Erykah Badu Under Fire for Defending R. Kelly During Chicago Concert
Written by SOURCE on January 20, 2019
Almost the entire music industry has spoken out against the disgusting allegations leveled against disgraced Chicago musician R. Kelly, but Erykah Badu reportedly isn’t among them. Fans of Badu were disappointed when she spoke out about Kelly at her show in Chicago on Jan. 19, seemingly defending him.
“What if one of the people who was assaulted by R. Kelly becomes an offender?” Badu reportedly asked the audience. “We gonna crucify them too?” There isn’t footage of her saying this, but reportedly the room mostly booed her for her comments. This is the first time she’s spoken about the allegations against R. Kelly since the airing of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries has aired.
At the 2017 Soul Train Awards, Erykah Badu said that R. Kelly had “done more for black people than anyone.” Badu has been criticized for defending controversial figures, previously stating that she saw the good in everyone. She said she even saw the good in Hitler, calling him “a wonderful painter.”
