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Faith Rodgers , 21, spoke to New York police Monday and unveiled a threatening letter allegedly written by R. Kelly last October. Rodgers is suing Kelly for nonconsensual acts he allegedly forced her into in 2017, when she was 19. In the notarized letter to attorney Gloria Allred, who is…
Singer Buku Abi, real name Joann Kelly, posted on Instagram saying she was “devastated” by the recent accusations in the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.” The 20-year-old said she hasn’t seen or spoken to him in years, calling him a “terrible” father. “My mother, siblings, and I would never condone, support,…
Beyonc’s father, Matthew Knowles said Destiny’s Child stayed away from R. Kelly because they had heard of his reputation back in the late ’90s. “The girls were 15, 16,” he said. “When they went to the bathroom, Tina would go with them. They did not leave our eyes.” Reportedly, labels…
CBS former chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package. The network said, in a statement on Monday evening, after reviewing the results of a sexual misconduct probe it was determined that Moonves misled the company. The board of directors said he would be…
A judge has determined that hip-hop mogul, Russell Simmons, will indeed have his day in court to face one of the women accusing him of rape. In November, Simmons requested that the case be tossed out by a court in LA. The alleged rape was said to have taken place…
Dolce & Gabbana is facing backlash from racist ads that promoted a Shanghai fashion show featuring the luxury brand’s collection. And, racist comments posted on co-founder Stefano Gabbana’s personal Instagram account have caused celebrities to withdraw support for the brand. The series of ads mocked a Chinese model struggling to…
Todd F. Heatherton, William M. Kelley, and Paul J. Whalen are all under criminal investigation for sexual assault of their students at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dartmouth, in Havover, N.H., and seven women have filed a $70 million lawsuit alleging the attacks. Toward one student, Whalen “repeatedly…
A recent New York Times report that said Google gave millions of dollars to some executives, like Andy Rubin ($90 million) in secret exit packages after they were accused of sexual misconduct. The report sparked outrage among employees who organized via social media and yesterday walked out of offices around…
Zoe Kravitz is speaking out on being sexually harassed on a movie set by a unnamed director when she was a mere nineteen years-old. She opened up about the abuse in the November issue of Rolling Stone. The, now, 29-year old actress recounted how the director’s behavior was “completely inappropriate”…
Bruce Alexander, a 49-year-old Tampa resident was arrested and charged with abusive sexual contact aboard a Southwest plane headed from Houston to New Mexico. According to the affidavit that was filed by the victim, and obtained by KHOU, a woman accused Alexander of touching her breasts as she slept on…