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Filmmaker dream hampton on making Lifetime's ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
When ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ showrunner dream hampton was conducting interviews with women who had been in the thrall of the infamous singer-songwriter, she had to choose her words.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenAt first, activist filmmaker dream hampton had her doubts about making ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ for the often soapy Lifetime channel, but she was convinced by a promise that she could keep the focus on women who came forward with horrific tales of abuse at the hands of the R&B star. She tells us about interviewing those alleged victims with lawyers watching her every move, and about the risks and rewards of making the docuseries--which has broken ratings records for Lifetime and had swift career repercussions for Kelly.
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Chicago Sun-Times journalists Jim DeRogatis and Abdon Pallasch first wrote about R. Kelly’s alleged sexual pursuit of underage girls in December 2000. Yet for years, there were no significant repercussions.
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