R. Kelly's crisis manager says he 'absolutely' wouldn't let his daughter be alone with him

R. Kelly's crisis manager, Darrell Johnson, argued for the R&B singer's innocence on Monday while also admitting that he would not allow his own daughter to be alone with him.

Johnson appeared on CBS This Morning on Monday after Kelly earlier this month was arrested on federal sex crimes charges, including child porn and enticement of a minor. CBS' Gayle King in the interview asked Johnson whether he would leave his 20-year-old daughter alone with Kelly, who has denied the allegations.

"Absolutely not," Johnson quickly answered before King had even finished the question. "I wouldn't leave my daughter with anybody that's accused of pedophilia. Period."

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King expressed surprise that Johnson was defending Kelly despite not even being okay with allowing his daughter to be around him, to which Johnson insisted that this is "absolutely" not a contradiction, reiterating that he would not leave her with "anyone ... that's accused of being a pedophile," which Kelly is.

This comment was in spite of the fact that minutes earlier, Johnson had defended Kelly by saying he is a "normal person" and that he personally hasn't "seen anything that has caused me to be suspicious." Kelly, who was also indicted earlier this year on sexual abuse charges, is currently in jail and will appear in court on August 2. Brendan Morrow