It’s happened to all of us.  We become fans of an athlete, musician, or any public figure, only to have them show that they are in fact – human.  R. Kelly has been revered as one of the greatest R&B singers of the last 30 years, but it’s the things he’s done off the stage that have him in all the wrong headlines in recent years.  He might have believed he could fly, but that flight might land him in a cell behind bars.  Get ready to bump and grind your way through this episode of AHC Podcast.

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