Well, have we all gotten around to watching the six-part documentary series Surviving R. Kelly? If you have, or if you’ve bee privy to some of the fairly substantial rumors that have surrounded the singer, songwriter, and producer over the last decade-plus, you may find it hard to ever truly enjoy Ignition (Remix) again.
If you’ve not yet watched the painful doc, or have been living under a pop-culture rock over the last few years, here’s the brief without any spoilers: Since the late 90s, R. Kelly has been plagued by a cloud of rumors linking him to several underage girls, starting with his marriage to a then-15-year-old Aaliyah, to allegations of young teen girls featured in sex tapes, to accusations of running a harem of sorts, and now to a very detailed series that interviews his former wife, girlfriends and family members accusing him of sundry sexual offenses, mostly with minors. We encourage you to watch it, and warn you that it’s very upsetting.
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Malaysians have taken note, and a recent online petition calling on local radio stations to cease playing Kelz on the airwaves has made an impact, with both MIX FM and Lite FM stating today that they would no longer be playing the artist’s music on their platform while allegations are investigated.
R. Kelly has strenuously denied the overwhelming claims made against him; however, several other artists who had previously collaborated with him, including Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, and Ciara have since pulled their songs with him from various streaming services.
While we’re pleased that the world has finally woken up, and started taking the allegations against R. Kelly seriously, we can’t help but wonder how the heck it took over twenty years for the general public at large, as well as fellow artists, to finally wake up and look into these claims.
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