Nevertheless, he has continued to sell millions of records and amass devoted fans in the years since.
We wanted irrefutable evidence, executive producer dream hampton tells EW.
All of them have stories about rules that were established early on.
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The documentary will air as scheduled, starting tonight at 9pm ET/PT.
Even before Kellys threats of a lawsuit, the documentary was making headlines.
There was the marriage certificate to Aaliyah, which was gross.
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It wasnt unprecedented in music and rock, but it was gross, as it always is.
Then came the stories after that, the lawsuits he was settling with these other young girls.
We talk about this sex tape.
hampton concludes: The tape with R. Kelly was about abuse.
It was about commanding what looked like a preteen to do sexual acts at her.
It was clear that he was an abuser from the time that tape came out.
Why did he get away with it?
Theres this way that his music has been his cover and the music industry has collectively looked away.
Kelly denied the man in the tape was him.
The girl in the video refused to testify.
Kelly and his lawyer strongly denied the claims at the time.
After years of stories and allegations, hampton hopes thatSurviving R. Kellywill stick in peoples minds.
We wanted to build the case, she says.
Jim DeRogatis is a hero and had already done that, but were living in a post-text world.
We are people that need to see sh.
We dont really read.
The three-nightSurviving R. Kellyevent airs Jan. 3-5 at 9 p.m. on Lifetime.
