A Facebook page created to discredit the alleged victims who appeared on the Surviving R. Kelly documentary was launched on Monday, January 7th. However, it was quickly removed.
TMZ reports that a rep from Facebook said the page violated community guidelines. “The Page violated our Community Standards and has been removed,” the Facebook rep told TMZ. “We do not tolerate bullying or sharing other’s private contact information and take action on content that violates our policies as soon as we’re aware.”
Although the Facebook page has been removed, the website, SurvivingLies.com, is still up. But it’s not running.
The now-deleted Facebook page launched a week after the premiere of the Surviving R. Kelly documentary which exposes the singer’s sexual misconduct throughout his career.
R&B veteran R. Kelly isn’t going to stand around and let the Internet bury him. Instead, the crooner has reportedly decided to fight back following Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries by going after his accusers.
According to reports, Kelly and his team are on the verge of launching a site called SurvivingLies.com in an attempt to expose his accusers for lying on him.
For now … there’s a Facebook page dedicated to the new cause — the site itself is not live yet as of this post. It appears R. Kelly’s first target is Asante McGee — one of the women who’s spoken out and claims was one of Kelly’s “sex slaves” … but his team has put out a video that they say contradicts her story. The Facebook page links to a YouTube video which claims Asante’s daughter has debunked her mother’s claims of sexual abuse and control at the hands of Kelly in a leaked phone convo with her BF, allegedly telling him she often raved of a luxurious lifestyle and the perks of being with him. (TMZ)
Sparkle alleges Kelly offered her money to stay quiet, which she refused and resulted in the singer losing her music career. However, now she has a new song with lyrics that say, “Said that we were weak long enough, but time is up/ We ain’t weak/ We have a voice and its loud, no we ain’t just figure it out/ When we come together we win we overcome battles, we fall, we’ll do it again/ And it’s never been an easy win, but we are ready.” (BET)
As an artist & a champion of the arts, I am moved to share my position on #SurvivingRKelly which I haven’t seen but felt compelled to voice my position on this very serious issue since #rkelly has written songs for #B2K.
It’s important first to ACKNOWLEDGE that this has been an ugly truth in our industry for years and as opposed to dismissing it’s existence | its time to discuss it. EVERYONE has to be RESPONSIBLE. Many have bared witness to the unthinkable and yet have remained silent.
Those responsible must be held accountable. #rkelly was both a victim & a predator & accordingly must be held accountable but also get professional help. His artistic genius inspired us all. His music is being muted by the darkness of his actions. The dark always comes to light.
While I know our fans would be greatly disappointed if we didn’t perform those songs on #TheMillennoumTour , after the tour I am retiring those songs from my set list . I too am raising a future queen. #A.A.R.T. (Artists Acknowledging Responsibility & Truth) Peace y’all. ~O
