Coming forward now to distance themselves from the alleged abuser and advocate for his victims may seem too little, too late. How do we understand and accept these apologies from celebrities who supported Kelly when they arrive so long after the damage was done? ... What I am hearing about the allegations against R. Kelly is absolutely horrifying and indefensible. During his interview with Jamilah Lemieux, he said he felt “programmed to be hypersensitive to black male oppression ... but black women are exponentially more oppressed. People are well within their rights to maintain a position of “too little too late” when it comes to celebrities beginning to denounce R. Kelly.

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2019 13:52 UTC