The #SurvivingRKelly hashtag was in heavy rotation on Thursday night (January 3) after Lifetime aired the first two episodes of the six-part Surviving R. Kelly docu-series. The show dissects the multiple sexual assault allegations the R&B star has faced over the years and features several interviews with his alleged victims.
The majority of Twitter users who weighed in on the show were seemingly outraged by Kelly’s alleged behavior. In fact, the #MuteRKelly hashtag was resurrected, calling for any fans of Kelly to stop listening to his music, buying his albums and supporting his concerts.
Reactions to the series range from pure disgust and anger to disbelief and relief the truth was finally being told. Others opted to use their senses of humor to make their points.
Several tweets also alleged those in Aaliyah’s inner circle didn’t do enough to protect her. While Kelly is often credited with the late singer’s success, they were also rumored to be in an inappropriate sexual relationship.
One of the women featured in the show, Jovante Cunningham, claims to have seen them having sex when Aaliyah was just 15. However, Aaliyah’s mother issued a statement on Wednesday (January 2) chastising Cunningham, referring to her as a “liar.”
Singer John Legend, who appears in the documentary, stood behind his decision to speak out.
“To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc, it didn’t feel risky at all,” he tweeted on Thursday night. “I believe these women and don’t give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist. Easy decision.” [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Over the past year, Kelly has been accused of running a sex cult, something he emphatically denies. On Thursday (January 3), Kelly’s attorney, Brian Nix, reportedly issued a legal letter threatening to sue if the series aired, but evidently that threat was ineffective.
Check out the reactions to Surviving R. Kelly below.
These hoes claiming Mute R-Kelly will be the same ones dropping they ass to the floor when Remix to Ignition comes on at the club.
These hoes. You are part of the problem. Gross.
13,14,15 year old girls are just that.. girls. being taken advantage of by an adult
Says the guy who prefers dick
Your mom’s a ho, guy.
D3 likes blue waffles
He believes he can fly
This Is Crazy! That’s Crazy ! You Know What Else Crazy Jacquee & Tory Lanez aiming for the King Of R&B without getting any tracks from R.Kelly will he clear the air like the Famous BET interview with Toure ?
crap! this man has been low key why now?
Mf are a bunch of hypocrites!!! Let he without sin cast the first stone. Everybody has done things that they shouldn’t. So who the fk are we 2 judge
You really defending having sex with kids…?!
We all have skeletons in our closest so it’s okay to have sex with kids. People like you in this world need to die.
Fuck that, that man is a child molester you sick fuck.
Yo’ yo yo’ Jay z I need your back again we was sharing bruh
Why is Black Twitter nothing but reaction GIFs?
There is a reason why they call him and he calls himself the “pied piper”…
Angry Black Women and homosexuals get all their information from docudramas and Lifetime,go GIF crazy on Twitter,then feel like activists…blog sites screenshot a bunch of Twitter trending reactions and call it coverage…the clown cycle continues in 2019
Couldn’t have said it better
Facts r Kelly can be called lots of things true if he did it why da fuck they didn’t convict him why he not seating in jail right now if Kelly did all these bad things why he not serving life in prison
How much are they paying them to lie ?
Every one knows r Kelly got a twin brother named Carey Kelly so if r Kelly did this why is Carey Kelly sitting in prison for all this shit they said r Kelly did why was Carey Kelly DNA found in all these places but not r Kelly
How much are they paying g them to ruin a man’s name
Wait for it I feel a hit coming
Exactly what i said if he’s he’s guilty then prosecute him or shut the f******
We have enough ppl reporting on these types of stories. Can stop at the grocery store for this. Ya’ll got any new singles or albums to report on?
R. Kelly is the true king of r’n’b. R is for raping, B is bullshit.
R Kelly is one of the best singers of all time. I really don’t give a fuck what else he does
i wish this man jail time and death
From this day forward…I will mute R Kelly!!!!
I have to say as a survivor, I am saddened, sickened & shocked. Please tell me why the police, FBI, ANYBODY isn’t at that door with a search warrant in hand. Not the Chicago PD. I checked Spotify, I was able to download “I Believe I Can Fly” after they publicly announced not streaming R. Kelly’s music, well I guess it sounded good at the time. I beg any authority to properly obtain a search warrant. If Surviving R. Kelly isn’t enough, I don’t know what is
So what.
This is why the black community will never rise. We feel that it’s best to scoot things under the rug, support drug dealers, support child molesters, etc. THAT MAN IS SICK & you people supporting him are just as sick and twisted as he is.
Pay attention to this people, especially men, supporting R. Kelly. They are your modern day pied pipers. SICK ASSES!!!
#MuteRKelly