R. Kelly has been charged with 10 felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse with minors a couple weeks ago in Chicago. These charges came in the wake of the Lifetime Documentary Series, "Surviving R.Kelly" that brought even more public light into what authorities were already investigating for months and months. This criminal activity has been going on for a very long time. He was charged back in 2008 with pornography charges for a sexual video that surfaced with him and a minor. He was acquitted at that time. Now he has been charged again for: Four counts involving Victim 1, ranging from May 1998 to May 1999; two counts involving Victim 2 between September 1998 and September 2001; one count involving Victim 3 in February 2003; and three counts involving Victim 4 from May 2009 to January 2010.
R.Kelly sat down with Gayle King for "CBS This Morning" for an exclusive interview into his life and latest criminal charges. To say he flipped out would be an understatement...
Did you notice how calm, cool, and collected Gayle King remained while R.Kelly was having a meltdown? People are praising her for her professionalism and how she handled the whole situation trying to calmly reel him in saying "Robert", "Robert"...
At one point Gayle King cut into R.Kelly's breakdown and called him out for "playing the victim". There is widespread praise for the way King handled this interview and it's well deserved. She did not waver or falter. She proved and showed herself as a true professional in the face of chaos.
After this explosive interview with R.Kelly, what do you make of R.Kelly? Of course he should follow the guidelines of the law, innocent until proven guilty, but with that being said, what's your take away? Does this smell funny to you? Or is this the video of a completely innocent man who is being dragged through the mud?
-Producer Lightning