Few documentaries have had as tangible an impact in changing the narrative around accusations of sexual assault as “Surviving R. Kelly.”
The Lifetime docu-series from journalist and executive producer dream hampton, nominated for an Emmy on Tuesday for informational series or special, made a comprehensive and emotionally searing case against the R&B singer’s alleged predations, with accusations going back decades and continuing into the present.could put Kelly in prison for the rest of his life. We talked to hampton, 47, about the Emmy nomination and the rapidly developing case against Kelly.
A few things happened in 2008. You had a judge not being fair. The prosecutors went really hard, but there was a combination of things. One, he had very savvy attorneys who delayed the trial for six years, so a 14-year-old would appear to be 20 . There’s a narrative that [Kelly’s] not literate and was abused, that he’s almost a child frozen in a moment.
People are feeling lots of ways. They’re dealing with life and work, and all of them were so brave to talk to me. It wasn’t a sure thing that there was going to be this outcome. They were dragged and belittled on social media, they were stalked, and accounts from his supporters were dedicated to trolling us. We’ve experienced a range of things.
There’s great value if you have access to this medium, in letting people see this story rather than read it. I bemoan that fact, but that’s where we’re at. Putting these women in front of people who had been denying their reality, who had read that he was found not guilty, even when they knew he wasn’t innocent, went a long way.
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