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    R. Kelly and the music industry's complicity

    by Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune Jan 22, 2019 4 minutes

    CHICAGO - When RCA Records dropped R. Kelly from its artist roster a few days ago, those outraged by the mounting allegations against the R&B star might justifiably have asked, "What took so long?"

    Kelly had been associated for decades with RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and been the subject of investigative reports, lawsuits and legal proceedings concerning sexual assault for nearly as long.

    As long ago as 1994, as reported by the Washington Post, Kelly's record company was tipped to the singer's penchant for picking up underage girls after concerts by the singer's own tour manager at the

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