Kitti Jones, the woman who claimed to have been physically abused by R. Kelly while dating him, has written a book about her experience. Details about Kelly's alleged abuse were first outlined in a bombshell Buzzfeed feature last July by writer Jim DeRogatis. Jones was one of three members of Kelly's inner circle who provided information about his treatment to the publication as a family tried to free their daughter, Jocelyn Savage. Last month, Kitti did a feature with Rolling Stone telling her personal story.
Jones, who formerly worked as a radio personality in Dallas, claims that she and the singer dated from 2011 - 2013. She quit her job to move in with Kelly and alleged that he was often physically abusive, controlling, starved her, and forced her to have sex with him and other women. She says she ended the relationship back in 2013. She has now penned a book called, I Was Somebody Before This.
An excerpt from the book reads, "As I sat in the Chicago studio room my head started to feel dizzy, I hadn’t eaten in two days, he had me on punishment, and thoughts of my life and how I got here? I was smart, ambitious, and independent I went from small tv roles like Soul Train, The Parkers, having a successful radio career, great family, and friends. I had just toured 30 cities with R.Kelly, living in Chicago with him and I wanted to kill myself.
As I looked around the room for something to end my life I cried I wanted to blame God, someone for not stopping me from moving to Chicago but the only thing I could find were Excedrin PM headache pills, I took a few hoping It will make me fall asleep fast. I wanted to dream I was back home happy again all I remembered was that … I was somebody before this… and I wanted my life back!"
The book contains ten chapters, including titles like "Are you getting peed on?," "She Looks A Lot Like the Girl from that Sex Tape," and "Always Call Me A Daddy."
Source: thejasminebrand.com
