Almost a year after the Lifetime documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly” brought public attention back to the R&b singer’s predatory behavior, six of the women who came forward with their accusations remain proud of their decision to speak out.
Lisa VanAllen, Lizzette Martinez, Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Faith Rodgers and Asante McGee spoke about their whirlwind year and Kelly’s arrest at WrapWomen’s 2019 Power Women Summit, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on Oct. 25. The six received a special tribute from actress and Harvey Weinstein accuser Mira Sorvino and artist and Bill Cosby survivor Lili Bernard.
“We didn’t ask to endure what made us survivors, but we had a choice of what to do with that,” said Sorvino, who became one of the most prominent figures of the #MeToo movement in 2017 after going public with a disturbing history of harassment and Hollywood blackballing...
Lisa VanAllen, Lizzette Martinez, Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Faith Rodgers and Asante McGee spoke about their whirlwind year and Kelly’s arrest at WrapWomen’s 2019 Power Women Summit, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on Oct. 25. The six received a special tribute from actress and Harvey Weinstein accuser Mira Sorvino and artist and Bill Cosby survivor Lili Bernard.
“We didn’t ask to endure what made us survivors, but we had a choice of what to do with that,” said Sorvino, who became one of the most prominent figures of the #MeToo movement in 2017 after going public with a disturbing history of harassment and Hollywood blackballing...
- 10/25/2019
- by Kylie Harrington
- The Wrap
Asante McGee was eating lunch with her son last Friday afternoon when the text messages and articles began flooding in: R. Kelly Charged With 10 Counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.
McGee had met Kelly in 2013 and says the singer invited her backstage weeks later after a show in Baton Rouge, La. The two dated for years, with McGee claiming that Kelly controlled every aspect of her life, including when and what she would eat, when she would bathe and where she could go. She also alleged, as she told People last month,...
McGee had met Kelly in 2013 and says the singer invited her backstage weeks later after a show in Baton Rouge, La. The two dated for years, with McGee claiming that Kelly controlled every aspect of her life, including when and what she would eat, when she would bathe and where she could go. She also alleged, as she told People last month,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
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