Name: Surviving R. Kelly
Released: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tarana Burke, Kathy Chaney, Candice Norcott

TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly's genre-defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Now, survivors and people from R. Kelly's inner circle are determined to share their full story.

2019 · 1h 0m

Starring Tarana Burke, Kathy Chaney, Candice Norcott

EPISODE 1

The Pied Piper of R&B

As R. Kelly rises to fame and power as an R&B icon, he forms relationships with younger singers and dancers. Rumors about his marriage to a fifteen-year-old Aaliyah do little to stop his meteoric trajectory.

44m
EPISODE 2

Hiding in Plain Sight

After his marriage to Aaliyah is annulled, R. Kelly continues to soar on top of the charts. A talented choreographer becomes the new Mrs. Kelly in a secret ceremony.

43m
EPISODE 3

Sex Tape Scandal

As journalists uncover a trail of lawsuits and confidential settlements concerning underage girls, an underground sex tapes emerges that puts R. Kelly in a compromising position.

40m
EPISODE 4

The People vs. R.Kelly

R. Kelly goes to trial in Chicago on multiple counts of child pornography for his alleged participation in a sex tape involving a minor.

45m
EPISODE 5

All the Missing Girls

Parents of girls in R. Kelly's camp accuse him of keeping them psychologically and sexually imprisoned. One mother fights to get her daughter back - and wins.

45m
EPISODE 6

Black Girls Matter.

As other major public figures fall from grace, women's groups come forward to take aim against the sexually brazen superstar. Is R. Kelly's time finally up?

47m