R&B singer R. Kelly may be more known for his stage antics and sexually explicit music than his voice.
So a new report that Kelly, 49, is dating a much younger woman -- 19 year-old model named Halle Calhoun, according to Jet -- came as no surprise to some.
The two were seen together at an Atlanta nightspot over the weekend.
Complex reported that, for the general pop culture fan, this news is not shocking, as evidenced by some reactions to the report on Twitter:
In 1994, Kelly allegedly married singer Aaliyah, who before her death in 2001 was a budding actress and chart-topping singer. She was reportedly 15 at the time of their marriage, but the marriage certificate listed her age as 18.
Kelly acknowledged the marriage and the relationship -- though not Aaliyah's age at the time -- in a January GQ interview.
In 2002, the singer was charged with child pornography after a video allegedly depicted him engaging in sexual acts with an underage girl.
Kelly was acquitted of the charges in 2008, but the impact of the allegations and his relationship with Aaliyah continues to follow him.
Last year, he walked out on a HuffPost Live interview while promoting his album when the interviewer asked if he wanted to respond to fans who are deciding whether or not to support him after past allegations.
His new relationship, if true, may only add to criticism.
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