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Lady Gaga - Gaga recently apologized for working with R. Kelly in 2013. The duo worked on Gaga's song, 'Do What U Want,' which they performed at the American Music Awards.
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Lady Gaga - "I'm sorry, both for my poor judgment when I was young, and for not speaking out sooner," Gaga wrote on social media. She intends to remove the song from music outlets.
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B2K - Boy band B2K worked closely with R. Kelly, who wrote hit songs for them like 'Girlfriend' and 'Bump Bump Bump.'
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B2K - One member, Omarion, took to Twitter to call Kelly a "predator." He also revealed that B2K would be dropping Kelly-written songs from their future tours.
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Chance the Rapper - They both hail from Chicago, and Chance collabed with R. Kelly back in 2015, on 'Somewhere In Paradise.'
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Chance the Rapper - "Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake," Chance told the website Cassius. "Maybe I didn't care because I didn't value the accusers' stories because they were black women," he told Rolling Stone.
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Common - Common never collaborated with Kelly, yet has admitted to turning a blind eye to accusations against the singer.
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Common - Talking with TMZ, the rapper said he "feels for the survivors." He added that "we failed our communities as black people [...] we should've been caring about our young ladies."
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John Legend - John Legend was one of the few musicians who was interviewed for 'Surviving R. Kelly.'
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John Legend - After appearing in the series, Legend wrote on Twitter that he doesn't "give a f*** about protecting a child rapist."
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Meek Mill - The Philadelphia rapper got a chance to watch 'Surviving R. Kelly,' and aired his grievances on social media.
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Meek Mill - Writing on Twitter, the rapper called R. Kelly a "victim & a predator," but "It don't take a rocket scientist to see what was going on." He added "those responsible must be held accountable."
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Jada Pinkett Smith/Willow - After the second night of 'Surviving R. Kelly,' Jada Pinkett Smith urged parents to watch the series with their children.
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Jada Pinkett Smith/Willow - "I just watched this with my daughter Willow," Smith wrote on Instagram, "It was tough to watch but deeply important. It brought up A LOT for us both."
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Ne-Yo - Ne-Yo is best known for hits like 'Closer' and 'So Sick.' Taking to Instagram, Ne-Yo said "enough is enough," and that he would #MuteRKelly.
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Ne-Yo - He added, "there is NO excuse. Music is important. It really is. But it's not more important than protecting our children, protecting our little girls. PERIOD."
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JoJo - Late last year, singer JoJo re-released her albums independently. She also hopped on social media to decry R. Kelly across several personal tweets.
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JoJo - "I was a HUGEEEEE R Kelly fan, came from a broken home, had daddy issues, and wondered…how did these girls get chosen?" she wrote. "If I didn't have [my mother], I could have easily fallen victim to someone like R. Kelly. Period."
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Questlove - Questlove is one of the many members of The Roots, an iconic hip-hop group and house band for Jimmy Fallon.
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Questlove - The drummer was invited to participate in 'Surviving R. Kelly,' but he refused. In a since-deleted tweet, he wrote "I always thought Kels was trash [...]I didn't wanna be in the 'good times' portion of the doc."
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Future - This forward-thinking rapper was recently asked about the R. Kelly controversy, seeing as they collaborated on Future's song 'Parachute,' in 2012.
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Future - J Cruz of Power 106 asked if he would collab with Kelly again. "Man, who is that?" Future asked, "When you give things too much attention, they blow up," he said, referring to Kelly's spike in sales after the docuseries premiered.
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Keke Palmer
- Keke Palmer is an actress and singer, who was previously a "student" of R. Kelly. She shared her reaction to 'Surviving R. Kelly' on Instagram.
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Keke Palmer - "R. Kelly received that grace from God. God blessed him to vindicate his childhood shortcomings and yet still he has slapped God in the face by his actions towards these women," Palmer explained.
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6lack - 6lack (pronounced "black") is a rising R&B singer, who made it clear where he stood on social media.
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6lack - Tagging Kelly, the singer called him "f****** disgusting." In another tweet, he said "this surviving r kelly series really has me pissed [...] get this man tf outta here."
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Bun B - Bun is a respected rapper from Texas, where he also works as a guest lecturer. B was unimpressed with Kelly's actions, as well as the actions of other men.
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Bun B - "F*** R Kelly, Hugh Hefner, Sparkle, the ex wife…," Bun wrote, clarifying what he meant in a follow-up post.
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Tank - Tank is a singer who rose to fame in the 2000s, thanks to singles like 'Maybe I Deserve' and 'Please Don't Go.'
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Tank - "We've invested so much of ourselves into this man that it's hard for us to let go," Tank acknowledged on Instagram. "I no longer have that issue."
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Meet the musicians who rejected R. Kelly
R. Kelly may just be the most hated man in America
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R. Kelly may just be the most hated man in America. A six-part Showtime series titled 'Surviving R. Kelly' has cast light on countless allegations made against the singer over the course of three decades. He's accused of having sexual encounters with underage women, and "recruiting" women through manipulation, reportedly holding them against their will. Some allegations stretch back to the '90s, yet the new docuseries has inspired many to come out to decry Kelly. Meet the celebs who have rejected R. Kelly.
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