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Sparkle’s 13-year-old niece told her that R. Kelly was having a Christmas party at his house for kids.

Sparkle thought she left her niece in good hands, but she found out she was wrong. trib.al/6btg8i0 #SurvivingRKelly
R. Kelly has beds in his studio. People felt it was strange that he had built a queen sized bed into his studio. #SurvivingRKelly
R. Kelly instructed women to call him “daddy” during sex and then he made them call him by that title all the time.

He would film his sexual acts with women and he never got their permission to do so. #SurvivingRKelly
R. Kelly picked a metaphor that was notoriously known for seducing children with music.

He was a person who was hiding in plain sight and many were in denial about his actions because they admired him. #SurvivingRKelly
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Honoring the best and brightest of black America continues to be a revolutionary act and we salute this year’s honorees: trib.al/i0r9HAj
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It’s time for #SurvivingRKelly NOW on @lifetimetv. Retweet if you’re watching!
Shouts to @johnlegend @TaranaBurke @JamilahLemieux @Karnythia @thewayoftheid @nelsongeorge @Toure and, most importantly, all of the survivors for taking part in the #SurvivingRKelly docuseries. It’s on NOW on @lifetimetv!
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chanyeol and his four-year-old daughter naeun have been celebrating the last two christmases with no one else but the two of them.

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It's art up for review in opinions, of course I'm going to gravitate towards something shared with interest, when he didn't say a word for 2 days! Why was he there? #opendata #smartcities #bigdata #ai
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