ANVEEROY 61,254 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Most people return to his odd collaboration with Lady Gaga as one of the industry’s most damning examples of a fellow artist providing a platform for an abuser. Their 2013 song “Do What U Want”—with its suggestive refrain “Do what you want, what you want with my body”—reached no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, but its racy music video (directed by another problematic celebrity in photographer Terry Richardson) was pulled because, according to TMZ, “[Gaga] feared blow back since her co-star was once on trial for kiddie **** and her director is in a swirl of controversy over allegedly sexually assaulting or harassing his models.” Gaga and R. Kelly ultimately did turn in a messy performance at the 2013 American Music Awards, parodying Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky’s Oval Office encounter. Gaga is an easy target because their song is the most memorable, but let’s also not forget that after “Do What U Want,” Kelly was featured on singles by Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Kid Ink, and fellow Chicagoan Chance the Rapper. His 2015 album The Buffet also featured guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Jeremih, Jhené Aiko, and Tinashe. More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/hollywood-must-stop-enabling-r-kelly-a-man-who-preys-on-young-black-women “Why does Lady Gaga, who champions sexual empowerment for women and gay rights, record with him in 2013 a big hit single, film a video that she later killed after people began writing about Kelly again?” DeRogatis said in a Slate interview Monday. “But she appears with him on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and (on the American Music Awards) pretends to fellate him at the desk of the Oval Office in a twisted sort of Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton skit. … The history’s out there, the reporting’s out there, and people should be aware of it.” More: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-r-kelly-0718-story.html Thoughts? Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Wayne 36 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I dont get why the media is brining this back up again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewGr 6,022 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 DON'T GIVE THEM VIEWS, DON'T DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND JUST PRAY PEOPLE WON'T PAY ATTENTION Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit 15,807 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 perfect time to release the DWUW video controversy sells and it'll Rise.m4a on the charts “For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.” ― Jean Dubuffet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 76,916 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I thought she was suppose to be Marilyn Monroe in that live performance Either way, I think it's going to make Gaga look bad, especially after a song called "Do What U Want", but I think the important thing is to focus on the story and the abused women involved instead of bringing up past collabs. Like, what is this going to do for anyone? This doesn't solve the issue and if anything, it'll bring other people involved that don't need to be involved. 𝔊𝔬𝔬𝔡𝔟𝔶𝔢, ℑ'𝔩𝔩 𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔦𝔫 𝔪𝔶 𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔪𝔰 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicHot 6,444 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Bringing this up again in 2017 is so f*cking irrelevant. I'm only paying attention to these news outlets if they plan to leak the video. dOnT sAd ReAcT mE 2 bE sHaDy i WiLL RePoRt U!!1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayinInCircles 25 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Time for nudes leaks for distraction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLion 161 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I didn't knew the guy of the performance was him wtf he doesn't look fifthy Since when this accusations with young womans started for this men? 2013 seems long way ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio 23,538 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Imagine if the video got released. Her career would be over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinzo 9,639 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Jesus this nightmare will never end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 61,254 Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Just now, Bio said: Imagine if the video got released. Her career would be over. Bitter truth. Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumi 3,512 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, Anveeroy said: Gaga is an easy target because their song is the most memorable, but let’s also not forget that after “Do What U Want,” Kelly was featured on singles by Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Kid Ink, and fellow Chicagoan Chance the Rapper. His 2015 album The Buffet also featured guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Jeremih, Jhené Aiko, and Tinashe. This. underneath the pine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusxillusion 184 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Gaga is just an easy target. But not only that, she was going through turmoil professionally, physically, mentally and emotionally during this time (battling with Troy and Interscope, recovering from her hip and Lupus flareups, PTSD from rape, drug/alcohol addiction, bulimia, depression, anxiety, pressures to be thin), so a lot of the decisions she made weren't made with a clear mind. She should not be criticized for this, like how Britney shouldn't be criticized for her breakdown. Besides, Gaga is a very forgiving, empathetic person. She showed forgiveness towards R. Kelly, that he can be sexual and sexy without being a predator. She sees the good in everyone and tried to show this through her art. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle 4 Ur Life 6,716 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 imagine if DWUW leaks to fuel this...lowkey wishing it does tbh...lol jk of coooourse “Fantastic, chic, freak, slay.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 117,346 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It's not getting worst, it's just the beginning, Gaga made a mistake, deal with it, her only way to make a statement is to remove R.Kelly from all the platforms and replace it with the solo or xtina version.. But let's not forget that Whitney Houston did a collab with him in 2012! a singer that also sang about women empowerment and against women abuse.. (did you notice that she's not listed in the article?) So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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