Not according to the leftists in this country... Nope, it has been and will always be somebody else's fault for the decisions that they make on their own... There will always be a reason there will always be an excuse.... And there will always be corrupt people in the media giving credibility to people like this
I appreciate your refusal to use double-speak in your content. Calling something “grape” or “unalive” is sanitizing the horror of the real thing that happened.
I’ll never forget when R. Kelly confronted Dave Chappelle at an airport about his “Piss on You” parody video. R. Kelly yelled at him “How could you make a video about peeing on girls!?” Dave responded “Man, how can YOU make a video about peeing on girls?”
Thank you thank you for being so gentle about this case. This one hits home for me: I was born and raised in South Chicago--not Hyde Park where he's from, but closer to Roseland/West Pullman. EVERYONE knew. The hood knew and MANY of us (mainly women) complained and called the schools he had his men hunting at and no one did anything because they often picked the girls up as soon as their feet stepped off of school property. So the school would shake their heads and say "not on our property." Then he threw money at these families--poor people having never even left Illinois in their lives were now getting 1st class plane tickets and luxury hotels to places like Hawaii. Just to sell their daughters. Horrible. He would hang out in parks and malls, just on the prowl, looking for souls to steal. He outed himselves in interviews ("how old is 15?"), then throw money around. We felt like NO ONE cared about our little girls becasue they were poor and Black. And he taunted us after he was found not guilty...after the case was thrown out. Letting us know: Yeah, I'm evil and I got away with it. I also remember a small group of my coworkers gushing about seeing "the video." One woman remarked that she "was looking for him" after she saw...what he did to that poor girl. The men saying that she was old enough to know better...calling her fast and saying she had textbook daddy issues. Just trash behavior. I really wanted him to get life in prison. And at the same time, I want him to live forever.
I still can't believe there were people who wanted to watch the video voluntarily. I hope he goes to prison for the rest of his life, the dirty scumbag.
The interview with the predator is very interesting. It’s rare that you hear someone like that speak so candidly and apparently honestly about their thought process. Obviously he’s awful, but his insight is fascinating.
He didn't say anything new though. This is a well-known playbook. At least I've known it. They look for fatherless homes, single moms, who are overwhelmed, financially unstable, lonely, isolated kids, possibly bullied or ostracized. They groom the children and the parent(s). They use their authority - religious figure, coach, teacher, "pillar of the community" to gain trust, stock up on "fun" stuff at home - snacks, toys, videogames (even porn for teen boys), drugs, beer, booze, depending on age group and sex they are grooming. They praise, compliment, help, make the child/family make them feel helped, special. All of that as a child or a parent would make me suspicious asf. I do not trust people. I'm not your friend. Takes me a long time of observation to even socialize or chat with you, but their way more trusting people than me out there. Our mom warned us constantly about predators when we were kids. Parents really need to know these things and constantly warm there children and never allow them alone with adults, even family members.
To me this clip (I’ve seen before on grooming ) is A gem 💎 for forensic science even if his motivation for describing grooming was nefarious and as a victim of such practices it’s healing to me to realize I’m not crazy . People like this really do exist !!!
Some other channels are using real narrators but blatantly reading from articles or other places and not citing any sources, either. True Crime got big enough for all the grifters to make money while pretending they care about anyone (they don't)
I'm waiting for dreading to make a documentary on Susan Smith next month. Her parole is next month. I hope Susan doesn't get out of prison for the sake of her late sons.
I don’t live under a rock so I knew what R. Kelly had been accused of and what he’s been convicted of but this is giving so much more detail and insight to the story. Dreading could 100% be making Netflix documentaries. Heading over to Patreon now to see if part 2 is up! Thanks for your hard work, I’m sorry that your internet coverage is so bad. I’ll light a candle that you all get fiber soon ;)
So happy to see yall going after R.Kelly and soon P. Diddy. It’s so important to expose predators who take advantage of members of their OWN community only to turn around and use that same identity they share with their community to shield themselves from criticisms of their own predation! Thank you 🙏🏽 so much Edit:IDENTITY SHIELDING, to elaborate; is when the accused claims the alleged crimes they’ve done are only being brought up now because of the accused being apart of one or more underprivileged groups which would be ironic and especially here as the victims are also apart of these one or more underprivileged groups (not to say members of a shared identity group cannot internalize and perpetuate violence amongst each other ,hence; the necessity of the term “Identity shielding”) as claiming as much mainly serves for the accused to be protected by their community blinding them from identifying how themselves and actual predators are contributing to the cycle of predation amongst underprivileged people.
Well stated. There had to be so many people that knew the things this Pos was doing. And they mostly appear to have done NOTHING. Shame on all of them.
I don’t know if I’m misremembering something but I do remember reading an archive of a magazine remembering Aaliyah after her death where puffy (p. Diddy) expressed how it was such a shame her image was tainted by R.Kelly and how terribly she was treated/ blackballed by industry because of it…only for he himself to also be a predator after helping her secure producers & features on her projects after Kelly🤨. Unfortunately she was surrounded by wolves! Edit: Diddy phrased it vaguely as a way to neither confirm nor deny while still going on to work with Kelly on his single with bigge into the late 90’s.
This guy is not a good person. It’s shocking that it took so long for him to finally be stopped. Murica can be a very filthy place. I hope that all the people he and his machine abused, are finding peace in their lives. ❤ RIP to all the ones no longer with us. ❤ So happy I had a normal childhood with normal parents. Thank you for your work.
