The first two episodes of Surviving R. Kelly aired on Thursday night (January 3) and there was no shortage of social media outrage. The series dove into detail about the multiple sexual assault allegations the R&B legend has faced over the years and also explored the sexual relationship he had with an underaged Aaliyah.
Grammy Award-winning singer John Legend, who appears in the documentary, joined the discussion on Twitter and deflected any praise he was receiving as a result of his participation.
“To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc, it didn’t feel risky at all. I believe these women and don’t give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist. Easy decision.
Legend offered a little more insight into the making of the series and credited filmmaker Dream Hampton for bringing the series to life.
“We should all thank my friend @dreamhampton for her very necessary work to create #SurvivingRKelly,” he wrote. “These survivors deserved to be lifted up and heard. I hope it gets them closer to some kind of justice.”
Legend added, “Also I’m happy to support the work of people like my friends at @ALongWalkHome who have been speaking out on behalf of the survivors for a long time.” [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
But not everybody is happy Kelly’s alleged victims are getting a voice. Kelly’s attorney, Brian Nix, fired off a legal letter earlier this week threatening to sue if the program aired. Evidently, Lifetime was undeterred.
The series continues on Friday (January 4) at 9 p.m. ET. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Its sad how little company Legend seems to have in taking this stance
He’s GOT the Whole COUNTRY and WORLD behind him, Robert has a History of preying on young girls and twisted games he plays with their minds, a True Degenerate Who Belongs and WILL DO Prison Time!
To do time means you’re guilty of something, R Kelly isn’t guilty of anything kf he was a jury of his peers would have sent his black ass to jail a decade ago. Read a book you fool.
Blast him with nut you little fruitcake
You’re a legend John. Thanks for speaking up when it became trendy.
Just remember that when they come for you on some dirt John
Unless he’s raping underaged girls(one of the few crimes that no circumstance can justify), what dirt could he possibly be worried about in comparison?
He was good friends with Harvey Weinstein. Google it
I’m sure everyone in Hollywood and the music industry has done dirty shit. Not just the goat rkelly. Broke ho’s looking for attention and a payout.
Or your “goat” can simply be a piece of shit criminal raping women and children.
Kind of crazy how he wasn’t convicted by a jury of his peers and put away for years, right? Let’s just throw away a fair trial and didn’t process, burn his ass at the stake. That’s what America is becoming, thanks to fucktards like you.
Ahh yes because we all know the justice system is such a pure and balanced mechanism. Never mind the actual proof that we’ve all seen. Facts are facts. Now like I said, kill yourself.
Nope. Kill YOURSELF Dindu. The way it works is, you get a trial. If your convicted, your guilty. Your mentality is why idiots get shot and yell racism all day. Play by the rules or get thrown in a cage like a savage. You WILL kill yourself. Hahahaha. Moron. So you admit to watching child pornography? I hope you hid your IP address. Moron.
So you admit it was child pornography, yet still defend? Not having gone to trial doesn’t mean he’s not a piece of shit you degenerate. Especially if the crime is red handed. And I’m sure if I watched child porn 10 years ago I would’ve faced consequences by now dummy. Don’t race bait too long hillbilly, I’d hate for your little sister’s bed to get cold.
Fuck R Kelly but John Legend and his Miss Piggy wife are so annoying
I never liked R Kelly’s music. Point blank. I think he definitly is a creep, like 99% of rappers, athletes and actors. They’re used to having women drool all over them and do whatever thy want, whenever they want it. That being said, HE WAS NEVER CONVICTED OF A CRIME! All of his charges were dropped. He was found NOT GUILTY of those 21 counts of having sex with, and urinating on, that girl. No one has ever seen a picture of her, or seen the video. WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL, AND DUE PROCESS. The same shit happened to O.J.. he was found NOT GUILTY. Regardless of what we believe or what he actually did. I bet everyone here condemning this guy is in favor of BLM? You also say MJ was a pedo when his case was dismissed? R. Kelly has the right, AND SHOULD, sue the makers of the documentary for defamation and slander. There is no PROOF or EVIDENCE against him. I hope all of you idiots get accused of sexual misconduct, prove your innocence, then have to move away and change your name because you were crucified on the internet by people who WEREN’T THERE. as you ride out of town on that Greyhound bus, hopefully some R. Kelly will be playing. Idiots. Again, I hate his music and think he is a scumbag, but I believe in DUE PROCESS!!
