When “Surviving R.
Kelly” debuted last January on Lifetime, the six-part documentary series re-ignited the conversation around #MeToo, galvanizing the black community by exposing one its most popular artists as an alleged sexual predator.
Just weeks later, “Leaving Neverland” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival amid protests from supporters of Michael Jackson, whose adult victims provided painstaking firsthand accounts of the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of the late performer.
While many were horrified by the accounts in both docu-series, others were angered by what they viewed as a targeted campaign against black men.
“Surviving R.
Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,” airing over three nights this January, explores the surprising aftermath of the series, which included threats and online attacks aimed at many of the survivors who spoke out.“The backlash we have seen as a result of not just R.
Kelly but #MeToo in general, in particular
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