoming YouTube series, reportedly titled On the Run with Azriel,  “will infuse her music career and her philanthropic efforts in one project.” In the meantime, TMZ reports that Azriel will now begin working with federal investigators to help build a case against Kelly.

The new year has been a whirlwind of events for R. Kelly‘s ex-girlfriend, Azriel Clary. The former Pied Piper associate got into a physical altercation with his other girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage, reunited with her family, and is now attempting to lead a regular life. While Clary’s readjustment to society should be joyously celebrated, the 21-year-old revealing the grim details of her relationship with R. Kelly have left some wondering why she chose not to disclose this information at an earlier time. One of those people includes none other than world-renowned journalist, Gayle King. 

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Last year, Gayle King sat down with R. Kelly’s then-girlfriends, Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage, during a passionate interview filled with tears and shouting as the duo defended the innocence of their once proclaimed-lover. Now, Clary has backtracked on her statements of R. Kelly’s integrity claiming that the singer was physically and verbally abuse throughout the duration of their relationship during an exclusive interview with The Sun. 

This past weekend, TMZ caught up with Gayle King while she was in Miami enjoying the Super Bowl festivities, and had this to say about Azriel when she was brought up in conversation:

“I think she’s very young, and we really do just want her to be ok, and I really do mean that. At the time when we did the interview, I’m not surprised that she is now saying that she wasn’t telling the truth. Now, I just want her to be ok, I really do. Whatever it takes to get that.”

With Azriel Clary now willing to cooperate with authorities in the impending R. Kelly case, this could be an opportunity for the young woman to find closure in this situation and move on, leading a happy, healthy lifestyle. 

Check out the footage of Gayle King’s interaction with TMZ in the video provided below. 

Immediately following R. Kelly‘s most recent arrest, his alleged girlfriends Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary stayed by his side. They made appearances at his court date and even defended him during the infamous, shout-filled Gayle King interview. As time has progressed, a shift has occurred now that Azriel has found her own voice and freedom. She’s previously stated that she was planning on sharing her story, and in her first tell-all interview, the young woman sat down with The Sun to discuss the abuse she says she endured at the hands of the music icon.

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“He beat me with a shoe, a size 12 foot Air Force One and he beat me all over which felt like hours and I was welped all the way from my neck down,” she said in the video. She said she met him when she was 17-years-old after someone in Kelly’s entourage slipped her the singer’s phone number. “That was the start of everything.”

“He has girlfriends in every city, he has flings in every city,” Azriel said, adding that there about three women in every state. “That lets you know how many women are probably out there and that’s not even hitting it on the nail.” She also suggested that Kelly uses a form of blackmail to keep people under his control. “He makes everyone do very degrading stuff, whether on film or writing it down, he makes them sign it. And I think a lot of women are ashamed or embarrassed to come out because of stuff like that. Because it’ll be incriminating them. There’s so much stuff. He has letters of people saying that they’ve stole from him.”

She continued, “He has letters from people saying that they’ve been molested or touched by their parents or their brothers or a family member. He even has people on film molesting their younger nieces or younger brothers. And so, I know a lot of women out there are embarrassed, and are humiliated, and are ashamed to come out because, ‘This man had that much power to control me, to molest my them younger niece or to molest my younger brother,’” she said putting herself in their shoes.

“Personally, had I ever done anything like that, I would be entirely too ashamed to come forward. Thankfully, I’ve never been in that situation. But have I seen it done to other women? Yes, I have,” Azriel stated. She alleges that she couldn’t do anything or make decisions without his approval, even if she had to go to the restroom. He reportedly made her cut off her friends because he accused her of “keeping things from him.” Later, he allegedly beat her with the shoe.

She broke down in tears as she spoke about her family who she was estranged from for years. In recent months, Azriel has reconnected with her loved ones and has been actively sharing happy family photos of her reunion with her parents.

You can watch the clip here.

The R. Kelly saga continues as the embattled singer awaits his time in court. The people who once stood by him are beginning to distance themselves. Joycelyn Savage, however, appears to still be sticking by Kelly’s side even after Azriel Clary bounced out on him.

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As previously reported, Savage caught a charge after an altercation with Azriel at Kelly’s Trump Tower residence. She and her lawyer appeared at a Chicago courthouse today where she pled not guilty to the charges against her. After the hearing was done, Joycelyn and her lawyer walked out of the courtroom when they were approached by several young women who are reportedly her younger sisters, TMZ reports. Joycelyn was on the phone while her sisters tried to get her attention.

In the video that emerged, Joycelyn’s mother then approaches her demanding to speak with her as Joycelyn tried to walk off. Her lawyer blocked her mother’s move but in the video, you can hear her sisters telling her to “look at the documentary” while adding that he’s a liar.

Gerald Griggs, the lawyer for the Savage family, stated that her parents are still concerned for her well-being, even with Kellz behind bars. He added, she’s been “completely different from the Joycelyn they have known her entire life” since moving in with Kelly. 

Peep the video below.