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JANE DOE #9
- Narrator
- Tamika Katon-Donegal
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 March 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In January of 1995, seventeen-year-old Lizzette Martinez met Grammy-winning musician and record producer R. Kelly at Aventura Mall in Florida where he was performing. At first, it seemed that her hopes of becoming a professional singer were about to come true when he offered to help boost her career. However, this mentorship quickly turned into sexual grooming, leading to years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
After struggling to free herself of the relationship and rebuild on her own, Lizzette’s successful new life, far away from the entertainment industry, was interrupted in 2017 by allegations against R. Kelly by other women. This led her to coming forward to the authorities with her own history of abuse by the music icon.
In January 2019, Lizzette participated with other survivors in a documentary series with Lifetime called Surviving R. Kelly. It should have been a healing experience, but instead it left them feeling abandoned and fearful for their lives.
In August 2021, Kelly went on trial in New York on racketeering and sex trafficking charges and was found guilty of all charges.
In Jane Doe #9, listeners get a no-holds-barred look at Martinez’s relationship with Kelly, her efforts to break free and pursue her dreams, and courage to take on her abuser and seek justice.
Critics Review
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“Lizzette Martinez’s story embodies the fire energy that gives light and life to survivors all around her! Survivors need to see strength and perseverance despite opposition, and Lizzette models just that.”
Melissa Schuman, actress and singer
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“Lizzette has been very courageous and persistent in her battle to make sure that R. Kelly was held accountable. I am honored to represent her.”
Gloria Allred, women’s rights attorney and National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, praise for the author
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“In [my] twenty-one years of reporting on R. Kelly abusing his wealth and fame to prey on so many girls and young women…Lizzette Martinez has always struck me as one of the strongest and most courageous…She is an inspiration.”
Jim DeRogatis, music critic, journalist, and author of Soulless: The Case against R. Kelly
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Details
- Author
- Lizzette Martinez, Keelin MacGregor
- Narrator
- Tamika Katon-Donegal
- Duration
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200894741
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Memoirs, True crime, Sexual abuse and harassment
Synopsis
In January of 1995, seventeen-year-old Lizzette Martinez met Grammy-winning musician and record producer R. Kelly at Aventura Mall in Florida where he was performing. At first, it seemed that her hopes of becoming a professional singer were about to come true when he offered to help boost her career. However, this mentorship quickly turned into sexual grooming, leading to years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.After struggling to free herself of the relationship and rebuild on her own, Lizzette’s successful new life, far away from the entertainment industry, was interrupted in 2017 by allegations against R. Kelly by other women. This led her to coming forward to the authorities with her own history of abuse by the music icon.In January 2019, Lizzette participated with other survivors in a documentary series with Lifetime called Surviving R. Kelly. It should have been a healing experience, but instead it left them feeling abandoned and fearful for their lives.In August 2021, Kelly went on trial in New York on racketeering and sex trafficking charges and was found guilty of all charges.In JANE DOE #9 by Lizzette Martinez and Keelin MacGregor, listeners get a no-holds-barred look at Martinez’s relationship with Kelly, her efforts to break free and pursue her dreams, and courage to take on her abuser and seek justice.
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