I always remember something that Mike Tyson said a long time ago in regard to being imprisoned for rape. I am paraphrasing but Tyson essentially said that while he was innocent of the crime he went to prison for, he had done things in his life that was worthy of jail time.
Essentially saying karma caught up with him.
Is every single accusation against R Kelly true? We will never know, but we all have a pretty good idea that Kels has been doing some really suspect and criminal things to women for a very long time. Karma has just finally caught up with him.
We join the call to #MuteRKelly and insist on the safety + dignity of all women. We demand investigations into R. Kelly’s abuse allegations made by women of color + their families for two decades. We call on those who profit from his music to cut ties. #MuteRKelly #TIMESUP #WOC pic.twitter.com/TYmDRVIH00
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 30, 2018
R Kelly believes he is being railroaded.
“R. Kelly supports the pro-women goals of the Time’s Up movement. We understand criticizing a famous artist is a good way to draw attention to those goals — and in this case, it is unjust and off-target,” his representative said in a statement to BuzzFeed News, calling the criticism of him an “attempted public lynching of a black man who has made extraordinary contributions to our culture.”
“We fully support the rights of women to be empowered to make their own choices,” the statement added. “Time’s Up has neglected to speak with any of the women who welcome R. Kelly’s support, and it has rushed to judgment without the facts.” The statement said he is a victim of a “greedy, conscious and malicious conspiracy to demean him.”
Kelly has been dropped from several shows and radio stations have banned him as well.
