R. Kelly
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Surviving R. Kelly Triggers a Surge in Sexual Abuse Hotline Calls
Lifetime’s three-part docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly”, served as a sobering exploration into the 30-year labyrinth of abuse and perversion orchestrated by R&B stalwart R. Kelly. And while many of us were haunted by an endless succession of horrifying testimonies that chipped away at a troubadour we once revered, others were understandably triggered and felt compelled…
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Underage Threesomes, Hush Payments, and Other Revelations from the 2nd Night of Surviving R. Kelly
Surviving R. Kelly is a lot to process. As the latest docuseries from Lifetime, it’s forced our community to confront our fear of the dark and acknowledge the monster that lives under our bed. Equal parts eye-opening and nauseating, it’s provided us with not only firsthand accounts of his abhorrent, predatory behavior, but provided context…
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Only 2 Hours Into Surviving R. Kelly, the Conclusion Is Simple: Black Girls Deserve Better
I’m tired. We’re tired. On the evening of January 3, 2019, I bundled up my anxiety and turned to Lifetime to watch what I knew would be one of the most noteworthy moments of media history. Executive produced by dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels, Surviving R. Kelly is a 6-hour, three…
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R. Kelly Threatens to File Federal Lawsuit Against Lifetime If It Airs Documentary [Updated]
The much-anticipated night of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly has come, and right on schedule, Robert Kelly is threatening legal action. According to TMZ, Kelly’s lawyer Brian Nix is threatening to file a federal lawsuit against Lifetime if the network doesn’t backpedal on deciding to air the documentary special. We have a feeling it’s going to…
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R. Kelly Didn't 'Have Sex' With 15-Year-Old Aaliyah on That Tour Bus. We Need to Call It What It Was—Rape [Updated]
Sigh. Major trigger warning here: The following recently revealed details are fucking gross. With the much-anticipated Lifetime three-part documentary Surviving R. Kelly on the horizon, additional details have come out about the alleged hebephile/ephebophile. According to People, R. Kelly’s former backup singer Jovante Cunningham sat down to give an “emotional interview” for the documentary’s first…
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'He Had This Shut Down': Drea Kelly Speaks Out About Surviving R. Kelly Screening Evacuation
Imagine being silenced and shamed for years after trying to tell your truth about an abusive and prominent celebrity, then finally being able to broadcast that truth, only for it to be cut short via a cowardly threat. That is what happened to R. Kelly accusers Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Lisa Van Allen, Asante McGee,…
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Surviving R. Kelly Screening Evacuated Following Phoned in Gun Threat
Guests gathered at NeueHouse Madison Square in New York Tuesday night for a screening of the upcoming Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly were evacuated when a gun threat against the venue was reportedly phoned in. #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, writer and cultural critic Jamilah Lemieux, journalist Kierna Mayo, author and social worker Feminista Jones, a…
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Watch: New Documentary Surviving R. Kelly Highlights the Difference Between the Musician and the ‘Monster’
Cable network Lifetime has unveiled a trailer for a new documentary series that promises to tell the “untold story” of the women who endured R. Kelly’s abuse. The documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, which will run in three parts and clock in at six hours total, may be the most comprehensive and detailed look at Kelly’s…
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‘It’s About Saving Lives’: On The View, Andrea Kelly Details Years of Abuse by R. Kelly
Please stop asking why women don’t report abuse—sexual or domestic. It’s been nearly a decade since Andrea Kelly divorced singer, songwriter and multiply-alleged abuser and sexual predator Robert “R.Kelly” Kelly, but she’s broken her silence about their relationship. A Thursday morning appearance on The View was the latest in a series of media appearances that…
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R. Kelly’s Ex-Wife, Andrea Kelly, Cries While Detailing Years of Abuse
R. Kelly’s ex-wife and the mother of his three children, Andrea Kelly, appeared on TV One’s Sister Circle and recounted what she says were her years of abuse at the hands of the R&B singer. Andrea was married to the singer from 1996 to 2009, and during the show, she spoke about the moment she…