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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Singer R. Kelly turns to leave after appearing at a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail. (Antonio Perez – Pool)

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Editorial: We have all shielded powerful abusers

How many R Kellys are we harbouring? It’s a difficult question for all.

Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.  Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail.   (Photo by Antonio Perez – Pool via Getty Images)

R. Kelly convicted of leading decades-long sex abuse ring

He faces up to life in prison, a dramatic fall for the singer long praised as R&B’s king

In a March interview, Kelly vehemently denied the charges and said he was “fighting” for his life. (Getty Images)

R. Kelly arrested on child pornography charges: report

Kelly has a decades-long history of abuse allegations, especially of underage girls, and was acquitted in a child porn trial over a decade ago

The documentary Leaving Neverland has audiences split on whether the latest revelations about his alleged sexual abuse of two boys are valid or a public lynching of a successful black figure. (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Soul search: dream hampton, the executive producer of ‘Surviving R Kelly’, believes the singer escaped condemnation for so long because music is known to penetrate the soul. Photo: Crystal Murphy

Darkness of producing R Kelly

dream hampton talks about making the documentary of the alleged serial sex abuser

Survivor: Claims of abuse of women have followed singer R. Kelly for most of his career. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP

Let’s mute the R. Kellys in our lives

"The only person who needs protection is the one who is raped."

In a March interview, Kelly vehemently denied the charges and said he was “fighting” for his life. (Getty Images)

After years of allegations, R. Kelly faces sexual assault lawsuit

The R&B artist is accused of sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease

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R Kelly among artists affected under Spotify’s new policy

The digital music platform has announced new policy preventing the promotion of music from any ‘hateful’ artist

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#TimesUp takedowns in full swing

Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson admitted to blacklisting Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino

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Time’s Up movement sets sights on R. Kelly

The women’s movement has urged the singer’s record label as well as streaming services Spotify and Apple Music to drop him

Fly away: Repeated transgressions against women by R Kelly and other stars are brushed off as minor lapses. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Former NYDA head Lungisa out on R10k bail

Former National Youth Development Agency head Andile Lungisa and three others have been granted bail.

Singer R Kelly. (Reuters)

Lungisa arrested after making up R Kelly concert

Former National Youth Development Agency head Andile Lungisa and three mates banked an amount of R2.5-million after lying about a contract.

Arts department to recoup R2m for no-show R Kelly

R Kelly will no longer be performing at the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day and the arts and culture department says it wants its money back.

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R Kelly Single Ladies tour postponed until August

Local promoters announced that they needed more time to pull together the ‘local logistics’.

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