Relative Calls R. Kelly Cruel For Refusing To Accept That His 14-Year Old Transgender Daughter Is Now A Boy [Video]

R. Kelly is having a hard time accepting the fact he has a transgender child. The singer's 14-year old daughter, born Jaya Kelly, came out out publicly as a boy and want to be referred to as Jay.

One of Kelly's relatives is upset with him because he refuses to use the name Jay when speaking to or about his daughter.

"That's like calling him [R. Kelly] a background singer, not the king of R&B," Andrea Kellytold TMZ.

The "I Believe I Can Fly" hit maker recently spoke with Chicago radio station WGCI about the situation.

"There [are] reports of your daughter becoming, you know, your son," Nina Chantelesaid. "Would you like to address that? Because ... a lot of blogs are saying that you're not addressing it."

"You don't wanna really open it up with saying my daughter's becoming my son," Kelly replied. "You know what I'm saying? ... Always believe what you see, with your own eyes, that is. Always believe what you see. That's the best way to go about this business. I've heard a lot of things about a lot of people, and it was never true."

Jay also addressed the issue on Ask.fm when asked about the media attention it has been receiving.

How do you think you would handle this if you were in R. Kelly's shoes?

I understand that this could be a difficult thing. I am not sure if I would handle this any different, atleast for a while. Eventually you have to accept the childs wishes, but for a parent, this has to be a hard road to travel down.

WATCH R KELLY RESPOND DURING INTERVIEW HERE

Sources: TMZ and The Huffington Post