Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries (January 2019) detailed decades of sexual abuse allegations against singer R. Kelly. 50+ accusers, some underage. Despite 2008 child pornography acquittal, evidence mounted: sex cult allegations (2017), Aaliyah illegal marriage when she was 15 (1994), pee tape rumors. #MuteRKelly campaign gained traction. Arrested July 2019. Convicted September 2021 (racketeering, sex trafficking): 30 years prison. Chicago trial 2022: guilty on child pornography charges. Music removed from streaming playlists. Became symbol of how Black male artists’ abuse was ignored for decades while victims (mostly Black women) dismissed.