Singer R. Kelly, the
target of a boycott campaign over his treatment of women, hit back
Monday in a 19-minute song in which he reveals he was abused himself.
Entitled “I Admit,” the marathon song nonetheless is heavier on denials
than acknowledgement as the “I Believe I Can Fly” star vents frustration
over the stream of allegations against him.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/r-kelly-releases-song-reveals-abuse/
Singer
R. Kelly, the target of a boycott campaign over his treatment of women, hit
back Monday in a 19-minute song in which he reveals he was abused himself. Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/r-kelly-releases-song-reveals-abuse/
Entitled “I Admit,” the marathon song nonetheless is heavier on denials than acknowledgement as the “I Believe I Can Fly” star vents frustration over the stream of allegations against him.
R Kelly
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/r-kelly-releases-song-reveals-abuse/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/r-kelly-releases-song-reveals-abuse/
R Kelly
“I never
thought it would come to this, to be the most disrespected artist,” he sings over
a mid-tempo R&B beat. “So I had to write a song about this, ’cause they
always take my words and twist it.” Halfway through the song, Kelly says that a
family member touched him sexually from a young age until he was 14.
“So
scared to say something / So I just put the blame on me / Now here I am, and
I’m trying my best to be honest.” The Time’s Up movement for gender equality
has urged the music industry to part ways with Kelly in the wake of Bill
Cosby’s conviction, calling for a world in which women “can pursue their dreams
free from sexual assault, abuse and predatory behavior.”
Kelly was
acquitted in 2008 of charges of child pornography after a video allegedly
showed him in sexual acts with an underage girl. More recently, a woman in
Dallas complained to police that Kelly knowingly gave her a sexually
transmitted disease and BuzzFeed News published an expose in which it said that
the singer was keeping six women in virtual slavery with control over their
diets, clothing and sex lives.
Kelly,
51, in the song suggests racial bias and draws a contrast with positive
portrayals of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, known for his multiple
relationships with younger women. Kelly admits sex with “both older and young
ladies” but adds:
“Really,
am I supposed to go to jail or lose my career because of your opinions?” He
also chides celebrities who have turned on him including singer John Legend as
well as top streaming service Spotify, which briefly removed him from playlists
as part of a crackdown.
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