![]() Navarro, 36, said he has also worked for other celebrities, Jay-Z and Kanye West. Aaliyah died in a 2001 plane crash.Įarlier on Friday, former aide Anthony Navarro, who trained as an audio engineer, said much of his work for Kelly over about 2-1/2 years ending in 2009 included menial tasks such as picking up and driving girls to be with the singer. The marriage was annulled after six months. Jurors were also shown the marriage license for Kelly and Aaliyah, and heard testimony that Aaliyah's parents should have attended the ceremony because of her age. Smith also said Kelly's accountant began making arrangements for the marriage, and told Kelly "to protect himself, protect Aaliyah."Īsked by a prosecutor what Kelly needed protection from, Smith said: "I guess jail." "He was concerned about her," Smith said. Kelly's lawyers have said his accusers targeted him after the rise of the #MeToo social movement against sexual abuse and harassment, seeking to profit or extract revenge after their relationships did not work out.ĭemetrius Smith, 65, the former tour manager, said the bribe to obtain a fake ID for Aaliyah so she could marry Kelly, then 27, in August 1994 was arranged after Kelly told him while flying back to Chicago from a concert that Aaliyah was pregnant. He also faces sex-related criminal charges in Illinois and Minnesota. Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty and has denied wrongdoing, could face life in prison if convicted in the Brooklyn trial. Kelly's nine-count indictment describes his alleged abuse of six women and girls, four underage. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Register
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