X has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has denied them in various interviews as well as on social media. In addition, he faces 15 charges harassing and tampering with a witness or victim. Those charges include aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and witness-tampering. He has also been fighting domestic violence charges since October 2016. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to six years probation in March 2017. He spent about six months in jail in 2016-17 stemming from a November 2015 incident that resulted in charges of armed home invasion robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm.
XXXTentacion has been involved in numerous legal issues throughout his career. Kelly falls into none of these categories, and it is unfortunateĪnd shortsighted that Spotify fails to recognize this. Violence and artists who sing lyrics that are violent and anti-women Meanwhile, though, Spotify promotes numerous other artists who areĬonvicted felons, others who have been arrested on charges of domestic Picking sides in a fame-seeking dispute over matters that have nothing It is acting based on falseĪnd unproven allegations. Spotify has the right to promote whatever music it chooses, and in He never has been convicted of a crime, nor does he have any pending Ongoing smear campaign against him, waged by enemies seeking a payoff. He is innocent of the false and hurtful accusations in the Kelly for 30 years has sung songs about his love and passion for Kelly never has been accused of hate, and the lyrics he writes express Spotify is adopting a new “Hate Content & Hateful Conduct” policy. Kelly’s songsĪccessible to millions of people, although it will stop listing his We appreciate Spotify for continuing to make R. Kelly, levying allegations of sexual abuse in reports from BuzzFeed News and The Washington Post. On May 4, eight woman (four of whom had not previously gone public) spoke out about R.
In April 2018, a 20-year-old Dallas woman turned in evidence to police, claiming she was emotionally manipulated and knowingly given a sexually transmitted disease by Kelly. Kelly continues to face allegations of sexual abuse following a July 2017 investigative report that detailed an alleged “ cult.” Another woman discussed Kelly’s alleged history of underage sex and abuse in an August 2017 report. Kelly was charged with making child pornography in 2008 he was acquitted on all charges. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful (for example, violence against children and sexual violence), it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator.” In a section that responds to the question “What about hateful conduct by an artist?,” the policy states: “We don’t censor content because of an artist’s or creator’s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions-what we choose to program-to reflect our values.