(TMZ) -- R. Kelly was Mr. Chatterbox ... until TMZ's guy wanted to know what the hell was going on at his Atlanta crib and his alleged sex cult there.
TMZ got the singer leaving State Social House Wednesday in WeHo where he was clearly in a giving mood. First, handing out cash to a homeless guy. That got Kelly a huge hug from the guy.
Check it out ... Kelly's down for a chitchat with TMZ's guy despite his crew trying to intervene. TMZ asked him about the kind donation and also performing at Snoop Dogg๏ปฟ's wife's party. The buzzkill? When TMZ asked him about the Joycelyn Savage situation.
TMZ broke the story ... cops did a welfare check at her family's request.