Archive - December 23, 2015

Entertainment

R. Kelly Threw A Hissyfit When A Journalist Asked Him About His Criminal Past

by Erin Gillespie

In an interview with HuffPost Live today, R. Kelly got his knickers in quite a twist indeed. The R&B singer has never been known for his diplomacy or humble nature, and today, he proved to us once and for all that absolutely nothing has changed. In case you need a refresher, R. Kelly has a rather long and sordid history of the sexual assault of underage girls. Interestingly, the music industry gave him a pass for many years; he was extended invitations to perform at such events as the Pitchfork music festival and even continued to make albums after reports of his behaviour surfaced just a little over 15 years ago. During the HuffPost live interview, Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani asked R. Kelly about his past, and initially, he answered. However, when she probed, he became defensive...

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Selena Gomez, R Kelly and Others Need to “Keep Your Hands to Yourself!”

by Brianna Ashton

R. Kelly Can’t Keep His Hand to Himself One person who never keeps his hands to himself is R Kelly. Kelly didn’t want to face questions about his past history of sexually assaulting minors, so he walked out of a Huffington Post Live interview on Monday. The R&B singer threw a fit when Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani suggested that his lagging album sales had something to do with the accusations. The interviewer had read him a Tweet from a fan who was conflicted about his past. When asked to respond, Kelly said “I say f*** that.” He told Tehrani that his fans obviously loved him and complained, “I did not come here to be interrogated, I didn’t come here for a deposition. Do you know what a deposition is? … This is a deposition … This is about disrespect.” Kelly knows exactly...

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