Article By: Ashia Skye

R. Kelly has given his first interview since being charged with sexually abusing underage girls on Feb. 22. Kelly interviewed with Gayle King on CBS Evening News  to deny all allegations against him, including holding women against their will.

“How stupid would it be for me with my crazy past and what I have been through, right now…I think I need to be a monster and hold women against their will chain them up in my basement, and don’t let them eat don’t let them out unless they need some shoes down the street from their uncle. Y’all quit playing. Quit playing. I didn’t do this stuff. This is not me. I’m fighting for my fucking life,” he yells.

Check out  a clip of the R. Kelly interview below.

“Stop it. All you quit playing. Quit playing. I didn’t do this stuff! This is not me! I’m fighting for my f***ing life!” R&B singer R. Kelly angrily denies sexual abuse claims in an explosive interview with @GayleKing; watch @CBSThisMorning, Weds. at 7a ET https://t.co/awWHvHZMMN pic.twitter.com/fGeYev4Elm

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 6, 2019