Back then, whether we like it or not, marrying a teenager was fairly normal, especially in the South. It is politically incorrect now. Not supporting, just observation.
Kelly doing interviews was like watching a 13-year-old kid doing his best impression of an adult doing an interview. He claims he'd been wanting to tell his side of the story and had to fight his lawyers to be able to do that interview, but whenever asked a tough question he couldn't answer because of his lawyers or, he signed legal papers.
Finally a TH-camr who doesn't care about the algorithm but wants to tell the story properly by not reducing what the victims went through!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ Thankyou
Knowing his backstory makes it so much worse. The cycle of abuse is brutal, and this is a great example of why it's so important to make sure everyone has access to mental health resources. Way too many stories of people who abuse kids begin with them being abused as a kid. If you have children, please learn how to recognize the signs that someone's harming your child, and put them in therapy as soon as you notice them so they don't do those same heinous things.
Make sure you guys take a well-deserved break if you need it after this week. Don’t burn yourself out, these videos are very appreciated but your mental health matters too
I was abused by a cousin who wasn't related to me as a child. I knew it was wrong. I never did it to anyone else. Everyone knows the difference between right and wrong. It's written on our hearts.
12:51 i was groomed for six years by an older man and it's so terrifying seeing someone recall the exact beats of what happened, and in the context of what they were planning in the long run.
Thank you for covering this. Although he had a terrible childhood only a percentage can be contributed to how his outcome turned out. He chose to VOLUNTARILY make horrendous and poor decisions.
This is what we mean when we say "believe women". It's not an empty slogan, it's the right thing to do. If you tell someone you got stolen from, everyone believes you. If you say you saw a murder, it'll be investigated. But the moment a woman says she's been raped, people will deny, discredit and ultimately bend reality to make the victim feel guilty.
@12:20 You said "Jack Ryan" here and as a movie fan I had to look this up. This creep is actually named Jack Reynolds. Don't lump our beloved CIA Analyst into this! lol
As a victim, your coverage of these types of crimes is incredibly validating. Something people assume weget these days, but, is still lacking. Here we are, all these years later, and the truth has still been hidden. Not for lack of people speaking up, but for people who want to preserve the status quo. Your channel is my favorite, and I know i can't be the only one.
I saw the first video in his trial personally, as a child myself, in my schools library because a high schooler knew how to bypass the firewalls. its burned into my memory, and my heart breaks EACH time he denied it knowing his victim was the niece of another singer he worked with. i pray each of his victims are healing, and his accomplices receive their due. sadly and ultimately, no one can protect children. they do not belong here.
@@Vi_Vi_1 I never liked R.Kelly. When he first hit the national scene in '92, I remember him as a Blatant Aaron Hall knockoff. Regarding the Horrible things and Chester M*lesting, I was hearing rumors throughout HS in 1998-2000, that he cruised Chicago Malls and McDonalds for young teen girls. In 1999, my classmates were telling me this all the time. "Let's Go to the Mall Baby. I'll pick you up on your way out". The SIGNS were there people.
"My mind's telling me no, but my body's telling me yes..." Bump n Grind just hits different these days. Hits like a ton of piss covered bricks to the predators (insert R. Kelly here) face.
This channel is truly excellent. It's a great example of how TH-cam can be used for higher quality coverage of issues than is seen in the corporate establishment media.
I was having a shit week, but all these new uploads, are making it so much more bearable. Thank you! Crossing my fingers for your take on the Sarah Boone trial!
Thank you for not censoring the video. And thank you for bringing such cases to light, and doing victims some justice. Thank you for Halloweek. Thank you for being here for us
Thank you for covering this. It’s seriously time predators aren’t able to hide behind celebrity anymore. I know this only touches the surface, but it’s a start.
yay! thanks for the upload. suggestion: jodi arias! hearing you react to her interrogation and her on the stand would be so interesting. but i feel like it would need to be a long one, possibly even a series. but, that’s your vision. thanks for the great content!
2:37 there was an entire book written in response to Bill Cosby’s controversial pound cake speech, that was way more controversial than him calling out other comedians for swearing.
still the best channel for this type of stuff. you guys do so much good work to add valuable context to the story without becoming apologists. thank you for not censoring yourselves for the sake of an algorithm. its very respectful to the real victims. thank you for all your hard work!
Three R.Kelly stories from living in Chicago, I have a few more but these are the most interesting. (1) My aunt started rapping at 15 and performed at clubs around the Southside. At one show, R.Kelly was there. When she got off stage he invited her to the back and immediately asked her to the back. When she got back there he asked her to party with him, she said she was 15 but he was unbothered. (2) Now to the more crazy story. During college my girlfriend and our friends (all women) heard about a big party. They went out to a mansion in the burbs. In front of it were women, dressed to the nines, and busses with blacked out windows. The women were asked to line up and a man walked by and said "you, you, not you, not you, you", etc. They all were chosen and got onto the bus. It drove in circles for about an hour until it got to an even larger mansion, where they were asked to give their phones, but one of them hid their's. When they entered there was a club on the first floor. Onto the stage comes R. Kelly and women just start rushing him, he is wearing a crown and cape. Sufficiently put off, they snuck around the house where he had paintings of himself on the walls. The only pictures they pulled off were from sneaking outside. (3) I have a close friend that I have known since elementary school who has become an actor. He was the star of a show that lasted one season on BET and has had small roles in big TV shows and big roles in small movies. Shortly before the doc on R. Kelly started production, he met R. Kelly's manager. They hit it off and he was invited to one of R. Kelly's homes. My friend is one of the most engaging and charismatic people alive, so he and R. Kelly hit it off. He was invited back and this time he was asked to bring a camera (he also writes and makes short films). R. Kelly decided to sit at the piano and sing to him, as his elderly aunt sat beside him. Between songs he told the story of his sexual abuse and vociferously defended himself from the then piling accusations. My friend has never done anything with the footage.
