this is "nightline." tonight. >> this ain't about music! >> r. kelly erupts. >> i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i'm fighting for my [ bleep ] life. y'all killin' me with this [ bleep ] >> the r and b singer denying sexual abuse allegations on cbs this morning. >> y'all are trying to kill me. you're killing me man. >> and why he's back behind bars tonight. plus, billion dollar baby. c >> havinosmecss what keeps me going. >> the life of kylie jenner, becoming the younges billionaire. >> i have been dreaming of this moment. >> the rest of the kardashians can't keep up. why some are slamming the biz

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broke to pay child support or taxes. his latest lockup follows his emotional denial of sexual assault allegations. >> forget the blogs. forget about how you feel about me. hate me if you want. use your common sense. how stupid would it be for me, with my crazy past and what i've been through, oh, right now i just think i need to be a monster and hold girls against they will, chain them up in my basement. >> robert. >> i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i'm fightin' for my [ bleep ] life. >> reporter: an explosive r. kelly erupts during his first interviews after being charged with sexual abuse. telling gayle king his accusers are liars and are after him for money. >> have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17? >> no. no. >> never? >> no. >> i have to tell you, it's so hard to believe that based upon all i've read. >> i'm going to tell you

something. >> what they said but. >> what women said about me, so nobody's allowed to be mad at me and scorned. >> that's your explanation, they're lying on you. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the raw, emotional interview igniting a firestorm of headlines. >> i was actually worried about you. >> i never felt in danger. >> i kept thinking where is his lawyer. sf >> if he was thinking of getting sympathy, it did the exact opposite. >> i'm not sure it helped his image. >> reporter: he's consulted the likes of anthony scaramucci. >> i have a saying. silence is golden. duct tape is silver. i really like them to shut up most of the time. i think this is one of those cases where r. kelly should have shut up. >> if you are a prosecutor, you are mining that interview for

every ngug nugget of gold you ct out of it. >> reporter: tonight the embattled star in jail in chicago over unpaid child support. it was just the latest flash point in the years' long controversy surrounding the grammy winner behind hits like "i believe i can fly." and remixed to ignition. r. kelly's controversial relationships with women, detailed in the blockbuster "surviving r. kelly" leading to his arrest a week and a half ago. >> young girls are impressionable, like he's r. kelly. >> you had to pretty much agree to it, no matter how demeaning it felt. >> it just kept going and going and going. . >> i just want you to know you're not alone. they're not alone. >> reporter: forced to face the music, the songwriter appeared subdued as he left his studio.

turned himself in to chicago police. following his indictment on ten charges of sexual abuse going back two decades. >> ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims. >> reporter: three of the four women were allegedly between the ages of 13 and 17 at the time of the alleged abuse. >> these charges are incredibly serious. if he were found figuilty on al charges he could face 70 yearsna prison. >> reporter: he has denied all wrongdoing. but his legal woes date back to 2002, when he was indicted on charges of child pornography, which he was acquitted of. but his desire for young women, well documented, even when his marriage to aaliyah was annulled. she was 15 at the time of their marriage. >> he asked me how old i was, i

to told him i was 17. >> why did be in notice? because we black girls. >> reporter: and dozens of women in that lifetime docuseries. >> it's been almost two years now, and we still haven't seen our daughter. >> reporter: timothy savage alleges his daughter has been held captive and sexually abused by r. kelly for four years. >> we got a call from her, and she told us she was with r. kelly. we was lakike, what are you doi? you're in college. >> reporter: in kelly's interview with gayle king, he rejected claims he's held women against their will. >> correct me if i'm wrong. you've never held anybody against their will. >> i don't need to, why would i? how stupid would it be for r. kelly, with all i've been through in my way, way past to hold somebody, let alone four or five, six, 50, you said, how stupid would i be to do that?

>> i didn't say you were holding -- >> that's stupid, guys. is this camera on me? >> yes. >> that's stupid! use your common sense! >> we are a solid family. we care about our daughter. >> reporter: immediately following this morning's interview, savage and his family called a press conference. >> if you're seeing this message, please know that i love you. i'm your mother. i love you ? hello. hello. joslin? >> reporter: minutes later, joycelyn called her parents for the first time in nearly three year. >> hey, joycelyn, this is mommy. >> hi, this is joycelyn. i just want to let you know, like right now, i need you to listen, like really listen to me. i have told you guys a million, million times that i am okay where i am and i'm happy. >> i understand you're happy, but why haven't you been abe to call your family or friends or come to your granddaddy's funeral?

>> okay, i don't, i don't, i understand that, but i'm just letting you know, i need you guys to understand that i'm very happy. >> do i believe that he should serve time in jail? i do. >> reporter: you would like to see him arrested. >> yes. >> reporter: for andrea kelly, she says justice is long overdue. last year she told my colleague lindsey davis she herself was a victim of 13 long years of emotional, sexual abuse at the hands of robert kelly. they have three children together. >> did you ever fear for your life? >> yeah. >> you thought he might kill you? >> yeah. me definitely. >> reporter: today he appeared in court over a separate case involving unpaid child support to andrea. after failing to meet a judge's deadline to pay her more than $160,000, he was taken into custody for the second time this year. >> r. kelly is now facing legal battles from multiple fronts. >> reporter: dropped from his

record label, his european tour canceled, once being one of the top musicians of all time. >> i think he has to really win in a court of law if he wants to see any kind of future. >> reporter: despite it all, he remained defiant in that television interview. >> women have come forward saying r. kelly had sex with me when i was under the age of 18. >> mm-hm. >> r. kelly was abusive to me, emotionally and verbally. he took me in a dark room where unspeakable things happened. >> not true. >> these are old rumors. >> not true, whether they're old rumors, new rumors, future rumors, not true. >> r. kelly is due back in court next wednesday. next, why makeup mogul kylie jenner is getting lip about her billionaire status. but does psoriasis ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz...

