D.L. Hughley Says Listening to R. Kelly’s Music is Now a ‘Tough Call’ [VIDEO]

*D.L. Hughley says listening to R. Kelly’s music now is a “tough call” because he’s a fan of the man’s music but finds it hard to look past his perverted shenanigans.

When TMZ caught up with the comedian, Hughley referred to Kelly was a “talented pedophile,” and noted that he has a hard time saying he’s never going to listen to R. Kelly’s music again. But admits he won’t be buying any more of Kelly’s work.

Listen to D.L. explain it in the clip above.

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Meanwhile, msn.com reports that as the fallout of Lifetime’s docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” continues, two Dallas radio stations have banned the controversial R&B star’s music.

Urban stations KRNB and K104 confirmed in segments on-air that they have hammered the final nail of Kelly’s musical coffin. In other words,  they will never again spin another one of his songs.

“Smooth R&B 105.7 and K104 made the decision to drop R. Kelly’s music from our playlists due to the outpouring of concern from our listeners regarding Kelly’s alleged sexual assaults of underage girls,” owner Service Broadcasting Corporation explained in a statement. “There are no immediate plans to drop music from any other artists.”

KRNB host Claudia Jordan noted that R. Kelly’s music just has a different meaning now, Complex reports.

“I just feel like, in good conscience, we just can’t continue to support this guy. Sadly there are a lot of people out there and what they do in their work—they are talented people—but they have demons. And I feel like as a woman that is an advocate for other women.… We cannot support this man anymore. I’ve been a victim of abuse from a man, and it wasn’t as extreme as this. But reading all the comments, we have to at some point take a stance.”

K104 morning host DeDe McGuire added, “I’m glad that radio is taking that stance. Radio has always played a major role in the black community… That goes back to the civil rights movement. We have to take care of our own. If the courts won’t take care of [Kelly] in terms of punishing him, then we’ll stop playing his music as punishment.”

R. Kelly’s is reportedly under criminal investigation in Georgia in the wake of accusations made in the six-hour Lifetime series that aired last week.

 

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