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Others have come forward with stories of how Kellys alleged behavior has long been an industrywide open secret.
From Lady Gaga to John Legend to Jada Pinkett Smith, these are the artists whove denounced R. Kelly.
Well continue to update this list as more celebrities speak out.
Less than a day later, the single from her 2013 albumArtpopwas pulled.
I apologize to all of his survivors for working with him and for taking this long to speak out.
As of publication, its video has been removed from YouTube, though the song remains on streaming.
We are deeply horrified by the stories of abuse surrounding R. Kelly.
Phoenix have not announced plans to remove the song from streaming.
His artistic genius inspired us all.
His music is being muted by the darkness of his actions.
The dark always comes to light.
He did not announce plans to also remove those songs from streaming.
Lets stop beating around the bush and call it what it is.
This entire industry was established and built by evil and predatory spirits and male chauvinistic behavior.
I have personally witnessed it and will no longer be silent about it.
Its not dry snitching, its a paradigm shift.
He ended, I apologize my Queens.
He did not announce plans to remove their song from streaming.
He later turned down a future collaboration between Kelly and Destinys Child.
I personally rejected the song, because I didnt think it was a good song, hetold Metro.
The girls were 15, 16.
When they went to the bathroom, Tina [Lawson] would go with them.
They did not leave our eyes.
No music or intellectual property is worth being inconsiderate to the feelings or pain of others, he said.
(Kelly also produced the song, which was her debut single.)
Essentially youve put me in a predicament where Im a young woman talking about being with an older man.
Thats what my song says.
Peers
John LegendLegend wasone of only two musicians who agreed to be interviewed forSurviving R. Kelly.
He later stood by his decision on Twitter and said it was a no-brainer.
I believe these women and dont give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist.
I was asked to talk about his genius.
I do not nor have I EVER stanned for him.
Many of these stories I was hearing when I, myself, was wayyyy underage.
Making my first couple albums at 12 and then 14/15.
I wondered if I could/would be, she wrote.
She said her mother prevented her from working with Kelly when she was underage.
Dame DashThe Roc-a-Fella co-founder dated Aaliyah up until her death and has long maintained that Kelly abused her.
She would just leave it at, That dude was a bad man, he said.
But it was so much hurt for her to revisit it.
I wouldnt want to revisit it without a professional.
Whatever got done was terrible.
Ne-YoHe also joined the #MuteRKelly movement after watching the doc, writing onInstagram, There is NO excuse.
But its not more important than protecting our children, protecting our little girls.
Weve invested so much of ourselves into this man that its hard for us to let go.
I no longer have that issue, he wrote.
I whole heartedly apologize for not coming to this realization sooner.
I CANOT separate the music from the monster!
6lackAfter watching the series, the R&B singer said he wanted Kelly to be canceled.
Get this man tf outta here.
he beyond trash, hetweeted.
He furthertweeteddirectly at Kelly, calling him fucking disgusting.
