Da Brat won’t be muting her friendR. Kellyanytime soon, despite the wave of backlash flanking thecontroversial R&B singer.
“I do think he needs help,” Da Brat told TMZ. “I love him, I grew up with him. He’s kind of like family. We had the same music teacher, we were around the same circles as kids. … I think he needs help, for sure. I love him — I hope he don’t get mad at me.”
“I can’t stop listening to the music,” she added. “Never will I stop listening to the music. I might not buy no more, but it’s already in my playlist.”
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“I’ve never seen him do anything bad but I don’t think any of these people are lying,” Da Brat told TMZ.
The rapper also questioned where the parents of some of his alleged victims had been during the time of their alleged abuse.
“Where are the parents?” she asked. “I think the parents need to take responsibility. Where is your 14-year-old child? Why are you there? You know what I’m saying? Something’s wrong with that.”
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Da Brat isn’t the only musician who has supported R. Kelly the man while condemning his alleged actions.
On Saturday,Erykah Badutold the crowd attending her concert at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom that she was “sending a prayer right now for R,” referring to Kelly.
“I love you. Unconditionally. That doesn’t mean I support your poor choices. I want healing for you and anyone you have hurt as a result of you being hurt. Is that strange to you?” she wrote. “That’s all I’ve ever said. Anything else has been fabricated or taken out of context.”
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R. Kelly’s lawyerhas denied the allegationsmade in the docuseries. In aninterview with the Associated Press, Chicago-based attorney Steve Greenberg called the documentary “disgusting” and claimed that producers told “disgruntled” women incriminating things to say about Kelly off camera in an effort to incriminate the Grammy winner.
Producers of the film, however, denied the lawyer’s statement. “We are enormously proud of the series. The powerful stories from the women in the documentary speak for themselves,” they previously said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Their honesty and candor has resonated with millions of viewers.”
The New York Timesalso reported that R. Kelly is nowunder investigation in the state of Georgia. While no charges have currently been brought in Kelly’s other residence of Chicago, Cook County state attorney Kim Foxx held apress conferenceearlier this month to encourage any victims to “please come forward.”
If you or someone you know think they are being abused, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now for anonymous, confidential help, available 24/7.
source: people.com
