R. Kelly 's former manager has been arrested on suspicion of threatening the father of a woman said to have been held in the singer's sex "cult".

Henry James Mason, 52, turned himself into police in Atlanta, Georgia after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

He is facing a felony charge of making terroristic threats.

Mason has been accused of hurling abuse at Timothy Savage, the father of Joycelyn Savage.

He's alleged to have told Savage: " “I’m gonna do harm to you and your family, when I see you I’m gonna get you, I’m going to f******* kill you," according to CNN .

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Joycelyn has been at the centre of claims she's been "brainwashed" and is being held against her will as a sex slave by the shamed pop star.

However, she has since spoken out to insist she's "totally fine", telling TMZ.com : "I’m not being brainwashed or anything like that...

"I just want everybody to know - my parents and everybody in the world - that I am totally fine. I’m happy where I’m at."

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An attorney for the Savage family, Gerald Griggs, said in a statement to Atlanta's WSB-TV 2 : "Let this be a message to R. Kelly’s staff that we won’t be bullied or threatened.

"We will continue to pursue legal action against any and all threats to the safety of the Savage family."

Mason is said to have been released on $10,000 bail.

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