Lady Gaga apologies for collaborating with R.Kelly

Lady Gaga and R.Kelly

Lady Gaga took to Twitter last night to apologize for collaborating with R&B singer R. