Former music executive Barry Hankerson is forever tethered to the legacy of his niece, the late singer Aaliyah ... R. Kelly, whom he managed as she began to chart her own music career. The 15 ...

Hankerson later introduced her to R. Kelly, who would become ... 31, 1994. Aaliyah was listed as 18 on the certificate when she was really 15 at the time of marriage. The illegal marriage was ...