Cyrus Langhorne
Atlanta rapper Future has a simple solution to stopping R. Kelly from shining – stop shining light on him. The hip-hop star has shared his thoughts on the controversial singer amid all the coverage he’s received since last week’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries aired.
In a new interview, Future questioned why people are still paying attention to him amid his past sexcual controversies.
“Man, who is that? I thought we had forgot about that? We giving it too much attention. When you give things too much attention, they blow up. That’s why he gonna blow up. That’s why his music gonna do what it do. If you stop talking about it, it’ll go away.” (Power 106 FM)
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This week, buzz developed about a Georgia criminal investigation launching following last week’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries airing.
We’re told the probe was launched over the past few days as a direct result of what ‘Surviving’ depicted. We’re told investigators have been reaching out to several survivors featured in the TV project. We have confirmed investigators reached out to Asante McGee, one of the women who allegedly escaped R. Kelly’s home. We’re told investigators were flooded with calls once the docuseries aired. (TMZ)
Earlier in the week, reports emerged about social media giant Facebook deleting a pro-Kelly “Surviving Lies” website for violating its guidelines.
BuzzFeed News reporter Ryan Mac posted screengrabs of the site to Twitter before it was removed. Both Mac and TMZ reported the same statement from a Facebook spokesperson in response to their queries about the pulled site: “The Page violated our Community Standards and has been removed. We do not tolerate bullying or sharing someone’s private contact information and take action on content that violates our policies as soon as we’re aware.” (Vulture)
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A Facebook page created yesterday is now running ads to smear R Kelly's accusers. The page paints Kelly as someone "surviving lies." pic.twitter.com/hbwZ4DXXiz
— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) January 7, 2019
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FB spox: "The Page violated our Community Standards and has been removed. We do not tolerate bullying or sharing someone's private contact information and take action on content that violates our policies as soon as we’re aware.”
— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) January 7, 2019