Very hard to watch the predator be interviewed and being very honest about how he sought out certain children. Important information, but especially if u ever dealt with it in your youth…. Really puts certain things into perspective, feel sick to my stomach.
I'm a simple man. I'm happy to see Dreading return to the type of high profile cases that put this channel on the map. Looking forward to that Diddy video. Also, I'm hoping that Dreading is working on a video on Danny Masterson.
I read an interesting blog recently from a musician/DJ in L.A. She states that we love the 'bad boys' of rock'n'roll and 'tolerate' their vile behaviour bc they're rock stars and we love the music. All the old dinosaurs. She asserts, rightfully, that we need to separate the music from the person and include them in "MeToo". IMO, music can be become ugly when you hear of exploits.
On a side note, before all this stuff blew up, I genuinely thought the Pied Piper thing was because of the flutes he was using in the music, and I’m pretty sure a lot of other people thought the same thing, too. He had only started using that nickname after he had a string of hits prominently utilizing the flute (which was not a typical thing). Obviously, not trying to stick up for Kelly. I’m just stating my opinion on this one specific point, with a perspective of someone who was around during this time and was a fan of his music.
I actually have color synesthesia. I didn't even know I was different until about 10 years ago. I thought everyone had a weird color projection for days, numbers, and especially music. Each different note and different instruments have their own unique color, so memorizing things, especially music for me, is super easy. I remember asking my mom what color a specific day was for her, and she was like, ??huh??? So, then, I thought I was the only one who had a weird brain, lol. But, yeah, certain music is more intense than a psych trip, for me. It's bizarre. Thank you for best week of new content, Dreading Bros ❤❤❤
@@cdes1776 I've been obsessed with finding others who have the same thing ever since I learned about it, lol. The really interesting people are the sound or taste people. So, for me, the word Monday is true red with deep burgundy on the edges, and Tuesday is kelly green. But for a sound person, they'll hear maybe a kazoo whistle when they think of Monday, and a low piano note for Tuesday. For a taste person, Monday could be chocolate, and Tuesday could be mangos. I believe the most common explanation is that it's caused by a miswiring of the brain. I also have diagnosed ADHD, another type of brain miswiring, so I guess it makes sense in a way, lol. If I remember correctly, I believe I have "grapheme-color synesthesia," if you want to research further ❤😊
@@emo_penguin420that is very interesting, thanks for explaining. My friend associates different numbers with colours but that is all, it’s not with letters etc. When he told me I was so fascinated and asked a million questions about it.
I’ve been subbed since the beginning and your coverage of these cases has consistently been some of the best and most in depth that I’ve seen while maintaining the respect necessary to talk about them.
Thanks for bringing a great point about the tape that I have not seen brought up by most folks - why would Bradley have to view the tape himself? So many adults were willing and excited even to view a tape that they believed to depict a grown man with a child. Disgusting
So much respect for not censoring every other word in this video! I definitely think that TH-cam has gone too far in regards to censorship and algorithm rules, and agree with you that it cheapens the subject matter.
I have the deepest respect for you using the actual words that people went through. I hate when people's horrible experiences are used for entertainment but sanitized for profit. Thank you for being an advocate for these victims.
This episode is so important for younger people especially. Power itself does not corrupt, it reveals. The corrupt almost always have delusional believers on their side. Predators look fo vulnerable people to exploit.
Not an excuse for his adult behavior, but when a child is sexually abused it changes their brain chemistry. As a child he was constantly exposed to perversion of all kinds by adults. He never learned self-control and continued reliving his messed-up childhood into adulthood, including the tantrums. Very sad all the way around.
Knowledge is power. Explaining that child abuse results in potentially becoming a perpetrator is not excusing the perpetrator but rather educating someone about the outcome of childhood abuse. NO ONE IS EXCUSING THE ABUSER.
Everytime Robert opens his mouth he proves how slow he truly is !! The interview that he does with Toure and is asked “Do you like teenage girls”?!? Robert asks “When you say teenage how old are we talking about”?!? Toure said “Girls who are teenagers”! Robert says “Well I have friends who are girls and are 19”!!! Brooooo that interview alone showed how dumb he was and guilty BUT yet he doesn’t get arrested until 2019 !!!
I want to join others in thanking you for putting so much effort, research, and care into your videos. So many are content to throw AI slop over someone else’s footage and call it a day. But you guys clearly care about what you’re doing and take the necessary time and effort to do it.
Internet Archive needs more recognition. Literally can read yourself into those famous rabbit holes some find themselves scrolling through absolute bullshit content. ❤ learned one
AND, a lot of times in the ⚫️community, they blame the victims and shame them. Calling them “fast” and that “they knew what they were doing” I remember they blamed Aaliyah for everything that happened to her and they still do till this day.
