*In the wake of the sensational allegations brought up in the six-part Lifetime docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly,” the Philadelphia City Council reportedly voted unanimously to ban the singer from the city as part of Councilwoman Helen Gym‘s “Mute R. Kelly” resolution.
“We reject a system that silences black women and accepts black pain,” Gym confirmed on Twitter. “We believe survivors. R. Kelly is not welcome in Philadelphia. This symbolic act of solidarity puts all sexual predators on notice.”
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Today our resolution honoring the #MuteRKelly movement passed in @PHLCouncil. Philly stands with survivors. pic.twitter.com/Kg7T172as8
— Helen Gym (@HelenGymAtLarge) January 31, 2019
The reality is that the resolution won’t actually have the power to have the musician or physically removed if enters Philly.
Gym noted that her resolution, which she initially introduced last week, was meant to send a message to the singer that the city supports his survivors and condemns sexual abuse, according to CBS Philly.
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In related news, singer Syleena Johnson said she now gets emotional while listening to her 2001 career-making hit in which Kelly wrote, and doesn’t feel comfortable performing it now.
In the song, “I Am Your Woman,” Johnson croons: “Now I’ve been dealin’ with you since sweet 16/ Woman enough to let you raise me/You used to call me daddy’s ghetto queen/And you still mean the world to me.”
In a new interview with Associated Press, Johnson said she took another look at the lyrics after the docuseries aired on Lifetime and shared that she didn’t know about his sexual abuse allegations with women and underage teens when she recorded the track. R. Kelly has denied all allegations.
“No, I didn’t tape the song knowing what I know now, but when you know better, you have to do better,” she said.
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