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kylie jenner was born into wealth and destined for reality stardom, but the queen of cosmetics is facing backlash over her new billionaire status. why she claims her famous family has nothing to do with her riches. here's our "nightline" co-anchor, juju chang. >> he thinks i'm wearing too much eye makeup, so i have to take it off. >> reporter: she was the annoying little sister, keeping up with the who morphed into the budding businesswoman. now she's a working mom and makeup mogul. >> i have been dreaming of this moment for way too long.

>> reporter: kylie jenner is best known for being reality royalty as part of the kardashian-jenner clan, but she's the break out breadwinner. it's the baby of the family, kylie, who's making the biggest bucks. >> this eye shadow palette is literally my baby. >> reporter: the 21 year old listed on forbes' list of billionaires, ousting mark zuckerberg at youngest one to make the list. >> we're calling it the beauty of her business, pun intended, is basically selling beauty products, via her instagram and social media account. >> reporter: she's created an empire, amassing 175 million followers on social media, launching a cosmetics company worth $900 million, with endorsements, a clothing line and tv royalties, pushing her into billionaire status.

forbes' decision to dub kylie self-made created a billionaire backlash. with tweets like, ah, kylie, those days getting up at 5:00 a.m. to deliver the paper in the snow, saving up every nickel, and another one saying can someone explain to me how kylie jenner is self-made? hardworking sure, but certainly not self-made. even dictionary.com weighing in on the deebbate saying haven't gone over this, self-made having succeeded in life unaid. >> i'm surprised at how visceral the reaction has been. we have a sliding scale of one to ten, one being the least self-made and ten being the most self-made. so you inherit that money and you do absolutely nothing with it, you're a one. you come from absolutely nothing, you're a ten. and oprah winfrey in our book is a ten. kylie is a seven. she obviously came from wealth, but she put up the money for that business. did she have help?

sure, but a lot of people in our billionaire ranks have had help in some way or another. >> reporter: kylie is almost triple that of her big sister kim kardashian who ultimately ushered the family into fame and fashion. sfla >> i think kylie honed in on selling products to her young, soesh social savvy audience. >> reporter: she kicked off kylie cosmetics in 2015. in the midst of a plump controversy over whether she did or didn't use lip fillers. >> i have temporary lip fillers. it's an insecurity of mine. it's what i wanted to do. >> reporter: everyone had wanted lips like kylie. >> what did i do? >> if you care about my lips, then i'm going to sell you something. people buy their product because they love her. she doesn't care. a sale's a sale.

>> reporter: with millions following her every move along with her boyfriend travis scott and their baby, stormy webster on instagram. >> kylie cosmetics. >> this is malibu. >> reporter: the $29 lip kits swept the internet selling online and in pop-up shops. >> you can use the same setting powder and recreate a look she's made right down to all the details. so this is how people can really immerse themselves in her world. and i don't think we will be seeing less of it. we'll definitely be seeing more. i'm waiting for kylie furniture, kylie lunch boxes. if she can put her name on it, she probably will. her audience will keep buying it. >> we have this liquid lipstick. and this is in the shade charm. >> charm. >> charm is one of our favorite colors. a lot of her colors are nice and very different. >> if you don't have kylie's

praukts, products, if you are at school and you don't have it, you're like, who are you? >> reporter: teens are obsessed with everything that has her name on it. >> it's the talk in hallways. everyone's always talking about it, like the new colors and the new products that are coming out. >> it's like a big variety of colors to choose from. so you can really get the perfect one that you want. and also i love that it's cruelty free 6789. >> reporter: business is booming. last year it launched in ulta stores and sold $55 million in cosmetics in six weeks. >> really what pushed her into the billionaire ranks is she signed a deal with ulta, the largest cosmetics retailer in the u.s. >> hi, sexy. >> reporter: comedian heather mcdonald who knows the family has even been featured on the show herself. she says kylie's earned it. >> i think kylie jenner

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and finally tonight, jeopardy's alex trebek revealing his personal health battle. here's tom llamas. >> hi, everyone, i have some news to share with all of you. and it's in keeping with my long-time policy of being open and transparent with our "jeopardy" fan base. >> reporter: alex trebek announcing he has stage four pancreatic cancer. on social media, the 78 year old posting this message to fans. >> now, just like 50,000 other people in the united states each year, this week i was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.

now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging. but i'm going to fight this. and i'm going to keep working. and with the love and support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers also, i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. >> reporter: and had is tthis i second medical scare in as many years. last year he took time off after a serious fall that involved brain surgery, then he bounced back at the helm of "jeopardy" like since 1984. but trebek saying tonight he's ready to fight this. >> truth toald, i have to, because under the terms of my contract, i have to host jeopardy for three more years. so help me keep the faith, and we'll win. we'll get it done. >> we wish him all the best.

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