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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, January 06, 2019 - 3:59 pm 
I put this in TV shows instead of reality because I don't want to say "allegedly".
This was shown over 2-3 nights this past week and I see it ran today in sequence. If you missed it here is the link to LIfetime....
http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/surviving-r-kelly
Who aired the show.
I am gobsmacked that nothing has been done in all these years about this guy and it just makes me so angry that it is ignored because he only preys on black girls!
Plus I find it utterly amazing that we haven't heard one word from the music industry after this has aired.
Finally, it really pisses me off that the police can't go in and pull these women out of his studio/house. I know that they are now of legal age but they are being abused (mentally if not physically) and taken advantage of, and it seems like nothing can be done.
So happy to see the protests and demands for radio shows and streaming channels to stop playing his music.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2019 - 2:45 am
Thanks for the reminder, Dipo. I meant to watch it when it first aired, but since I never watch the lifetime channel, I forgot to, but I did see an episode on tonight. I started to watch it, but I thought to myself that I better start with episode 1 because I had no clue what they were talking about.
I also forgot that Love, Gilda was on CNN and I only caught the last half hour of it. They aren't repeating it. I think I need to start putting sticky notes around my chair to remind me of shows to watch. Oh, wait, I can't do that because my dog eats sticky notes!
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Marameko
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2019 - 5:21 am
I am so glad to see that R.Kelly is now being held accountable for his actions.For a long time I assumed that that these were unsubstantiated rumors. There are too many women telling the same stories repeatedly for this to be untrue.
His wife is owed an apology from me as I thought she was turning a blind eye all for $$$. She seems to be a victim as well and is in fact a very sad person.
Karma is going to get him bigly.
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Starr
Member
07-09-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2019 - 3:58 pm
I can remember hearing about R.Kelly years ago (and on-going ever since) It has always amazed me that nothing has been done. How he gets away with it and how people praise him and his music is just astonishing. I've only seen the first episode so far, (have the rest on my dvr), but I sooo hope you're right that he's being held accountable - finally.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2019 - 4:47 pm
Well, IMO, he has the someone or two in the Chicago Police department in his pocket and apparently he has paid off a bunch of people / victims / families.
It will be interesting to see if anything ever gets done, other than cutting off his source of income.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 2:02 pm
Finally.... KTVU Verified account @KTVU
3m3 minutes ago
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Reports: R. Kelly now under investigation by Fulton County DA following documentary series.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 2:12 pm
Whoa!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 2:44 pm
I read the other day that John Legend was upset that he was the only big star willing to go on camera to speak out against this guy. Everyone else is afraid it will hurt their careers. I love John Legend even more!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2019 - 3:17 pm
I binge watched the whole thing on demand last night.
That one juror who blamed all those young and very young women made my skin crawl.
And the parents of the young woman in the video who denied it was her and probably took money to make the daughter deny it. I would say they have contributed to ruining her life and keeping this guy out of prison.
And his children.. He ducks out on child support.
I need to contact Amazon to see if his music is still streaming there.
Unfortunately, he seems strong on Amazon and YouTube.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 1:17 pm
Trevor Noah did a bit on him on The Daily Show the other night. Actually Ron Woods did a bit (on TDS) about how they need to stop playing R Kelly's music whenever they're talking about what an awful person he is. People still like his music and go buy it, even though the message of the story is that he's scum. I feel the same way about Chris Brown. We need to stop celebrating people who may be talented musicians, but who also abuse women and children.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 2:43 pm
I think over the years attempts have been made to prosecute him but the girls/women have refused to press charges. It is incredible that this has gone on for so long.
The parents who allowed themselves to be bought should be prosecuted alongside of him.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 3:30 pm
Roxip, I agree the parents should be prosecuted as well. They need to "follow the money" and the the cops too, if they were involved.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, January 09, 2019 - 4:23 pm
Shimon Prokupecz Verified account @ShimonPro
7h7 hours ago
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An arrest warrant has been issued for R. Kelly's former manager, James Mason, after Mason was accused of threatening to kill the father of Joycelyn Savage, one of the women featured in "Surviving R. Kelly."
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 11, 2019 - 10:52 am
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/11/what-surviving-r-kelly-tells-us-about-race-sexual-abuse/?utm_term=.d954e149a9b8&wpisrc=nl_aboutus&wpmm=1
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, January 11, 2019 - 12:21 pm
Wow. We live in pretty messed up world. I wouldn't think the police would need the young women to "press charges" if a crime has been committed. Same with domestic abuse. If the officers can get enough evidence that a crime was committed, the person who was abused doesn't have to press charges. But in the case of sexual assault, it would be hard to prove a crime had been committed without the testimony of the young women. Very sad that money can buy you such a disgusting lifestyle.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 11, 2019 - 6:02 pm
Lifetime is airing the series again tonight.
I find this interesting and somewhat in the same line... NBC News Verified account @NBCNews
11h11 hours ago
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1,000s of requests by men to bring in child brides to live in the US were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by the AP.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 11, 2019 - 10:49 pm
Lady Gaga has apologized for recording with him and removing it from streaming.
https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/10/lady-gaga-sorry-apologizes-working-with-r-kelly-pulling-song-itunes/
Daymond John had a very strong reaction:
https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/07/shark-tank-daymond-john-r-kelly-surviving-lifetime-docuseries-kill-yourself/
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Snoopsmom
Member
02-19-2003
| Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 1:51 pm
I started binge watching this last night and am finishing today. I'm in shock that this has gone on for so long and is likely still going on. These women break my heart and the interviews with his ex-wife, Andrea have me in tears.
As for the uptick in his music online, I can understand the curiosity factor playing a part in this.
I had always heard of RKelly, but am not that familiar with his music. The only song I have always known as his is I Believe I Can Fly. Through this show I also learned he wrote/produced Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone. Outside of those 2 songs, I don't know any of his other music, or songs he did for others.
I hope this is not let go and he is made to pay for his crimes and the lives he's ruined. They should put him in a cell right next to Bill Cosby.
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Sunnyday
Member
08-07-2014
| Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 2:02 pm
His ex-wife appeared on the reality series Hollywood Exes a few years back. I watched it once or twice and I do remember she was on it.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 1:56 am
Caroline is covering this.. Friday at 10.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:17 pm
Ok, I give, who is Caroline?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:41 pm
Sheesh!
Dateline!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:42 pm
Plus Lifetime is rerunning again.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 4:34 pm
LOL, Seamonkey, I couldn't figure that one out. Apparently there is another show tonight, after the re-airing of all the shows called "Breaking the Silence".
At least that is what my tvguide shows.
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Sunnyday
Member
08-07-2014
| Monday, January 14, 2019 - 4:44 pm
Sea I know that it's not your intention,but your post are so funny.
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