Dude.
Everyone has seen the video.
It was all over the internet back then.
Nice. You watched child pornography. I’m not sure who “everyone” is. I’m not one of the everyone. You sick fuck. He was still found innocent. Jackass.
Yeah.
That was the kazaalimewire-era.
That was twenty years ago. We were curious, I was a kid myself and I was disgusted.
You say, he was innocent, but tell me, i watched childporn?
Intelligence is not your primal strength, richtig?
Boondocks were right about you childmolestersupporting idiots.
I don’t know what John knows,but I think if he knows something. He should have speak out and not wait until some one talk,and is worrying how John Legend is desperate to see RKelly down. This is funny because it looks like JOHN Legend know enough more than he is letting out I guess. Make sure ur Name is not called and u have evidence to support ur it.
So even if you found not guilty, some random can come along and make an entire series about false allegations that were never tested in a court of law? Look I’m sorry but the man hasn’t been found guilty of anything and as far the Aaliyah thing the sole proof of that is a random women who is conveniently claiming to have been a back up dancer who saw them having sex back then? John should know that if ever he stops letting old white men fvck him up the ass he’ll get hit with a #MeToo also.
A lot of R. Kelly defenders here, seems like a weird stance lol. Let’s all pretend that we don’t have recorded proof of him marrying a 15 year old or peeing on children on camera, I guess. Also, with this “He was found not guilty,” shit, please stop. Oj was not guilty too, but Pac was. So, we should be mad at Pac and not R Kelly? Foh.
Exactly dumbass PAC WAS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER!! That’s how the legal system works. Your convicted of a crime, or you have a CLEAN CRIMINAL RECORD. I don’t like R Kelly at all. He’s a creep like PAC was. PAC was in the other room while his entourage ran a train on a girl. Allegedly. Difference is, HE WAS CONVICTED!! Moron. OJ and Kelly are slime balls, they weren’t convicted though.
I’m not sure if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me, but I read the capitals as yelling and it made me GIGGLE.
No one in their right mind is agreeing with you, or your gay ass giggle. Pac was (is) a convicted sex offender. O.J. And Kelly were found not guilty of the crimes they were charged with. Yes. We should be mad at pac, a convicted sex offender, and not R. Kelly. A man found innocent by a jury of his peers. O.J. as well. There is some stupid idea that black men can’t get a fair trial in America. Two of them do, and everyone crucified them, and MJ by the way, but somehow stands by Pac. Ridiculous. I also find it hilarious that no one yelled racism or pulled the race card during the Cosby shit. He was convicted, and he is a piece of shit, according to the hive mind. He can get the horns? You’re an idiot. Your either a convicted sex offender (Pac) or you’re not (R. Kelly). If you accuse someone of committing a crime they were found innocent of, you are liable for slander and defamation of character. Like this cuck idiot John Legend and the stupid bitch that made a documentary about some shit she wasn’t involved in, clout chasing. Clear enough? Typing is never yelling BTW. You yell vocally. Moron. That might come up on a GED if you ever decide to take a shot at one.
Tl; dr. It’s cool. R Kelly peed on video. Oj confessed to murder on video. Santa Claus isn’t real…. Giggle.
john legend is a pussycat. from what I have been reading and hearing r. Kelly is a monster. if you are going to go after r. Kelly you best be going after all of them who are allegedly like him.
Now John Bitch ass legend is going to be accused of some shit, and lose tons of money and his wife. He’ll play the Dindu race card then for sure, and completely miss the irony in all of this.
It’s always strange to see how society views women. If a woman comes out and speaks up against someone famous, they are almost ALWAYS looked at as hoes, money/attention seeking thots, or worse. And you wonder why many DON’T speak up. R. Kelly has this long list of suspect moves and behavior, but here we are throwing every woman under the bus just because she is a woman and he is a famous man. Shit is sick. I have a daughter and if any of those women were mine, I should have put Robert in a grave already.
Is this the same John Legend who has featured on songs with convicted felons? Fkn’ hypocrite.
John legend would get slaughtered
Fkin pokemon
I replied to the wrong person…dabs.
He peed in sparkle niece mouth