And that’s exactly why his victims didn’t come forward sooner !! If people blamed Aaliyah and she was famous why wouldn’t they also blame these young girls who were obviously struggling in their home lives ?!?? That’s why he got away with it for over 30 years!!! Not sure if you watched Surviving R.Kelly but there are these 2 blonde hair blue eyed white women(they’re sisters) and they worked with him for years and they said “He never tried anything with us” I started screaming at the tv saying “Because y’all aren’t his type of victims,he targets young black girls because unfortunately people are more likely to believe a white girl than a black or brown girl”! Imagine if he chose white teenage girls and did these things,he would’ve been put under the jail 30 years ago ! Disgusting !
He's not responsible for what happened to him as a child, but he is responsible for what happens as an adult.
Hear hear!
@@johnnywalker4857 💯
Say it louder for the people in the back!!
Also can we corroborate what happened to Lulu? Were there really other kids there?
Not according to the leftists in this country... Nope, it has been and will always be somebody else's fault for the decisions that they make on their own... There will always be a reason there will always be an excuse.... And there will always be corrupt people in the media giving credibility to people like this
I appreciate your refusal to use double-speak in your content. Calling something “grape” or “unalive” is sanitizing the horror of the real thing that happened.
Completely agree
I hate when people say "unalive" - sounds so dumb
They do that to avoid de-monetization
Absolutely. There's practically a sense of disrespect I feel when people talk censored like that. It seems so insincere
It's also hilariously ironic consider the ads I'VE gotten.
I’ll never forget when R. Kelly confronted Dave Chappelle at an airport about his “Piss on You” parody video. R. Kelly yelled at him “How could you make a video about peeing on girls!?” Dave responded “Man, how can YOU make a video about peeing on girls?”
What?! I need to see this interaction. Lol
@@ScaryPoppinsme too😅
im laughing that you all actually believe that happened lol
it was a skit folks lol
@ScaryPoppins You'll need an AI to make it because that obviously never happened.
Thank you thank you for being so gentle about this case. This one hits home for me: I was born and raised in South Chicago--not Hyde Park where he's from, but closer to Roseland/West Pullman. EVERYONE knew. The hood knew and MANY of us (mainly women) complained and called the schools he had his men hunting at and no one did anything because they often picked the girls up as soon as their feet stepped off of school property. So the school would shake their heads and say "not on our property." Then he threw money at these families--poor people having never even left Illinois in their lives were now getting 1st class plane tickets and luxury hotels to places like Hawaii. Just to sell their daughters. Horrible. He would hang out in parks and malls, just on the prowl, looking for souls to steal. He outed himselves in interviews ("how old is 15?"), then throw money around.
We felt like NO ONE cared about our little girls becasue they were poor and Black. And he taunted us after he was found not guilty...after the case was thrown out. Letting us know: Yeah, I'm evil and I got away with it.
I also remember a small group of my coworkers gushing about seeing "the video." One woman remarked that she "was looking for him" after she saw...what he did to that poor girl. The men saying that she was old enough to know better...calling her fast and saying she had textbook daddy issues. Just trash behavior. I really wanted him to get life in prison. And at the same time, I want him to live forever.
😢🙏🏻💔
Yup I'm also from Chicago. It was an open secret
I still can't believe there were people who wanted to watch the video voluntarily. I hope he goes to prison for the rest of his life, the dirty scumbag.
The interview with the predator is very interesting. It’s rare that you hear someone like that speak so candidly and apparently honestly about their thought process. Obviously he’s awful, but his insight is fascinating.
Yeah that interview was very eye opening and insightful into how those types of people think. What a monster
Hes a narcissist
He didn't say anything new though. This is a well-known playbook. At least I've known it. They look for fatherless homes, single moms, who are overwhelmed, financially unstable, lonely, isolated kids, possibly bullied or ostracized. They groom the children and the parent(s). They use their authority - religious figure, coach, teacher, "pillar of the community" to gain trust, stock up on "fun" stuff at home - snacks, toys, videogames (even porn for teen boys), drugs, beer, booze, depending on age group and sex they are grooming. They praise, compliment, help, make the child/family make them feel helped, special.
All of that as a child or a parent would make me suspicious asf. I do not trust people. I'm not your friend. Takes me a long time of observation to even socialize or chat with you, but their way more trusting people than me out there. Our mom warned us constantly about predators when we were kids. Parents really need to know these things and constantly warm there children and never allow them alone with adults, even family members.
Watch: pedophilia documentary by dissecting darkness. Very candid, horrific. It's the same tone as that snippet.
To me this clip (I’ve seen before on grooming ) is A gem 💎 for forensic science even if his motivation for describing grooming was nefarious and as a victim of such practices it’s healing to me to realize I’m not crazy . People like this really do exist !!!
I love how you guys actually care about the videos you make instead of most of the AI slop many channels churn out. Thanks guys
Some other channels are using real narrators but blatantly reading from articles or other places and not citing any sources, either. True Crime got big enough for all the grifters to make money while pretending they care about anyone (they don't)
Perfectly put.
Totally agree.
Those ai videos have the best subtitles, words that have nothing to do with the narration or story and explain gibberish. Oh yes, super smart ai.
@@breakit46 I always LMAO when I hear things like "So he called nine hundred and eleven."
My guy, you are destroying my productivity with these daily uploads. I love you.
😂😂😂😂
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Right! Now everytime I have a break I find myself watching these lol
Conversely, my productivity has increased! But I can listen while I work lol
these are so good to listen to while you work tho!
