R. Kelly
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Our Sisters’ Keeper: Tarana Burke Keeps Us Focused
How do we count the ways we love Tarana Burke? The #MeToo founder has been rightfully getting her shine since the movement bearing the name she coined caught Hollywood’s attention last fall. In the months since, she has appeared on red carpets, been honored in Time magazine, and become a regular on the talk and…
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Wendy Williams Is Wildin’; When It Comes to Sexual Assault, Women Can Get It Twisted, Too
Talk show host Wendy Williams has a long history of being problematic. Years before her success as a television host, she dominated New York City radio as a shock jock obsessed with celebrity gossip and provocative chitchat. She spat vitriol that scathed her targets and caused many of them to retaliate, most notably Sean “Diddy”…
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We Get It. It’s Harvey Weinstein’s News Cycle. But What About Our Black Girls?
I stopped watching broadcast news five years ago, after a sex crime was reported in close proximity to where I live. The local news was beginning to feel like trauma porn and was much too close to home. The purge had been a healthy choice—that is, until national news infiltrated my timeline, the Twitterverse and…
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The Most Recent—and Disturbing—Abuse Allegations Launched Against R. Kelly: Report
One of R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriends has come forward in a Rolling Stone article with new allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse against the R&B singer. Kitti Jones, a former radio DJ, cataloged the entire dizzying, two-year relationship with the “Pied Piper” of R&B to the magazine, describing how they met (at an after-party following…
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R. Kelly Accuser Alleges Older Woman Trained Her to Please Him Sexually
R. Kelly continues to deny any wrongdoing when it comes to holding women captive and sexually assaulting teenagers, but one woman is now speaking out about the abuse she says she experienced at the hands of “the Pied Piper of R&B.” Last month, in an interview published by BuzzFeed, 24-year-old Jerhonda Pace came forward and…
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Marvin Sapp Teams With R. Kelly for Song on Gospel Singer’s Upcoming Album
Marvin Sapp of gospel classic “Never Would Have Made It” fame has teamed up with the Pied Piper of R&B alleged serial predator R. Kelly for Sapp’s upcoming album, Close, to be released Sept. 29. According to KRNB.com, “Listen” was written and produced by the embattled R&B singer, who appears on the song with his…
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I Don’t Know How to Convince R. Kelly Fans That They Should Give a Shit About Black Girls
What separates R. Kelly—specifically, the support of him, the defense of him and the wagons circling around him—from most other notable moral quandaries is the lack of any sort of reasonable justification for any continued Kelly-centric advocacy or patronage. For instance, it’s no secret now that Chick-fil-A has donated considerable resources to fight against marriage…
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Fulton County, Ga., Chairman Calls for Full Criminal Investigation Into R. Kelly
Fulton County, Ga.’s Commission Chairman John Eaves is calling for a full investigation into R. Kelly and his alleged “sex cult.” In a press conference held Friday morning, Eaves said that new information has “severely raised the level of concern” and wants the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to conduct a full investigation into Kelly.…
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Is the Pied Piper’s Music Finally Fading? R. Kelly Ticket Sales Way Down
Though there have always been pockets of disgust amid the black community’s seemingly undying support for R. Kelly—the R&B singer who has allegedly preyed upon young black girls and young women for decades—it looks like folks are finally getting the message about Mr. Creepy. Kellz, currently on the After Party Tour, has been reportedly singing…
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John Singleton Thinks R. Kelly Just Has ‘a Bunch of Girlfriends’
R. Kelly seems to have at least one celebrity who’s willing to support him publicly after reports of Kelly’s alleged “sex cult” where women are allegedly held hostage. A TMZ cameraman caught up with director John Singleton, and he said he doesn’t think it’s a big deal that parents of several young women have come…