R Kelly’s pals ‘threatened to release nude pics of rape accuser’ after bombshell doc ‘triggering her epileptic fit’

ONE of R Kelly's rape accusers said she was threatened with the release of nude photos of herself - and suffered an epileptic fit as a result.

Faith Rodgers, 21, claims the I Believe I Can Fly star's camp made the threats following the airing of bombshell docu-series Surviving R Kelly last year.

She filed a lawsuit in May 2018, claiming that Kelly raped her and knowingly infected her with herpes.

The alleged offences happened when she was 19.

Now appearing in A&E follow-up show Surviving R Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, she alleges she was threatened with the naked shots and videos after she featured in last year's documentary.

Faith explained: "I was afraid of the videos and pictures that he had of me.

"I am epileptic and I have a few triggers that set off my seizures but it is really stress."

SEX CRIME ARREST

Kelly was first arrested in February, about a month after the release of the first instalment of Surviving R Kelly.

He now faces sex crime charges in Chicago and New York.

He pleaded not guilty and is in federal custody awaiting trial.

After receiving a message allegedly threatening the release of nude images and videos Faith met with one of Kelly's team in an Applebee's with her mother Kelly.

Faith says she then suffered an epileptic attack.

She said of her fit: "I can't describe any emotion at that stage bar rage. It took a lot out of me that night."

In her lawsuit, Ms Rodgers said she met Kelly in 2017 after a concert in San Antonio, Texas.

She claims that meeting was the beginning of a relationship in which the Iginition singer "mentally, sexually and verbally" abused her.

In January last year it emerged Kelly will not face charges in relation to allegations he initiated "unwanted sexual contact" and had "abusive sex" with Ms Rodgers in a hotel room after flying her to his concert in New York.

R Kelly has long denied all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls.

Allegations against the singer have been circulating for over a decade, and he was acquitted from child pornography charges in 2008.