Thank you for covering this monster. RIP Aaliyah 💕🕊️
🙏🏻🙌🏻💔❤️🩹🕊️💐
Yes RIP Aaliyah!!
I was a huge fan of her as a child. I was so sad when she died (still a big fan). 😭 I still have my childhood poster of her. 😅
Yet you bitches are silent when Simone Biles testified against Larry Nassar fake assholes.
@@homelesshannah50Who are you talking to? It doesn’t matter WHAT skin tone someone is, WRONG IS WRONG!
Oh man you guys are spoiling us. Thanks for the power week. Getting in early as a v12’er. At v38 we’ll look back on this as the early times.
Right, feels more like Christmas than Halloween
I was thinking the same thing!!! So many videos!!!
I'm waiting for dreading to make a documentary on Susan Smith next month.
Her parole is next month. I hope Susan doesn't get out of prison for the sake of her late sons.
Weird dick measuring fam. Go find a more meaningful hobby besides being terminally online.
Wtf are you talking about
I don’t live under a rock so I knew what R. Kelly had been accused of and what he’s been convicted of but this is giving so much more detail and insight to the story. Dreading could 100% be making Netflix documentaries.
Heading over to Patreon now to see if part 2 is up!
Thanks for your hard work, I’m sorry that your internet coverage is so bad. I’ll light a candle that you all get fiber soon ;)
They would need to edit out 70% of the content and summarize the footage
Such a glazer. 😂😂😂
@@Idolikethis this has been a very annoying trend on this channel and many others lately. Its getting weird lol
@@EnigmaticAnamolyhe got 15 comments just hating on viewers like holy shit man
@@Idolikethis😂😂 I had to look that term up. 👍
Aaliyah’s family failed her … she was sold to him
Her parents should have been made to face criminal charges.
@ literally… so sickening.
Exactly!!
@@PinkyakaAyannaj HER Mother. She LET R.Kelly Groom Aaliyah.
So sad, she was incredibly talented.
So happy to see yall going after R.Kelly and soon P. Diddy. It’s so important to expose predators who take advantage of members of their OWN community only to turn around and use that same identity they share with their community to shield themselves from criticisms of their own predation! Thank you 🙏🏽 so much
Edit:IDENTITY SHIELDING, to elaborate; is when the accused claims the alleged crimes they’ve done are only being brought up now because of the accused being apart of one or more underprivileged groups which would be ironic and especially here as the victims are also apart of these one or more underprivileged groups (not to say members of a shared identity group cannot internalize and perpetuate violence amongst each other ,hence; the necessity of the term “Identity shielding”) as claiming as much mainly serves for the accused to be protected by their community blinding them from identifying how themselves and actual predators are contributing to the cycle of predation amongst underprivileged people.
Well said. 👏
I'll be glad when all gets exposed
We’re all members of the same community…just sayin’
Well stated. There had to be so many people that knew the things this Pos was doing. And they mostly appear to have done NOTHING. Shame on all of them.
You just described Trump! We're doomed.
Listening to that man discuss how he chose his victims made me sick to my stomach.
Seconded
I don’t know if I’m misremembering something but I do remember reading an archive of a magazine remembering Aaliyah after her death where puffy (p. Diddy) expressed how it was such a shame her image was tainted by R.Kelly and how terribly she was treated/ blackballed by industry because of it…only for he himself to also be a predator after helping her secure producers & features on her projects after Kelly🤨. Unfortunately she was surrounded by wolves!
Edit: Diddy phrased it vaguely as a way to neither confirm nor deny while still going on to work with Kelly on his single with bigge into the late 90’s.
Man, Aaliyah was a real one. I really liked her music. She would have gone so far.
@@blackpajamas6600Absolutely. We were robbed💔
@@spacexghost888 I have no doubt Aaliyah would be Beyonce-big if she hadn't been taken from us so soon.
@@spacexghost888 *_She_* was robbed.
Another example of Diddy hiding in plan sight.
Elvis used to send his people off to pick up young girls the same way! That’s wild
This guy is not a good person. It’s shocking that it took so long for him to finally be stopped. Murica can be a very filthy place.
I hope that all the people he and his machine abused, are finding peace in their lives. ❤ RIP to all the ones no longer with us. ❤
So happy I had a normal childhood with normal parents.
Thank you for your work.
Yup! Priscilla was one of them
Back then, whether we like it or not, marrying a teenager was fairly normal, especially in the South. It is politically incorrect now. Not supporting, just observation.
Yup the jungle room! 😢
Yup! Sick bastard!
Kelly doing interviews was like watching a 13-year-old kid doing his best impression of an adult doing an interview. He claims he'd been wanting to tell his side of the story and had to fight his lawyers to be able to do that interview, but whenever asked a tough question he couldn't answer because of his lawyers or, he signed legal papers.
Always playing the victim...Kelly is a MONSTER
Finally a TH-camr who doesn't care about the algorithm but wants to tell the story properly by not reducing what the victims went through!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ Thankyou
Knowing his backstory makes it so much worse. The cycle of abuse is brutal, and this is a great example of why it's so important to make sure everyone has access to mental health resources. Way too many stories of people who abuse kids begin with them being abused as a kid. If you have children, please learn how to recognize the signs that someone's harming your child, and put them in therapy as soon as you notice them so they don't do those same heinous things.
Make sure you guys take a well-deserved break if you need it after this week. Don’t burn yourself out, these videos are very appreciated but your mental health matters too
"I didn't see anything wrong"
Right, Dave Chappelle made those two songs out of thin air with no basis in reality at all.
