R. Kelly’s ex-wife is threatening to sue Lifetime community bosses after objecting to the usage of her picture in promotional footage for a Surviving R. Kelly documentary sequel.
Dancer/actress Andrea Kelly, aka Drea, was among the many first wave of ladies to characteristic in season one of many Lifetime docuseries, which premiered earlier this yr (19), when she got here ahead with allegations of home and emotional abuse towards the embattled hitmaker.
Producers have since teased the second installment of the present, titled ‘Surviving R. Kelly Half II: The Reckoning,’ by releasing the primary official trailer this week, however Drea was not pleased to see her face featured within the promo, which makes use of some footage from the primary season – as a result of she was not concerned within the newest undertaking.
On Wednesday, a consultant for Drea issued a press release to TMZ, declaring, “She has no involvement, didn’t approve any footage or stills of her likeness and isn’t actively selling, nor consulting (on) the follow-up sequence.”
She has since spoken out straight in regards to the deceptive trailer, explaining she declined to participate within the sequel as a result of she was sad with the way in which Lifetime executives had dealt with quite a lot of points following the preliminary docuseries, together with the shortage of assist for the ladies interviewed onscreen.
Drea tells TMZ Reside she particularly requested to not be linked to Surviving R. Kelly Half II: The Reckoning, however claims Lifetime officers ignored her needs – and now she needs to take authorized motion.
“After they introduced the concept to me, I allow them to know that under no circumstances, form, kind or vogue will I be part of it,” she states.
“They’ve a lawsuit coming their method,” she added.
Surviving R. Kelly Half II: The Reckoning debuts on January 2, 2020.