It became a “feeding frenzy” in the civil lawsuit realm and in comparison to what Kelly was making at the time, the settlements “were insignificant” financially, McDavid said.
Kelly told McDavid that he believed artist Sparkle — Jane’s aunt Stephanie Edwards, who recorded with Kelly — and Kelly’s former manager Barry Hankerson, with whom he had a falling out, were behind the queries. McDavid said he believed the accusations were untrue because not only did Kelly deny it, but “[Jane]’s denied it over and over again and no one’s talked to Rob [Kelly] about it” from the police. Jane’s parents also denied the accusations.
were played for the jury and heard in the courtroom where Jane’s youthful-sounding voice could be heard on the tapes referring to her “14-year-old” body, including her breasts and genitalia.earlier in the trial, who claimed McDavid and Kelly hired and paid him to recover a videotape that depicted Kelly engaging in sex acts with a minor.
On Wednesday, McDavid and his attorney worked to build a case that he believed Kelly was innocent of the accusations and that he merely hired those that were experts in their fields — whether they were attorneys or investigators — and simply “wrote the checks” required for superstars who are stalked by those looking for a “money grab.” McDavid returns to the stand Thursday for further testimony and cross-examination.