Omg I can't unsee the toilet ring.😂
😂😂 yes!!! I will admit Dave’s skit was the first thing I thought about! Thank you Dreading! I feel spoiled 🥰
dave is a genius though
Who said he wasnt? @@manchesterisblue1023
@@manchesterisblue1023used to be, not anymore
I was abused by a cousin who wasn't related to me as a child. I knew it was wrong. I never did it to anyone else. Everyone knows the difference between right and wrong. It's written on our hearts.
12:51 i was groomed for six years by an older man and it's so terrifying seeing someone recall the exact beats of what happened, and in the context of what they were planning in the long run.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. And yes, it was chilling to listen to him talk about the strategies used against these poor children
I’m so sorry
Another one? And over one hour? Your vids are the ones I look forward to the most. Best true crime channel on YT by a long shot.
What a brilliant intro! "Power doesn't corrupt, it simply reveals...".
Thank you for covering this. Although he had a terrible childhood only a percentage can be contributed to how his outcome turned out. He chose to VOLUNTARILY make horrendous and poor decisions.
This is what we mean when we say "believe women". It's not an empty slogan, it's the right thing to do. If you tell someone you got stolen from, everyone believes you. If you say you saw a murder, it'll be investigated. But the moment a woman says she's been raped, people will deny, discredit and ultimately bend reality to make the victim feel guilty.
Sometimes, women lie about being raped, making it so much harder for real victims.
Watch parties for CP… god damn I hope those people were put on a list.
They were.
Epstein's list.
And the Diddy party list.
They only get put on flight logs, and payrolls.
@@KaraTheGirliethe official diddy freak-off hall of fame
Me, too.
Everyone knew about R Kelly and yet did nothing for many many years. Gross negligence.
@12:20 You said "Jack Ryan" here and as a movie fan I had to look this up. This creep is actually named Jack Reynolds.
Don't lump our beloved CIA Analyst into this! lol
I was confused... but must be patreon
Lol
He's only human, after all.
😂
As a victim, your coverage of these types of crimes is incredibly validating. Something people assume weget these days, but, is still lacking. Here we are, all these years later, and the truth has still been hidden. Not for lack of people speaking up, but for people who want to preserve the status quo. Your channel is my favorite, and I know i can't be the only one.
This is going to be EPIC! Thanks Dreading. Yall keep hitting it out of the park.
I saw the first video in his trial personally, as a child myself, in my schools library because a high schooler knew how to bypass the firewalls. its burned into my memory, and my heart breaks EACH time he denied it knowing his victim was the niece of another singer he worked with. i pray each of his victims are healing, and his accomplices receive their due. sadly and ultimately, no one can protect children. they do not belong here.
It just hit me. The Boondocks had an episode. "The Trial of R. Kelly".
Satire of him getting off on those charges when it was obviously him
My BF and I started watching that show earlier this year, and we were losing it when we got to that episode. It was wild
@@Vi_Vi_1 Huey's Speech. It aged like Fine Wine. Keep in mind, this was made IN 2005.
@@Tornado1994 right, that's what made it so crazy to watch 19 years later--nail on the goddamn head
@@Vi_Vi_1 I never liked R.Kelly. When he first hit the national scene in '92, I remember him as a Blatant Aaron Hall knockoff. Regarding the Horrible things and Chester M*lesting, I was hearing rumors throughout HS in 1998-2000, that he cruised Chicago Malls and McDonalds for young teen girls. In 1999, my classmates were telling me this all the time.
"Let's Go to the Mall Baby. I'll pick you up on your way out". The SIGNS were there people.
"My mind's telling me no, but my body's telling me yes..." Bump n Grind just hits different these days. Hits like a ton of piss covered bricks to the predators (insert R. Kelly here) face.
And Aaliyah’s “Age ain’t nothin but a number” is sick knowing he wrote that talking about 14 year old Aaliyah !!!
This channel is truly excellent. It's a great example of how TH-cam can be used for higher quality coverage of issues than is seen in the corporate establishment media.
I was having a shit week, but all these new uploads, are making it so much more bearable. Thank you! Crossing my fingers for your take on the Sarah Boone trial!
Kudos for the philosophical analysis in the introduction!
'41 seconds ago' is pretty good considering I've been looking for this all day
Tysm dreading what a fun week!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for not censoring the video. And thank you for bringing such cases to light, and doing victims some justice. Thank you for Halloweek. Thank you for being here for us
Thank you for covering this. It’s seriously time predators aren’t able to hide behind celebrity anymore. I know this only touches the surface, but it’s a start.
yay! thanks for the upload. suggestion: jodi arias! hearing you react to her interrogation and her on the stand would be so interesting. but i feel like it would need to be a long one, possibly even a series. but, that’s your vision. thanks for the great content!
Another one?! And its R Kelly?! AND its a case video?!?!?
Best true crime channel on youtube. Should have millions of subs.
2:37 there was an entire book written in response to Bill Cosby’s controversial pound cake speech, that was way more controversial than him calling out other comedians for swearing.
Dreading, the work you do is so valuable and you are the only true crime channel I regularly watch because of the quality of the research and videos.
still the best channel for this type of stuff. you guys do so much good work to add valuable context to the story without becoming apologists. thank you for not censoring yourselves for the sake of an algorithm. its very respectful to the real victims. thank you for all your hard work!
