Taraji P. Henson added her name to a growing list of celebrities who have been harshly criticized for offering a controversial stance on R. Kelly since the premiere of Lifetime’s damning documentary, ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ (which features testimonies from victims who allege sexual and emotional abuse at the R&B singer’s hands).
When the ‘Empire’ actress took to social media (in a now deleted post) to compare the high number of hashtags containing #MuteRKelly versus the “seemingly low” number of posts containing #MuteWeinstein or #MuteHarveyWeinstein, it was believed she was implying the disparity was due to Kelly receiving unfair treatment.
The result? A backlash ensued that prompted her to follow-up with a clarification of sorts. See what we mean:
After Henson caught wind tweets like those the below (including words from ‘Surviving R. Kelly’s producer, Dream Hampton):
She took to Twitter to say:
Look below for the video that caused all the hoopla: