September 15, 2008
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Grammy Award winning R&B singer R.Kelly is set to speak out for the first time since being acquitted of 14 counts of child pornography this summer via an exclusive interview with BET.

Titled "R.Kelly Speaks," BET's Toure' sits down with the multi-platinum recording artist for his first and possibly last interview to discuss his long legal battle leading up to the not-guilty verdict.

The verdict came six years after the R&B superstar was first charged with videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl who prosecutors believe may have been as young as 13 at the time.

Slated to air Tuesday, September 16th at 10pm ET, Kelly will answer the hard-hitting questions surrounding his recent case, career, critics and more, hoping to close this major chapter in his life-once and for all.

The "Hairbraider" singer will also speak openly about his feelings during and after the trial, the fans he lost along the way, his brother who openly expressed concern about the superstar's sexual age preference and more.

Kelly's exclusive interview follows a series of BET helmed specials including Hip Hop star T.I.'s first interview after being convicted of possession charges.

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bboy87 said:

I HATE R.KELLY F*CK U BET

I admit, I love much of R. Kelly's music ( the old love jams, not the wanna be thug music), but I will always think of what I saw on that tape. I am still puzzled by the fact that after the imfamous Michael Jackson interview, the brought him to trial quickly, had his cell picked out, and was ready to throw him under the jail, whereas the R. Kelly tape was on the streets almost 2 years before Michaels issues, yet the trial was delayed for many years only to be aquited of all charges. After watching him piss on an obviously underage girl, I would never support anything he does.
[Edited 9/16/08 12:16pm]

bboy87 said:

To BOTH!

bboy87 said:

wtf?

bboy87 said:

Flowers2 said:

Thank you Flowers2 for saying that.

bboy87 said:

how come BET cannot display a positive image, they are always giving these hour llong deals and shows to anyone who was just found not guilty for a major crime (OJ Rkelly) or just got released from jail (Dmx,LilKim,Foxy). Why are positive words of Dr. West, Tavis, Roland Martin, eric dyson always found elesewhere?

lastdecember said:

Because its owned by people who doesn't give 2 shits about black people as long as they buy(or tune, in this case) to their product.

They don't view us as people with substance, they view us as a "marketing territory".

Harlepolis said:

Basically!

lastdecember said:

Eric Dyson? HELL NAW!

Harlepolis said:

Couldn't have said it better.

Harlepolis said:

F*** ViaCON for that foolish.

TonyVanDam said:

No, fuck Robert Johnson's bitch ass for selling it.

I still CURSE him to this day for doing so.

Mark ass Uncle Tom!

Harlepolis said:

Pretty much. Boondocks season two seems to have hit the nail on that one.

R. Kelly: "I Don't Like Anyone Illegal"
9/18/08
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In his first interview since being acquitted of child pornography charges, R. Kelly dismissed allegations that he ever preyed on young girls, telling BET News: "I don't like anyone illegal."

Kelly also said he was relieved when the trial was over, and that his upcoming album would feature less of the sexually charged material that has come to define his multiplatinum career.

"I'm really trying to make this album ... a little bit different," he said in an interview that aired on the network on Tuesday. "Take a little bit of the edge off, you know? And you know, clean up a few lyrics if I can, you know?"

Kelly, 40, was acquitted in Chicago in June of multiple child pornography charges. The verdict ended a six-year saga that began when a videotape surfaced of a man looking like Kelly having sex with a girl believed to be as young as 13. Kelly denied he was the man in the videotape, and the girl in the video never testified.

Kelly spoke to BET's Toure for about a half-hour last week. Though the interview did not specifically address the child pornography charges, Kelly was asked about the perception that he is attracted to young girls (Kelly was married to the late singer Aaliyah when she was 15, but the marriage was quickly annulled).

When asked if he liked teenage girls, Kelly replied: "When you say teenage, how -- how old are we talkin' ... 19?"

"I have some 19-year-old friends," he added. "But I don't like anybody illegal, if that's what we're talking about, underage."

Kelly said he was worried that he might be convicted. "But at the same time I was very prayerful," he said. "Verdict day ... I couldn't describe it and I wouldn't wish it on -- if I had a worst enemy, which I don't."

When the innocent verdicts were announced, Kelly said he felt relieved that he would be able to see his three children -- two daughters and a son -- once again.

"I couldn't wait to get home to hug them and hold them," he said.

Despite the charges Kelly faced, he still managed to maintain one of the most successful careers of any artist, notching several platinum albums and hits during that period. His new album, "12 Play 4th Quarter," is scheduled for the fall.

Funkmaster Flex reacts
http://www.rappersiknow.c...kelly-bet/

bboy87 said:

Funkmaster Flex has my respect with that one. He was dead on point.

purplecam said:

oh hell yeah he was so right especially in the end.. about R.Kelly told America he's gonna continue to do it.. and it's ridiculous he even got a spot on television to express it..

Harlepolis said:

´true same with the latino people..

myloveis4ever said:

And Arabs

You guys are bunch of statistics to them.

Harlepolis said:

TRUE. DAMN

i thought this thread would have had more replies

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

For Real.