January 21, 2019
Erykah Badu offers "prayer" for R. Kelly, clarifies
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While on stage in Chicago, Erykah Badu told her fans she was “puttin’ up a prayer right now” for R. Kelly. The veteran singer also told of her hopes that, someday, Kelly sees “the light of day and comes forward".
“But what if one of the people that was assaulted by R. Kelly grows up to be an offender, we gonna crucify them?” - she said, the audience’s boos and groans are audible in the fan-filmed video below, and the backlash spilled online over the weekend. Later, Erykah clarified her message on social media. "I love you. Unconditionally. That doesn’t mean I support your poor choices,” she tweeted. “I want healing for you and anyone you have hurt as a result of you being hurt. Billboard...