WATCH THE VIDEO HERE During Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special, the show chose to highlight some of the more controversial skits and performances over the years, continuing one of the disgraced singers, R. Kelly. Their “In Memoriam” segment highlighted its “problematic guests” — including R. Kelly, Sean “Diddy” Combs, late athlete O.J. Simpson, Jared Fogle, and Robert Blake. Kelly is seen onstage with Lady Gaga from 2013, where she thanks him for his performance right after showing a clip of Diddy saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover. My man is like R. Kelly.” Kelly’s legal team is unhappy about the reel.
“Rather arrogant that SNL sees it as their job to decide, belatedly, who should and should not be canceled,” his attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said in a statement to TMZ. R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, with one year to run consecutive to the 30-year sentence previously handed down in the Eastern District of New York. “Robert Kelly used his power and fame for evil when he exploited children for his own gratification,” said Sean Fitzgerald, special agent in charge of HSI Chicago, said at the time. “We are confident that Kelly’s sentence will empower victims who are facing similar circumstances to come forward knowing they will be supported. HSI, alongside its partners from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Chicago Police Department, and IRS Criminal Investigation, will do everything in our power to ensure perpetrators like Kelly face justice.”
R Kelly’s Attorney SLAMS “Arrogant” SNL50 Dig
