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Surviving R. Kelly

  • TV Series
  • 2019–2023
  • TV-14
  • 53m
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7.4/10
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Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
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Crime DocumentaryCrimeDocumentaryMusic

A gripping finale to the acclaimed documentary series tracks R. Kelly's legal battles in federal and state courts. It reveals untold details and culminates in a landmark verdict that shook t... Read allA gripping finale to the acclaimed documentary series tracks R. Kelly's legal battles in federal and state courts. It reveals untold details and culminates in a landmark verdict that shook the music world and beyond.A gripping finale to the acclaimed documentary series tracks R. Kelly's legal battles in federal and state courts. It reveals untold details and culminates in a landmark verdict that shook the music world and beyond.

  • Stars
    • Candice Norcott
    • Tarana Burke
    • Andrea Kelly
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
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    • Stars
      • Candice Norcott
      • Tarana Burke
      • Andrea Kelly
    • 61User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Surviving R. Kelly: Survivors Speak out Part 2
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    Surviving R. Kelly: Survivors Speak out Part 2
    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Dominique Returns To R.Kelly
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    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Dominique Returns To R.Kelly
    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Dominique Returns To R.Kelly
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    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Dominique Returns To R.Kelly
    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Azriel Clary's Family Speaks Out
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    SURVIVING R. KELLY: Azriel Clary's Family Speaks Out
    Surviving R. Kelly: Andrea Kelly Speaks Out
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    Surviving R. Kelly: Andrea Kelly Speaks Out
    Surviving R. Kelly: Lizzette Martinez's Letter To R. Kelly
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    Surviving R. Kelly: Lizzette Martinez's Letter To R. Kelly
    Surviving R. Kelly: How The Media Covered R. Kelly and Aaliyah's Relationship
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    Surviving R. Kelly: How The Media Covered R. Kelly and Aaliyah's Relationship

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    Candice Norcott
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Tarana Burke
    Tarana Burke
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Andrea Kelly
    Andrea Kelly
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Jamilah Lemieux
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Jody Adewale
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Touré
    Touré
    • Self
    • 2019
    Stephanie 'Sparkle' Edwards
    Stephanie 'Sparkle' Edwards
    • Sparkle
    Kathy Chaney
    • Self
    • 2019
    Jerhonda Pace
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Jovante Cunningham
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Gem Pratts
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Lisa Van Allen
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Kitti Jones
    • Self
    • 2019–2020
    Wendy Williams
    Wendy Williams
    • Self
    • 2019
    Nelson George
    Nelson George
    • Self
    • 2019
    Tracii McGregor
    • Self
    • 2019
    Ann Powers
    • Self
    • 2019
    Sparkle
    • Self
    • 2019
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    9sugarjanjan

    Eye opener

    To everyone who didn't feel any pain from this documentary, shame on you. Empowering the predator. I am embarrassed to say I was a fan. He is most definitely a monster and karma is coming for u R. Kelly.
    VoyagerMN1986

    Sadly expose sends R.Kelly sales way up. The criminal courts are where this needed to be solved, not a Docum. that serves as an advert for Keely

    Look the problem is the COURTS, especially the jury members who refused to convict R. Kelly, because they thought he was targeted for his race.

    When it comes to this documentary I suggest people google news articles showing R, Kelly is helped by this documentary and his recording sales are up as a direct result. Billboard reports his sales are up, he is up more than 50% on Spotify in just three days.

    The fact is his audience has never been mainstream, it has ALWAYS been people who enjoy songs about denigrating women. His behavior is no different than similar genre artists who kill or shoot someone for "street cred." They are not harmed by their fans knowing their behavior -- they are helped by it That is why Vic Mensa could be arrested for committing THREE gun felonies last year. Three. And go up in the charts. Why Cardi B can say she wants gun control but thinks her kids rapper father should not be charged with gun crimes after himself committing TWO gun felonies in the last year alone.

    To people saying this is in all news and an "eye opener"...have your eyes bee that tightly clamped shut? There are scores and scores of major rap artists who are major gun criminals and serial abusers of women -- both in their music and in the lives they lead..



    Where wsa the outrage when he won three Grammys in 1997 whee he had just dispicalbe songs and his interest in very young women was already known?
    8LiveLoveLead

    Credible, firsthand accounts... if you really think R Kelly is innocent watch this...

    I hardly know how to review this documentary but that these idiots who gave 1 star are so naive (or just don't care) about domestic abuse, brainwashing, grooming children, and victimization infuriated me. This is a documentary trying to desperately reach out to inform people and get support to stop an extremely sick, abusive, sexual predator who has gotten away with his perverted and vile behavior for over 25 years because he's famous and chart-topping songs. Yes, this piece can get a bit repetitive in the 6 1-hour segments of interviews and maybe it could have been cut in half, but I found this show very informative and necessary as a voice for the survivors/victims. Similar to Harvey Weinstein, Kelly seems to continually get away with crimes even though people around him knew/know what's going on. What's worse is Kelly's victims were more often underage girls (12-17-years old). Hearing from survivors, people in the industry, friends and family of Kelly, psychiatrists, and the families of girls still caught in R Kelly's web is informative and heart-wrenching. It is so sad that people turn their back or are even complicit in helping these narcissistic, bullies just because the perpetrator is famous and people don't want to loose their friendship, risk their job or just don't want to get involved so it goes on and on and on creating more and more victims and more and more pain and brokenness. It's also shocking at how many people so easily don't want to believe that a smooth voiced, smooth talking, charismatic, handsome musician would "do such a thing" when the damning evidence and witnesses are plentiful (I mean sex tape people!!) Finally, after all these years, people in the music industry are starting to stand up for these victims and let Kelly know they won't condone this disgusting behavior and treatment of girls/women and it's because of courageous people like the ones who made and spoke out in this documentary and the #MuteRKelly movement. Why do we let people harm others? Harvey Wienstein, Bill Cosby, OJ Simpson, R Kelly...maybe this film will help us open our eyes and recognize these predators, encourage us to stand up for victims (instead of judging, ignoring, or accusing them) and also maybe we can get these predator the help they need... hurt people, hurt people.
    8jgardiner86

    A worthy follow up

    A solid follow up to last years Life time hit. New victims with new stories and evidence further cementing Kelly's guilt. You also get to see what has happened to the victims and Kelly in the past year.Enough new evidence and progression to stand alone as a solid documentary, combined with the first it is a well rounded piece that does well to explore Kelly's early life and mental state all the while delivering incriminating evidence against him. Not quite O. J made in America but a very engrossing watch
    9d_welland

    Turning a blind eye

    It's amazing to watch and try to understand the network that must have been created around this man to allow him to continue in what he has been doing and still does. The denials of the American public and manipulation. Absolutely shocking documentary

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    • Trivia
      On January 18, 2019, soon after this docuseries aired, Sony/RCA announced that they were dropping R. Kelly from the record label.
    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Monday 21st January 2019 (2019)

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Yahoo news
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning
    • Production companies
      • Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)
      • Kreativ Inc.
      • Kreativ
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