Dreading, my heart skipped a beat when I saw you on my news feed 🥰 thank you for your hard work!
Three R.Kelly stories from living in Chicago, I have a few more but these are the most interesting. (1) My aunt started rapping at 15 and performed at clubs around the Southside. At one show, R.Kelly was there. When she got off stage he invited her to the back and immediately asked her to the back. When she got back there he asked her to party with him, she said she was 15 but he was unbothered.
(2) Now to the more crazy story. During college my girlfriend and our friends (all women) heard about a big party. They went out to a mansion in the burbs. In front of it were women, dressed to the nines, and busses with blacked out windows. The women were asked to line up and a man walked by and said "you, you, not you, not you, you", etc. They all were chosen and got onto the bus. It drove in circles for about an hour until it got to an even larger mansion, where they were asked to give their phones, but one of them hid their's. When they entered there was a club on the first floor. Onto the stage comes R. Kelly and women just start rushing him, he is wearing a crown and cape. Sufficiently put off, they snuck around the house where he had paintings of himself on the walls. The only pictures they pulled off were from sneaking outside.
(3) I have a close friend that I have known since elementary school who has become an actor. He was the star of a show that lasted one season on BET and has had small roles in big TV shows and big roles in small movies. Shortly before the doc on R. Kelly started production, he met R. Kelly's manager. They hit it off and he was invited to one of R. Kelly's homes. My friend is one of the most engaging and charismatic people alive, so he and R. Kelly hit it off. He was invited back and this time he was asked to bring a camera (he also writes and makes short films). R. Kelly decided to sit at the piano and sing to him, as his elderly aunt sat beside him. Between songs he told the story of his sexual abuse and vociferously defended himself from the then piling accusations. My friend has never done anything with the footage.
Props for continuing to HEAVILY emphasize the importance of the victims while picking apart every bit of ""justification"" these predators make.
Very hard to watch the predator be interviewed and being very honest about how he sought out certain children. Important information, but especially if u ever dealt with it in your youth…. Really puts certain things into perspective, feel sick to my stomach.
I'm a simple man. I'm happy to see Dreading return to the type of high profile cases that put this channel on the map. Looking forward to that Diddy video. Also, I'm hoping that Dreading is working on a video on Danny Masterson.
YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE DANNY MASTERSON VIDEO OR A VIDEO ABOUT HIM, ASHTON, AND DIDDY'S "NEW RAT PACK"
New rat pac funny
I wish arrogance wasnt so celebrated in our culture
As a victim of childhood abuse I can’t imagine victimising anyone because I know how hard it is to heal. Ge was just a terrible human being
I read an interesting blog recently from a musician/DJ in L.A. She states that we love the 'bad boys' of rock'n'roll and 'tolerate' their vile behaviour bc they're rock stars and we love the music. All the old dinosaurs. She asserts, rightfully, that we need to separate the music from the person and include them in "MeToo". IMO, music can be become ugly when you hear of exploits.
Dreading with the R.Kelly VIDEO??? LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
On a side note, before all this stuff blew up, I genuinely thought the Pied Piper thing was because of the flutes he was using in the music, and I’m pretty sure a lot of other people thought the same thing, too.
He had only started using that nickname after he had a string of hits prominently utilizing the flute (which was not a typical thing).
Obviously, not trying to stick up for Kelly. I’m just stating my opinion on this one specific point, with a perspective of someone who was around during this time and was a fan of his music.
this is a fact! the name came because of the flute but people have spun the narrative now. Im glad there are people with correct memory
Feels like Christmas with how much you have been blessing us with all the videos!! 🙌🏽❤️
halloween IS my christmas lol so im feeling quite spoiled
Dreading Week is making me happier than you’ll ever know!
Thank you so much for all the extra work! 🧡🖤
Dreading, we'll see you tomorrow - thank you for covering this case.
Haven't had a week this good for a while, wonder why...
Love you guys, keep up the great work!
omg his interview by Gayle King was PURE comedy gold! maybe even greater than the Prince Andrew interview (also hilarious)
It would be hilarious if these clowns hadn't wrecked so many lives. They deserve hell in life and after.
Prince Andrew?
I actually have color synesthesia. I didn't even know I was different until about 10 years ago. I thought everyone had a weird color projection for days, numbers, and especially music. Each different note and different instruments have their own unique color, so memorizing things, especially music for me, is super easy. I remember asking my mom what color a specific day was for her, and she was like, ??huh??? So, then, I thought I was the only one who had a weird brain, lol. But, yeah, certain music is more intense than a psych trip, for me. It's bizarre.
Thank you for best week of new content, Dreading Bros ❤❤❤
This is so fascinating... I would love to see colour in music.
@@cdes1776 I've been obsessed with finding others who have the same thing ever since I learned about it, lol. The really interesting people are the sound or taste people. So, for me, the word Monday is true red with deep burgundy on the edges, and Tuesday is kelly green. But for a sound person, they'll hear maybe a kazoo whistle when they think of Monday, and a low piano note for Tuesday. For a taste person, Monday could be chocolate, and Tuesday could be mangos. I believe the most common explanation is that it's caused by a miswiring of the brain. I also have diagnosed ADHD, another type of brain miswiring, so I guess it makes sense in a way, lol. If I remember correctly, I believe I have "grapheme-color synesthesia," if you want to research further ❤😊
@@emo_penguin420that is very interesting, thanks for explaining. My friend associates different numbers with colours but that is all, it’s not with letters etc. When he told me I was so fascinated and asked a million questions about it.
