Just one day after R. Kelly issued a statement to defend himself against the months-long wave of sex cult allegations, a new movement has emerged with demands against the R&B singer: #MuteRKelly.
Award-winning film director Ava DuVernay sparked the conversation with the hashtag, which is among the top of Twitter’s trending topics, on Monday (April 30). She connected her official announcement to another major movement recently endorsed by Hollywood and calling for an end to the previously silenced culture of sexual assault and misconduct, Time’s Up.
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“We join the call to #MuteRKelly and insist on the safety + dignity of all women,” she wrote in a tweet. “We demand investigations into R. Kelly’s abuse allegations made by women of color + their families for two decades.”
DuVernay demanded that those who benefit from profitable relationships with him and his music cut ties as well, bringing others who joined her to call on Tidal, Spotify and Apple Music to remove his work from their music-streaming services. And as her call to accost the Pied Piper continues to pick up momentum in the Twitterverse’s general population, celebrities from all corners of Hollywood are following suit.
Joining Ava DuVernay are black feminists, Shonda Rhimes, John Legend*, Kerry Washington, Jurnee Smollett-Bell*, Robin Thede, Viola Davis
As women of color within Time’s Up, we recognize that we have a responsibility to help right this wrong. We intend to shine a bright light on our WOC sisters in need. It is our hope that we will never feel ignored or silenced ever again...
To this end, today we join an existing online campaign called #MuteRKelly.
Over the past 25 years, the man known publicly as R. Kelly has sold 60 million albums, toured the globe repeatedly, and accumulated hundreds of millions of plays on radio and streaming services.
During this time, he also ...
- - Was sued by at least four women for sexual misconduct, statutory rape, aggravated assault, unlawful restraint and furnishing illegal drugs to a minor;
- - Was indicted on 21 counts of child pornography;
- - Has faced allegations of sexual abuse and imprisonment of women under threats of violence and familial harm.
Together, we call on the following corporations and venues with ties to R. Kelly to join us and insist on safety and dignity for women of all kinds:
- RCA Records: The venerable music label currently produces and distributes R. Kelly’s music.
- Ticketmaster: The popular ticketing system is currently issuing tickets for R. Kelly’s show May 11.
- Spotify and Apple Music: The popular streaming platforms are currently monetizing R. Kelly’s music.
- Greensboro Coliseum Complex: The North Carolina venue is currently hosting an R. Kelly concert May 11.
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/06/608802024/-muterkelly-gathers-momentum
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