R Kelly case
Love the art, loathe the artist: What to do with the work of monsters?
From Woody Allen to R. Kelly, a creator’s behaviour stains the films, songs and artworks we once loved. But is cancellation the only answer?
- Claire Dederer
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A new R. Kelly album hit streaming apps. His lawyer says it’s a crime
The collection of new songs that briefly appeared on Spotify and Apple Music was an “unauthorised” release of stolen music, the incarcerated R&B singer’s attorney said.
- Thomas Floyd
- Opinion
- Pop culture
Cancelled! But can we please still enjoy the art?
There’s a world of difference between bopping along to R. Kelly and sobering up in front of Harry Potter.
- Genevieve Novak
R. Kelly convicted of child pornography, acquitted of trial fixing
Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement.
- Michael Tarm and Joey Cappelleti
Witness in R. Kelly trial says she didn’t want to ‘carry his lies’
“Jane” testified that it was her and the R&B singer in a videotape that was at the heart of his 2008 child pornography trial.
- Michael Tarm
‘Violence, cruelty and control’: R. Kelly jailed for 30 years for sex trafficking
The singer-songwriter used his entourage to meet girls and keep them obedient in a systematic scheme of abuse that went on for decades.
- Tom Hays and Bobby Caina Calvan
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- USA
R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking case
Prosecutors said Kelly took advantage of his fame and charisma to recruit victims, including some plucked from crowds at his concerts, with help people in his entourage.
- Tyler Clifford and Luc Cohen
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- R. Kelly
‘He took my virginity’: First witness delivers searing testimony at R. Kelly trial
The singer demanded absolute fealty from the many women and underage girls he recruited for sex in a two-decade racketeering scheme, the prosecutor said as the trial began.
- Megan Crepeau, Jason Meisner and Brendan Pierson
After years of suspicion, reckoning for high-flying R. Kelly
Starting this week, what prosecutors say was a not-so-secret dark side of R&B superstar R. Kelly will be presented in lurid detail for a jury in New York City.
- Tom Hays
R. Kelly accused of paying off family at centre of his 2008 trial
R. Kelly knew he had a problem. He was under investigation for making a videotape that purported to show him having sex with and urinating on a teenage girl.
- Elizabeth A. Harris
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