SAME! it makes memorization so much easier
Do you sleep? Your well being is more important than your productivity, my boy.
I’ve been subbed since the beginning and your coverage of these cases has consistently been some of the best and most in depth that I’ve seen while maintaining the respect necessary to talk about them.
Thanks for bringing a great point about the tape that I have not seen brought up by most folks - why would Bradley have to view the tape himself? So many adults were willing and excited even to view a tape that they believed to depict a grown man with a child. Disgusting
So much respect for not censoring every other word in this video! I definitely think that TH-cam has gone too far in regards to censorship and algorithm rules, and agree with you that it cheapens the subject matter.
I have the deepest respect for you using the actual words that people went through. I hate when people's horrible experiences are used for entertainment but sanitized for profit. Thank you for being an advocate for these victims.
This episode is so important for younger people especially. Power itself does not corrupt, it reveals. The corrupt almost always have delusional believers on their side. Predators look fo vulnerable people to exploit.
Dreading just wanna say, love your channel and keep up the good work! Some of the most interesting and thorough true crime on youtube.
Dreading has been dropping bangers lately. Love your videos
Not an excuse for his adult behavior, but when a child is sexually abused it changes their brain chemistry. As a child he was constantly exposed to perversion of all kinds by adults. He never learned self-control and continued reliving his messed-up childhood into adulthood, including the tantrums. Very sad all the way around.
Thanks for the blessing boss man!! 💯 💯 And if I may, I'd like to request a Gannon Stauch case analysis video, please 🙏
I'm really sorry for his terrible childhood, family did real damage
Still you can’t victimize someone else.
@@eveliinaniilivuo7329he isn’t saying that it’s okay. what happened was tragic regardless.
Knowledge is power. Explaining that child abuse results in potentially becoming a perpetrator is not excusing the perpetrator but rather educating someone about the outcome of childhood abuse. NO ONE IS EXCUSING THE ABUSER.
@@pseudolove83nature vs nurture*
the damage he sustained gives 0 justifications for the horrors he subjected to so many people
Thank you for this, he may be my most hated celebrity predator.
Everytime Robert opens his mouth he proves how slow he truly is !! The interview that he does with Toure and is asked “Do you like teenage girls”?!? Robert asks “When you say teenage how old are we talking about”?!? Toure said “Girls who are teenagers”! Robert says “Well I have friends who are girls and are 19”!!! Brooooo that interview alone showed how dumb he was and guilty BUT yet he doesn’t get arrested until 2019 !!!
He probably learned about the Piper reading children's books because his manager was trying to teach him to read.
The nicest booth at McDonald’s 😂 why did that make me laugh 🤦🏻♀️
"If thought the father was a threat, I would not approach the child." This is why strong fathers are important.
Kinda sick of all the celebrities saying we need to listen to them and they always turn out to be perverts and EVIL!!!
I am loving Daily Dreading 🧡 Thanks for doing this for us!
Good lord, Dreading, this is a godly amount of uploads you're giving us 😯
You guys are blowing me away this month!!
I grew up 10 minutes away from his mansion in Olympia Fields. For a lot of us, it was a very open secret to stay far away from him.
I want to join others in thanking you for putting so much effort, research, and care into your videos. So many are content to throw AI slop over someone else’s footage and call it a day. But you guys clearly care about what you’re doing and take the necessary time and effort to do it.
I feel so spoiled with all of these uploads. Keep up the good work!❤❤❤❤
One of the best psychological crime channels
I’m glad to see his “downfall “. He should’ve been taken down years ago! He was always giving creep vibes.
Internet Archive needs more recognition. Literally can read yourself into those famous rabbit holes some find themselves scrolling through absolute bullshit content. ❤ learned one
Thank you for all of your hard work and respect when reporting these cases ❤ I love your page!!
Dreading Halloweek is the best thing ever thank you for working so hard for us to get all these videos❤❤
I love how much yall are posting!!! Keep up the good work!! It makes my work days in a cubical move a little quicker!
thank you for not saying grape and unalive
or "deleted"!
Dreading, you are doing AWESOME dropping videos! Keep them coming, I can’t get enough of Dreading!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Did you get your shots? Do you have your passport? 🎵
The dude broadcasted his crimes.
I love your comment about power doesn't corrupt so much as reveal ❤
The Boondocks handled this the perfect way!
I know it’s so much work…but DAMN it’s nice being a new Dreading video every day!! 🥰
AND, a lot of times in the ⚫️community, they blame the victims and shame them. Calling them “fast” and that “they knew what they were doing” I remember they blamed Aaliyah for everything that happened to her and they still do till this day.
And that’s exactly why his victims didn’t come forward sooner !! If people blamed Aaliyah and she was famous why wouldn’t they also blame these young girls who were obviously struggling in their home lives ?!?? That’s why he got away with it for over 30 years!!!
Not sure if you watched Surviving R.Kelly but there are these 2 blonde hair blue eyed white women(they’re sisters) and they worked with him for years and they said “He never tried anything with us” I started screaming at the tv saying “Because y’all aren’t his type of victims,he targets young black girls because unfortunately people are more likely to believe a white girl than a black or brown girl”! Imagine if he chose white teenage girls and did these things,he would’ve been put under the jail 30 years ago ! Disgusting !
I love these regular uploads ❤ your voice over is so comforting lol 😂
DREADING IS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️