Erykah Badu Denies Figuring out R. Kelly Personally, Calls for Apology


Badu clashes with “Surviving R. Kelly” producer dream hampton in a heated Twitter debacle.

Since clarifying her stance on the now-infamous “R. Kelly prayer,” Erykah Badu has been embroiled in a heated Twitter spat with dream hampton, the director Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries. Earlier within the month, when hampton was within the midst  a press run, he named Erykah Badu as one the notable public figures refusing to take part within the undertaking.

Within the wake  her frosty reception by the hands a Chicago crowd (visibly displeased along with her “R. Kelly prayer”), Badu has lastly taken to addressing hampton’s allegations non-compliance. The truth is, it was the director himself, taking the battle to her doorstep.

hampton demanded Badu reply two questions, quick forcing an apology, she did not appear in any respect, prepared to supply. “1) a quote attributed to her, “Nobody has achieved extra for Black individuals than R. Kelly” & 2) what she was considering when she known as him her “brother” at Soul Practice Awards,” hampton listed an order they noticed match. In flip, Badu demanded an apology from hampton, for committing libel and for utilizing her title with no ordinance.

In all, Erykah Badu denied ever being contacted to take part within the docu-series, and most suprisingly, not realizing R. Kelly in any respect, on a private degree, regardless of calling him “brother” throughout the aforementioned live performance spiel. When dream hampton tried to persuade Badu her error in judgment, the dialog devolved into an deadlock, with the director altogether refusing to supply textual proof that producer T. Farris’ had made an overture to the singer.