New Book Lays Out 20 Years Of Reporting On R. Kelly Allegations

New Book Lays Out 20 Years Of Reporting On R. Kelly Allegations

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For 20 years, music journalist Jim DeRogatis has been talking to dozens of young women who said they’ve been mentally and sexually abused by R&B star R. Kelly. Just this week, Kelly was in court pleading not guilty to 11 new charges. DeRogatis’ new book “Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly” outlines-sometimes in painful detail-the stories these young women were brave enough to tell, and the open secret of Kelly’s predilections for young girls.Â