Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Erykah Badu Gets Booed By Audience For Defending R. Kelly At Concert In Chicago

by Regan
January 20, 2019
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

It might be time for Erykah Badu to ‘call Tyrone,’ after leaving concertgoers up in arms over her comments about R. Kelly. 

Badu was performing at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago where she criticized the current public condemnation of singer R. Kelly, following the Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which details multiple allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against him. 

Earlier this month, Dream Hampton, the documentary’s producer revealed that Badu was one of the many artists who declined to appear in the docuseries. 

While many artists and former collaborators of Kelly’s have since come forward to publicly denounce him and the allegations against him, Badu has continued to show thinly veiled support.

It was clear that Ms. Badu wanted the audience to keep their opinions to themselves. According to concertgoers, Badu told the audience: 

“What if one of the people who was assaulted by R. Kelly becomes an offender? We gonna crucify them too?” 

Despite having faced numerous accusations of sexual abuse and misconduct over the past two decades, Kelly has never been convicted and outright denies any wrongdoing. 

But since the airing of the documentary, the public outcry for some measure of justice for Kelly’s accusers has led to fallout for the disgraced singer.  His record company SONY/RCA has dropped him, and many touring opportunities have been canceled, as well as multiple law enforcement agencies looking into past and present allegations. 

Erykah’s commentary was met with boos from the audience, although some who attended the show took to Twitter in an attempt to clarify, saying the boos may have been for the mentioning of R. Kelly and not Erykah Badu directly. 

At any rate, this isn’t the first time that Erykah has shared a very unpopular opinion with her audience or followers, but given the current climate, time will tell if she gets told to pack her bags.

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: Erykah Badu

Related Posts

NPR and Colorado Public Radio Stations Sue Trump For Pulling the Plug on Public Media Funding
News

NPR and Colorado Public Radio Stations Sue Trump For Pulling the Plug on Public Media Funding

May 27, 2025

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are taking the Trump administration to federal court over an executive order that...

ACLU Files New Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Mass Visa Revocations Targeting International Students
News

U.S. Hits Pause on Student Visas—Social Media Posts Could Block Your Entry

May 27, 2025

International students hoping to study in the U.S. just got hit with a major roadblock. The U.S. State Department has...

Trump Accuses Walmart of Greed After Retail Giant Hikes Prices Over Tariffs
News

When You Can’t Get In, Just Shut It Down: Trump vs Harvard

May 27, 2025

Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Harvard University in a way we’ve never seen before. According to officials,...

diddy capricorn clark
News

Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Claims She Was Kidnapped and Threatened With Death Over Jewelry Dispute

May 27, 2025

Capricorn Clark, a former music assistant-turned-brand strategist, is stepping into the spotlight in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial, and her...

Next Post

Ballerific Fashion: Celebrities Are Loving Fashion Nova Men

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d