Where Is Joycelyn Savage Now? Update on R. Kelly’s Girlfriend

After Joycelyn Savage’s parents continually attempted to get their daughter to leave the singer R. Kelly for years to no avail, even in the wake of R. Kelly’s prison sentencing, their daughter stood firm in her love for the disgraced R&B artist.

Joycelyn quickly became the subject of a media onslaught, with her claims that she was pregnant with R. Kelly’s child in 2022, and that they were engaged.

So, was Joycelyn acting out from the trauma of being one of R. Kelly’s victims? Did she actually write a book about her time dating the singer? Is Joycelyn doing OK?

Where is Joycelyn now? Here’s everything we know about her.

Content warning: The following section contains mentions of abuse.

Back in August 2022, Joycelyn told the New York Post that she was planning to write a tell-all book about life with R. Kelly titled Love and Joy of Robert.

Joycelyn did in fact publish the book, which currently has a two-star rating on Amazon. According to reviewers who purchased Joycelyn’s book, she goes into detail about how she was abused as a child. She struggled to communicate with her parents about her trauma.

Joycelyn went into detail in her book and on her Patreon about how she recognized that she had been victimized by R. Kelly. Per Essence, Joycelyn wrote, “After a couple of months, Robert started giving me commands and making sure I call him by certain names. Like ‘Master’ or ‘Daddy’ which I didn’t really care for at the time.”

Joycelyn, who met R. Kelly when she was only 17 years old, agreed to drop out of college and move in with the singer. He promised that she was going to be “the next Aaliyah.”