When talking about one of the most mysterious deaths in Hollywood, besides the names considered legendary, the public will never forget the ill-fated actress Aaliyah.

Aaliyah died suddenly in a tragic plane crash in 2001 – she was just 22 years old and her career was on the rise.

Accordingly, Aaliyah was among the 9 passengers on the plane that crashed on the evening of August 25, 2001. The plane carrying the singer and other passengers exploded just minutes after taking off from the Bahamas. Aaliyah’s passing left the public shocked and heartbroken. Aaliyah’s death was still considered an accident until 20 years later, when the book “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah” by journalist Kathy Iandoli was published.

Scene of the plane explosion that killed actress Aaliyah and several passengers

Mysterious departure

Aaliyah, born in 1979, was a famous singer in Hollywood. Although she was quite young at the time, Aaliyah had achieved quite a lot of success. She was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocalist for the song Try Again. Before her sudden death, Aaliyah had completed her first role in Romeo Must Die with Jet Li.

In August 2021 – exactly 20 years since Aaliyah’s death, the book “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah” was officially published. In fact, the investigation into the cause behind the explosion of the plane carrying Aaliyah has never been thoroughly done.

Aaliyah’s passing left the public in shock.

In the years that followed, there was little explanation for why the plane was allowed to take off. Controversy arose over the possibility that the nine passengers and one pilot had overloaded the small plane. It was quickly established after the crash that the small twin-engine plane had exceeded its maximum weight limit. Furthermore, the weight was unevenly distributed, making it harder to control once airborne. In a final report released in 2002, authorities said the pilot was inexperienced and had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

But what made Kathy Iandoli – the journalist who wrote the book “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah” feel suspicious was the reason why someone who was afraid of flying like Aaliyah insisted on boarding a small plane when the number of people was already overloaded. More notably, the next day, a plane was chartered specifically for Aaliyah’s convenience.

Journalist Kathy Iandoli believes that Aaliyah’s death is still full of mysteries.

The book mentions a man living in the Abaco Islands named Kingsley Russell. Russell’s family ran a taxi service and hotel near the area where Aaliyah’s plane crash occurred. According to Russell, shortly after Kobe Bryant’s death in February 2020, he made a YouTube video, which he later deleted. In the video, Russell describes the feeling of excitement when reading about Kobe Bryant’s case, which reminded him of the day he witnessed the moment Aaliyah was put on the fatal flight while she was sleeping. Russell said that Aaliyah apparently passed out immediately after taking a pill given to her by someone on the flight.

What puzzled Russell was that just minutes before boarding the plane, Aaliyah seemed to vehemently object and refused to board the flight. Russell said that the sound of the plane hitting the ground was something he would never forget.

Victim of the powerful “boss”?

According to the US media, underage homosexuality is not the last act of the superstar showbiz scandal. The investigating agency also wants to release evidence that R. Kelly sexually abused the famous singer Aaliyah, whom he forced to marry when she was only 15 years old.

According to the evidence, Kelly seduced Aaliyah when she was around 13 years old. After learning that she was pregnant at 15, R. Kelly bought a fake ID worth 500 USD to hold a wedding ceremony with her and this marriage was the “inspiration” for R. Kelly to compose an album called “Age is just a number”.

Aaliyah is said to be a victim of “boss” R. Kelly’s trick into having sex and getting married since she was 15 years old.

A US Federal Court judge asserted that the young artist may have been forced to accept the marriage and then threatened, so she did not have the courage to report it to law enforcement agencies. The case was suddenly forgotten when Aaliyah unexpectedly passed away in a plane crash in 2001.

In the trial held in September 2021, R. Kelly was convicted of 9 crimes including: Extortion, sex trafficking, child molestation, kidnapping, bribery… In June 2022, this powerful “boss” officially received a 30-year prison sentence for taking advantage of his fame and wealth for decades to lure many women and underage girls into sex.