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When asked if he held any women against their will, Kelly said, making a point to speak directly to the camera, \"How stupid would it be for R. Kelly, with all I have been through in my way, way past to hold somebody. Let alone 4, 5, 6, 50 you said -- how stupid would I be to do that?\"

According to the Cook County Prosecutor's Office, which charged Kelly last month, three of the four accusers were younger than 17 at the time of the alleged incidents.

When Kelly was charged at the end of February, the singer's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, said he believes all the alleged victims \"are lying\" about his client.

\"I love women. I love all women. I love everybody. But the thing is is that these stories on Lifetime... they're not true. Absolutely not true.”

R. Kelly denies sexual abuse allegations in an exclusive interview with @GayleKing on @CBSThisMorning https://t.co/jf0tk32y8C pic.twitter.com/KMdxPIjEWy

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

Kelly continued to claim his innocence to CBS, breaking down in the process.

\"I need to be a monster and hold girls against their will, chain them up in my basement and don’t let them eat and don’t let them out ... Stop it,\" he said. \"Y’all quit playin. Quit playin. I didn’t do this stuff. This is not me y’all. I’m fighting for my f----- life.\"

But King continued to press Kelly, sometimes saying she finds it hard to believe the singer is innocent, explaining to him that \"we are in a different time, where women are speaking out,\" referencing #MeToo and other powerful movements as to why some allegations are coming out now from his past.

\"Now women feel safe saying these things about you,\" she added.

\"I love women. I love all women. I love everybody. But the thing is, is that these stories on Lifetime they’re very bogus. And they’re not true. Absolutely not true,\" he added.

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