Women Featured In ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Awarded $10.5 Million In Lawsuit Against Singer Over Threat To ‘Shoot Up’ Doc Screening
etcanada.comR. Kelly’s legal troubles continue. Six women featured in the Lifetime documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly” have been awarded $10.5 million in a lawsuit against the singer over threats that shut down a screening. READ MORE: R.
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According to court documents, the women alleged that the defendants had campaigned to intimidate the women as far back as May 2018 in an effort to stop Lifetime from screening the series about the years of allegations against Kelly of sexual assault and other misconduct.
In their suit, the women claimed that after their legal threats against the series failed, someone from Kelly’s camp called in a threat against a New York screening saying someone was “going to shoot up the place.” READ MORE: R.
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