R KELLY - R KELLY IN INTERNET SEX SCANDAL?

R+B star R KELLY is reportedly at the centre of an internet sex tape scandal, after claims from his troubled younger brother the singer has had sex with minors, beats his wife, has molested his nieces and has had physical relations with men.

CAREY KELLY launched the extraordinary attack in a low-budget DVD, which has since been leaked on the internet.

On it he claims his brother was so proud of a sex tape depicting him having intercourse with an underage girl, he held a special screening of it on his tour bus.

The sibling also contends R Kelly offered him $50,000 (GBP28,000) and a lucrative record deal to hand himself over to police as the star of the video, so the IGNITION hitmaker escaped charges.

R Kelly has been charged in both Miami and Chicago of a total of 33 counts of possessing child pornography. 19 have since been dropped, and the singer maintains his innocence ahead of a court appearance for the remaining 14 charges.

A spokesman for R Kelly, real name Robert, tells gossip site PageSix.com, "This is not the first time Carey has made ridiculous accusations against his brother, and we're not going to dignify them with a comment."

Carey also claims the 39-year-old penned hit track TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET to voice his homosexual tendencies.