R. Kelly
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Tarana Burke to Sit Down With Reporter Jim DeRogatis About New R. Kelly Book, Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly
For nearly 20 years, no one in media knew more about R. Kelly’s trail of alleged abuse then journalist Jim DeRogatis. Now, with his forthcoming book, Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly, DeRogatis tells the story behind his explosive reporting—and why, for nearly 20 years, few people seemed to listen to black women and girls…
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R Kelly Hands Ex $62,000 Check in Court; Judge Grants Singer the Chance to Fight Civil Sex Assault Case
It was a day of partial wins and continued Ls for disgraced singer R. Kelly Wednesday. By order of a court in Chicago, Kelly’s lawyer handed over a $62,000 check to Kelly’s ex-wife, Andrea, to bring Kelly’s child support payments up to date, the Associated Press reports, while in a different Chicago courtroom, Kelly was…
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R. Kelly Didn't Show Up to Court for Civil Sex Abuse Case Because He Can't Read, Lawyers Confirm
Robert “R.” Kelly’s illiteracy has been long reported, and the R&B artist has been transparent about such, particularly in that 19-minute song he asked people to suffer through. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, his lawyers are citing said literacy struggles in connection with his failure to appropriately respond to a sex abuse complaint. “Robert Sylvester…
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Lifetime Announces Surviving R. Kelly Follow-Up Special Hosted By Soledad O’Brien
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lifetime has ordered a two-hour special, Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, to delve even deeper into the effects of dream hampton’s groundbreaking reporting. The special, hosted by Soledad O’Brien, will examine how the original docuseries took the industry by storm and advanced the national conversation on surviving sexual violence. According…
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R. Kelly Loses Sexual Abuse Case After Failing to Show Up in Court
After failing to show up in Cook County Circuit Court to face allegations that he sexually abused an underage girl in the late 1990s, embattled singer R. Kelly lost a civil lawsuit by default. Chicago Tribune reports that the “Ignition” singer was served a court summons in March while detained in Cook County Jail for…
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‘The Truth Is the Truth’: Sparkle May Testify Against R. Kelly Once Again
It was 2001, and Stephanie “Sparkle” Edwards took the stand to testify against Robert “R.” Kelly, the man who dubbed her his protegé, in connection with an alleged sex tape involving her 14-year-old niece. Cut to 18 years later and Sparkle is faced with having to do that once again — this time for four unrelated…
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Texts Leaked, Refers to Jussie Smollett as a 'Washed Up Celeb' and R. Kelly as a 'Pedophile'
Shortly after Kim Foxx agreed to an independent investigation of her involvement in the Jussie Smollett case, texts between herself and communications team staff members leaked. The texts reportedly occurred after the Cook County State’s Attorney recused herself from working on the case. The texts were initially obtained by CNN, as The Root reported back…
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R. Kelly Fans Pay Up to $100 to Watch Human Trashbag Sing for 28 Seconds
I plan on keeping this blog about as short as R. Kelly’s performance this past weekend. Robert Kelly, who is facing ten counts of felony aggravated sex abuse in Cook County, Ill., performed for a whole 28 seconds at the Dirty South Lounge in Springfield early Sunday morning. That’s not a typo. That’s 28 seconds—as…
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'If I Die Tomorrow, I Know I Told the Truth': Another R. Kelly Accuser Goes Public With Her Story
“I’m not ashamed of my past anymore. I’m not ashamed of what naysayers say,” said Lanita Carter, previously identified only as “L.C.” in the current open indictment against R. Kelly. In an emotional interview that aired Thursday on CBS This Morning, she broke her silence and a previous non-disclosure agreement to add her voice to…
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R. Kelly Had Dubai Plans, but Dubai Government Officials Never Got the Memo
Robert “R.” Kelly wanted to go to Dubai to meet the royal family and perform a concert, so that he could make funds to pay his outstanding child support fees. He wished, he wished, he wished. However, his itinerary hasn’t been corroborated with Dubai government officials at all. “Authorities in Dubai have not received any…