Review: Sequel 'The Reckoning' strengthens 'Surviving R. Kelly's' case against disgraced singer
with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. Kelly is out on bail and denies all charges.
“The Reckoning” furthers the case against the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer with fresh information, much of it culled over the last year as the fallout from the previous production caused more survivors, parents, witnesses and former enablers to come forward. Assembled, their stories illustrate how, and a music industry built around objectifying young women, emboldened the multi-platinum artist while it failed dozens of young, powerless women.
Tiffany Hawkins was 15 when she became involved with Kelly in the 1990s. She eventually sang backup for another one of his pursuits, the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when she used forged documents to marry the 27-year-old Kelly. “I was the first girl [who came forward],” says Hawkins in the docuseries. “Nobody believed me. And it continued to happen, again and again and again.”
Sparks flew when “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King sat down with R&B singer R. Kelly last March for his first television interview since he was arrested on 10 sexual abuse charges. The rise of #MeToo played a major role in breaking the protective culture surrounding Kelly, and the movement’s founder,
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