R. Kelly finally talks about his transgender child Jay | Mail Online
‘Don’t say my daughter is becoming my son’: R. Kelly finally talks about his child for the first time since 14-Year-Old Jaya announced he’s now a boy called Jay
- Singer seemed to imply that Jay’s coming out was a *****ly reported rumour
- He insisted there was ‘a backstory’ and said ‘always believe what you see’
- Jay Kelly was born biologically female and named Jaya
- Announced that he is Transgender on social media sites earlier this month
- He said he has known since he was ‘6 or 7’ that he was a boy
By Jill Reilly
Published: 05:25 EST, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 06:48 EST, 25 June 2024
R. Kelly has finally spoken out about his 14-Year-Old child Jaya announcing he is now Transgender and has changed his name to Jay.
The brave teen made the Announcement on his social media two weeks ago and his singer father, who has been silent on the issue, finally addressed the revelation this week saying: ‘You don’t really wanna open it up by saying that my daughter is becoming my son.’
During an interview on a Chicago radio station the R&B singer seemed to imply that Jay’s coming out had been a *****ly reported rumour – despite the fact he announced the news in a blog post via his Ask.FM account.
R. Kelly has finally spoken out about his 14-Year-Old child Jaya announcing he is now Transgender and has changed his name to Jay
During an interview on a Chicago radio station the R&B singer seemed to imply that Jay’s coming out had been a *****ly reported rumour – despite the fact he’d come out personally in a blog post via his Ask.FM account
When questioned about the news the 47-year-old singer told Chicago’s WCGI interviewer: ‘You don’t really wanna open it up by saying my daughter is becoming my son,’
‘Because if that were true..’
The interviewer interrupted and explained that she is quoting blogs to which R. Kelly replied: ‘Don’t even give the blogs that kind of credit. You know what I’m saying? Real talk.’
‘But as far as that is concerned,’ he continued. ‘Always believe what you see with your own eyes that is. Always believe what you see. That is the best way to go about this business.
Proud: Jay Kelly, whose father is singer R. Kelly, has revealed that he is female-to-male Transgender and living as a boy. He said that he is not close to his father and they have not spoken about his announcement
‘And I’ve heard a lot of things about a lot of people and it was never true.’
‘You gotta know there’s a back story. There’s a background. That’s why you can’t judge no****.’
Kelly then diverted the subject to talking about his divorce and selling his home saying: ‘You save money so your kids can go to college – no matter what they are or who they are. They’re your kids, you gotta support them.’
‘I have three lovely, lovely kids that I am in love with and that’s in love with me.’
Earlier this month Jaya, the youngest of the singer’s three children with his ex-wife Andrea Kelly revealed that his singer dad has yet to speak to him since the revelation.
Responding to questions on his Ask.fm profile, Jay explained that although he was born biologically female, he has identified as a male since he was ‘6 or 7’ and that his mother has known for a year.
His mom who is the star of reality series ‘Hollywood Exes’, has been supportive of his transition and has proudly shared pictures of them together online.
‘My mom was like, "Baby, you know I love you if you were bi, gay, lesbian, you name it and I would still love you so much",’ he wrote.
‘She was very proud of me, I was like, "Thank you mom for accepting the fact that I’m a transgender".’
‘And same with my sister, she told me that she was proud of me, and respects me by calling me handsome and calling me her little brother now, and I love her for that, so you know it was great for me.’
He added that he is eager to undergo the gender realignment operations but that he knows he’ll have to wait for several years.
Support: His mom, Andrea Kelly, who stars on ‘Hollywood Exes’, has been supportive of his announcement
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