*Tom Joyner has had enough. He won’t be playing anymore R. Kelly music on his radio show anytime soon. It all started when #MeToo founder, Tarana Burke appeared on Jacque Reid‘s Inside Her Story segment on the Tom Joyner Morning Show earlier this week.
Because of Kelly’s most recent accusations of giving a woman an STD and training others to be sex pets, Burke appeared on the show as part of her continued her fight against sexual violence and those that prey on young black and brown women, including the two-decade-old allegations against the singer.
Burke went on to explain by supporting Kelly’s music, consumers are keeping him “wealthy.” Then things got kinda interesting. At that point, she called out the TJMS for their “support” over the years of the 51-year-old singer (they, like many stations, still play his music, even having him on the 2015 Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Cruise).
“We need the Tom Joyner Morning Show to support R. Kelly.” Without hesitation, Joyner, 68, responded “Okay, you got it. I’ll do that right now. I won’t play anymore R. Kelly music.”
Some would consider this to be a bold move from the veteran radio host, who announced his retirement last year, and perhaps the first of his stature to do so publicly. Let’s see if others follow.
Here’s something to keep in mind, however. R. Kelly has not been criminally charged with any crimes, although his publicist, attorney, and assistant have all recently quit.
Here’s the interview:
And for what it’s worth, last week Bruno Mars paid tribute to Kelly, performing Ignition during a stop on the 24 Karat Gold World Tour. Needless to say, Kelly loved the love and said so:
I see you @BrunoMars ! ? #Ignition #24karatgoldtour #brunomars #rkelly #remixtoignition pic.twitter.com/Tl6mCChVTB
— R. Kelly (@rkelly) April 19, 2018
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