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CBS interview: Uses Jussie's crybaby defense


R Kelly breaks silence over sex abuse accusations: 'This is not me'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47457866

The star also denied accusations, raised in the recent documentary Surviving R Kelly, that he held women against their will, confiscating their phones, restricting their food, and denying them access to their families.

Becoming emotional, he asked King: "How stupid would it be for R Kelly, with all I've been through to hold somebody? How stupid would I be to do that?"

"Use your common sense," he continued, raising his voice and turning to address the camera.

"Forget the blogs, forget how you feel about me. Hate me if you want to; love me if you want. But just use your common sense."

"How stupid would it be for me with my crazy past and what I've been through [to say], 'Oh right now, I just think I need to be a monster and hold girls against their will and chain them up in my basement?"

"Quit playing, quit playing," he said, becoming tearful. "This is not me."

At this point, Kelly stood up, pounding his fist and beating his chest as he declared: "Are you all trying to kill me?"

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R. Kelly's CBS This Morning Gayle King interview meltdown seemed to be aimed at male viewers
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/r-kellys-cbs-interview-using-brett-kavanaugh-tactics/584257/

When he mentioned the word "guys," the R&B singer was no longer addressing the person in front of him in the CBS This Morning interview that aired this morning, says Spencer Kornhaber. "Though sitting for an interview, Kelly appeared to be mostly interested in using CBS’s platform to directly reach the public, or at least some portion of it," says Kornhaber. "He turned from King and spoke into the camera numerous times, even asking during a makeup break whether they were still filming and then whimpering, 'This is not true.' He peppered his remarks with guys and man, slangy tics that also ask for solidarity from male viewers."

ALSO:

The R. Kelly interview was disgusting -- but we couldn't look away
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/06/r-kellys-cbs-morning-interview-gayle-king-absolutely-disgusting/3077968002/
King feared she'd get "clobbered" but "never felt in danger"
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gayle-king-feared-shed-get-clobbered-in-r-kelly-interview-but-never-felt-in-danger/
Oprah Winfrey praises King for her calm and steady focus
https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/1103298048975884288

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujeDVpz75iY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gi8SPK37V4

Haha! They should have Jussie Smollet and R Kelly for nominated Oscar rewards or whatnot. That case that went on trial in the past he reiterated as "I beat that case", is a far cry from saying "I was innocent"

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