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R. Kelly's attorney denies abuse allegations in documentary

January 13, 2019
Singer R. Kelly arrives at the 41st American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, in this file photo. — Reuters
Singer R. Kelly arrives at the 41st American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, in this file photo. — Reuters

LOS ANGELES — An attorney for R. Kelly on Friday called a new documentary series about the R&B singer a “for-profit hit piece,” and said the latest accusations of abuse by the Grammy-winning musician were a “complete fabrication.”

The six-hour documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired earlier this month on US cable channel Lifetime, includes allegations from multiple women who accuse Kelly of sexual misconduct, sometimes with minors.

Kelly, 52, the Chicago singer and record producer best known for his hit song “I Believe I Can Fly,” has for years denied accusations of abuse, including those made in the new documentary.

Steve Greenberg, an attorney for Kelly, said in an interview on Friday that there was no evidence to support the accusations contained in the documentary, calling it a “for-profit hit piece full of falsities, full of mistakes.”

“There’s women saying things, which is of course their prerogative, but there is no evidence that any of it happened,” Greenberg said of the documentary. — Reuters


January 13, 2019
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