\n<\/h2>\n
R. Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n Hasn\u2019t Contacted Fam Since 2017<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 Despite Claim He\u2019s Trying<\/span><\/p>\n 3\/7\/2019 1:00 AM PST<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n Sources close to the situation are calling BS on some of Kelly\u2019s antics with CBS News \u2026 particularly the part of about \u201ctrying to have a relationship with my kids.\u201d We\u2019re told the singer hasn\u2019t even tried to reach out to his 3 children with his ex-wife,\u00a0Drea Kelly<\/strong>, since 2017.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As we reported \u2026 the singer went ballistic<\/strong><\/a> during his interview with\u00a0Gayle King<\/strong><\/a>, and at one point screamed he was only trying to repair ties with his kids and didn\u2019t care about his career.<\/p>\n Our sources say that\u2019s all for show\u00a0\u2014 after all, we\u2019re told he changed his number and never gave it to Drea.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking of Drea \u2026 she maintains she\u2019s open to Kelly reconnecting with their children<\/strong><\/a>, who are adults now \u2014 which is somewhat surprising, considering how she ripped into him<\/strong><\/a> in the \u201cSurviving R. Kelly\u201d docuseries.<\/p>\n Kelly\u2019s daughter, Buku Abi<\/strong>,\u00a0also says\u00a0she and her siblings have been estranged<\/strong><\/a> from their father for years. Although, she called him<\/strong><\/a> a \u201cmonster\u201d \u2026 Kelly, ironically, chalks that up to brainwashing from Drea<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Either way, Kelly has definitely come up short with his kids when it comes to child support<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 which is why he was arrested again<\/strong><\/a> Wednesday. As we reported, he\u2019ll need to fork over more than $161k to Drea to be released.<\/p>\n We\u2019re told when he appeared before the judge, his legal team pitched a payment plan option \u2026 but it didn\u2019t fly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/h5>\n
![\"African-American](\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R.-Kelly039s-Claim-He039s-039Fighting039-to-Have-Relationship-with-His-Kids-is-BS.jpg\" "\\"African-American")
R. Kelly<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s lying through his teeth when he says he\u2019s trying to have a relationship with his children, because he\u2019s had a chance to for years and ignored it.<\/p>\n![\"Buku](\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1547161101_578_R.-Kelly039s-Daughter-Buku-Abi-Calls-Him-a-039Monster039-and-a-Terrible-Father.jpg\" "\\"Buku")
<\/a><\/p>\n