The ladies shared their stories with the audience.
McGee, who published a book about her life with Kelly titled No Longer Trapped In The Closet: The Asante McGee Story, added, “I once was the die-hard fan of R. Kelly — if you said anything negative about him I would beat you up. I dated him for a little over two years — it was two weeks after I moved in with him before I met Robert: R. Kelly is the [performer], Robert is the devil. After I left, I knew I had to do something, so I contacted the parents of the girls who are in the house with him. I will continue this journey — I will not be silenced. My goal is to get one girl home one day at a time.”
Jones shared her story last. “Coming from a background in radio, I was always the voice of my community and I never thought that one day my voice would be silenced and fear would be instilled in me by my abuser. Because I was not underage, I was not [taken as seriously]. But standing for my truth was very important and it’s important that people know that abuse has no limit — you’re not exempt, it could happen to anyone. I want to thank Lifetime for giving us the platform to tell our stories. It’s been very empowering and liberating for us to know that we’re being heard.”
R. Kelly survivor Kitti Jones: “There isn’t an age or a gender or a race, abuse has no limit…It can happen to anyone” #PowerOfWomenNY presented by @lifetimetv pic.twitter.com/EZMRQamKyd
— Variety (@Variety) April 5, 2019
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