Erykah Badu sparks controversy with R. Kelly comment
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Erykah Badu sparks controversy with R. Kelly comment

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Music star Erykah Badu said some controversial things about R. Kelly during her concert last night which sparked backlash.

R. Kelly has been the focus of heavy criticism for a few months now. He recently parted ways with his label Sony Records following the airing of Lifetime’s docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, which documented allegations of sexual assault against the singer.

During her concert, the 47-year-old Erykah told the crowd:

“I don’t know how everybody else feel about it…I’m putting up a prayer right now for R…I hope he sees the light of day.”

As the crowd began to boo her, she added:

“What y’all say? F–k him? That’s not love. That’s not unconditional. What if one of the people that was assaulted by R. Kelly grows up to be an offender? We gonna crucify them? How we gon’ do this? Just something to think about…they about to R. Kelly me on the Internet. Everybody involved has been hurt.”

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She also took to Twitter to try to clarify her message:

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