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Two new accusers inthe R. Kelly trialtook the stand on Monday.
Addies testimony is the first time she has ever spoken publicly about the alleged assault.
I was in complete shock, Addie said of the alleged assault.
I was just very introverted and shy and didnt know what to say at all.
I just basically went blank.
Addie said that the alleged abusive encounter took place after Kellys performance in Miami.
A friend of Addies mother who worked at a local radio station secured VIP tickets to Budweiser Superfest.
Addies mother gave the tickets to her daughter and the girls 19-year-old friend.
It was an all-access pass, Addie said.
Unfortunately, she didnt perform.
Were you a fan of his music?
Uhm, it was OK, she said.
The teens were pretty close to the stage in the VIP section.
R. Kelly was the closing act.
They asked if me and my best friend wanted to go and get autographs from Kelly.
Addie said she hadnt intended on going backstage.
While Kelly had announced post-show that women could come backstage, he said that they had to be 18.
I automatically assumed, because I was underage, I couldnt go back there.
The men who invited the teens neither asked for their age, nor requested their identification, Addie said.
Kelly autographed Addies concert program.
I told him I was an aspiring artist as well.
He also wrote down a [hotel] room number, suggesting to come by for an audition.
Kelly talked to one of the bouncers.
Everyone was escorted out of the room except the two teens.
They told us to stay, she said of the bouncers.
He wanted to play a game, asking who could kiss better, she said.
Kelly discussed a new song he was working on, and started to play it.
He started kissing on my best friend.
At first, Addies best friend kissed back.
He started kissing on me, Addie said.
She kissed back at first, and then I felt a little overwhelmed [and] pulled back.
He started getting a little more aggressive and basically kind of moved toward the back of the room.
Kelly was holding my wrists and unzipped my pants.
He sort of guided me to the back of the room, she said.
He had sex with me unprotected, she said.
After Kelly finished, Addie pulled her shorts back up.
The teens unlocked the door and ran out.
My best friend wanted me to call the police and press charges, she said.
At the time, I was very scared …
I didnt want to get victim-shamed.
During cross examination, Kelly lawyer Deveraux L. Cannick repeatedly badgered Addie.
Someone raped you, according to you, and you kept the program as a memorabilia?
Addie replied that she had kept it in a box.
Addie went to authorities in early 2019.
During that entire time, you were traumatized, right?
Yes, Addie responded.
You were humiliated, right?
Addie broke into tears.
I didnt go to law enforcement because I didnt want more victim-shaming and more trauma at that time.
Im an adult now, Im not a little girl, said Addie, who is now 43.
About an hour after Addies testimony wrapped, a male accuser took the stand against Kelly.
Kelly asked Louis to give a female colleague whom he spotted his phone number.
The then-teen agreed, and Kelly also slipped him a sheet of paper.
Louis, who aspired to be a musician, gave the paper to his mother.
He and his parents went.
Louis then went back to the Olympia Fields residence alone.
He, Kelly, and a production tech went into the studio.
Kelly asked Louis what you got?
and he played his tape, rapping over it.
They said I sound pretty good … Ive got potential.
Kelly invited Louis back the next day.
Louis and the engineer recorded some music, and then played it for Kelly.
He let the song play for me for only five seconds and said he didnt like it.
It was just the beat of the song, none of his rap, he recalled.
Louis left the studio.
Louis eventually saw Kelly again at one of the performers basketball games.
Kelly told him to call.
Louis did, and Kelly summoned him to his home studio the next day.
When Louis arrived, he parked near a detached garage toward the back of the property.
Kelly met him and directed them into the detached garage, which was set up like a boxing ring.
We sat around and talked for a while, Louis said.
He just asked me: What was I willing to do for the music?
Louis said he started rattling off crazy tasks, such as, Ill carry your bags.
Kelly just kept saying, No, thats not it, and asked Louis whether he had any fantasies.
I said, I got fantasies.
I told him I had fantasies of two or three girls at one time, Louis recalled.
He said, You ever had a fantasy about a man?
He crawled down on his knees and proceeded to give me oral sex.
I said I didnt like it, I wasnt into it, Louis said.
He just told me, Keep it between me and him.
Louis continued to go to parties hosted by Kelly after that incident.
He alleged that Kelly recorded their sexual encounters.
Kelly asked Louis to call him Daddy.
As their encounters continued, Louis said, He called me a brother, his little brother.
[Kelly] told her to crawl over to him and give him oral sex.
Kelly then instructed her to perform oral sex on Louis.
It was just weird, Louis said.
He said that he didnt mind the oral sex, per se, but minded that Kelly was there.
Its unclear how long Louis and Kelly continued to have sexual encounters.
In a bombshell twist, Louis also revealed that he was among the Kellyassociatesarrested over the past two years.
The prosecution asked him whether he was arrested for offering money to a potential witness against Kelly.
Louis also testified that Kelly was not involved with the bribery scheme.
Louis said he was charged with bribery, and ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted bribery.
He said he is testifying under a cooperation agreement.
Louis, when asked if he still hoped to make it in the music industry, said yes.
He was also asked: What did Kelly do to help his career?
Nothing, he said.
Prior to Addie and Louiss testimony, three female accusers alleged that Kelly startedsexually abusing themwhen they were minors.
This post has been updated throughout.
