TV series
Surviving R. Kelly
Overview
Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, to date, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, survivors and people from R. Kelly’s inner circle, are coming forward with new allegations about his sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They are now finally ready to share their full story and shed light on the secret life the public has never seen.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-01-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 15 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Network
- Lifetime
- Production
- Kreativ Inc.
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- R. Kelly as Self (archive footage)
- Bruce kelly as Self - Older brother of R Kelly
- Carey Kelly as Self - Younger brother of R. Kelly
- Jim DeRogatis as Self - Professor/Author
- John Legend as Self
- Sparkle as Self
- Andrea Kelly as Self
- Wendy Williams as Self
- W. Kamau Bell as Self - Comedian & TV Host
Creators and crew
- dream hampton - Executive Producer
- Tamara Simmons - Executive Producer
- Brie Miranda Bryant - Executive Producer
- Jesse Daniels - Executive Producer
- Joel Karlsberg - Executive Producer
- Astral Finnie - Director
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