R Kelly: Father of alleged victim Joycelyn Savage interrupts press conference demanding to know where his daughter is

Savage's family say they have allegedly been cut off from her

The father of one of R Kelly‘s alleged victims interrupted a press address by the singer’s publicist on Friday, demanding to know where his daughter was.

Darrell Johnson, a publicist for Kelly, delivered a statement at a chaotic news conference Friday in Atlanta, where he was interrupted seconds after beginning by Timothy Savage, Joycelyn Savage’s father.

“I want to know where my daughter is,” the father said. “Where is she at? Answer that question!”

Johnson said he had “nothing to do” with Joycelyn Savage and that she was not being held.

In an interview with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King in March, Joycelyn Savage defended her relationship with Kelly and denied reports she was being held against her will.

Her relatives have painted a different picture and have maintained that they have allegedly been cut off from her.

Friday’s press conference came after R Kelly was arrested on federal charges accusing him and members of his entourage of allegedly recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and paying them to cover up his crimes.

Kelly, who was already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was indicted on claims that he and his business manager allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars and used physical abuse and blackmail to prevent girls and their relatives from providing evidence to law enforcement about his sex acts with minors and videos depicting them.

The singer has faced mounting legal troubles this year after Lifetime aired the documentary Surviving R Kelly, which revisited allegations of sexual abuse of girls.

He has denied allegations of abuse.

Additional reporting by agencies