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After Threats, R. Kelly Documentary Screening In Manhattan Is Evacuated

A screening and discussion of the series Surviving R. Kelly in New York was canceled, following multiple threats that were called in to the venue hosting the event.
From left: Lizzette Martinez, Andrea Kelly, Lisa Van Allen, Tarana Burke, Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Asante McGee and Gretchen Carlson, photographed prior to a screening of the Lifetime series <em>Surviving R. Kelly </em>on Dec 4, 2018 in New York. The event was evacuated after multiple anonymous threats were made.

A preview screening and discussion of the upcoming Lifetime documentary series — in which accusers "and people from R. Kelly's inner circle," according to of the project, make new allegations against the singer — was evacuated on Tuesday evening, after multiple anonymous threats

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