R. Kelly
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Watch: R. Kelly Responds to Time’s Up #MuteRKelly Letter
The women of color within the Time’s Up movement penned a letter calling for action against R. Kelly for his alleged history of sexual abuse. In it, the women call on the music industry to cut ties with R. Kelly and also call for an investigation into all sexual-misconduct allegations involving the singer. Kelly’s team…
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Women of Color Within Time’s Up Join #MuteRKelly Protest
To Our Fellow Women of Color: We see you. We hear you. Because we are you. For too long, our community has ignored our pain. The pain we bear is a burden that too many women of color have had to bear for centuries. The wounds run deep. As women of color within Time’s Up,…
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Opioid Mixture Killed Veteran News Anchor Roy Hobbs
Accidental Deaths Grow Among African Americans Cosby Verdict Filtered Through Race, Gender Ala. Paper Acknowledges ‘False Narrative’ on Blacks Joyner Agrees to Drop R. Kelly Music From Show Temple J-School Honored for Equity and Diversity 5,000 Seek 25 Summer Slots at N.Y. Times 100 Campuses Join #SaveStudentNewsrooms Coates, Giago Join Obama, Sotomayor in Academy Nominate…
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Lawyer, Publicist, Assistant Drop R. Kelly Like a Bad Habit
Like rodents fleeing from a taking-too-long-to-sink ship, most of R. Kelly’s team has bid the embattled singer adieu. His spokesperson, Trevian Kutti, confirmed to Pitchfork that she no longer works with Kelly as of this week. In addition, there are reports that Kelly’s entertainment attorney, Linda Mensch, who defended Kelly during the 2017 allegations that…
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Vince Staples Calls R. Kelly a ‘Child Molester’
Two things are certain: Vince Staples will never not say what needs to be said, and R. Kelly is an accused serial predator who should’ve been exiled from the music industry long ago. These ideas came to a head during Staples’ interview with Complex’s Nadeska Alexis at Coachella, when Staples took a somewhat easygoing conversation about…
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New Accuser Says R. Kelly Gave Her an STD
R. Kelly is facing yet another allegation of sexual misconduct, and this time, a new accuser says the R&B singer infected her with a sexually transmitted disease, as well as groomed her for his “sex cult.” According to the New York Daily News, the woman was 19 when she began seeing Kelly in June of…
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R. Kelly’s Ex-Girlfriend Says Singer Groomed 14-Year-Old as ‘Sex Pet’
Given what we know about Robert Kelly in 2018, it’s a wonder the man is still walking free. And yet, here we are. The latest allegation, one of many within the last year, comes from Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Kitti Jones in an interview she gave for the BBC3 documentary R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes. As…
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Where Is the Justice for R. Kelly’s Victims?
Since the heinous sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light last fall, the entertainment industry has faced a reckoning … sort of. The #MeToo movement has inspired victims of sexual misconduct to come forward with their stories of abuse, and we’ve seen some (only some) horrible, powerful people face consequences for their actions.…
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R. Kelly and the Black People on the Wakanda Travel-Ban List
During an emergency meeting at 7:27 p.m. Wednesday, the past, present and future residents of Wakanda went to the Black Twitter polls and voted to ban all attempts at entry by Grammy Award-winning singer and world-renowned urinator R. Kelly. It began when the crooner known for loving 11th-graders and singing the song “12 Play” posted…
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R. Kelly’s Alleged Sex Palace in Georgia Hit With Eviction Notice
Singer R. Kelly’s alleged ebony sex palace, believed to be the place where the R&B singer kept a harem of women for his carnal pleasure, has been hit with eviction papers. The notice was filed Tuesday for Kelly’s home in Duluth, Ga., after the singer didn’t pay rent for about two months (yes, the rent…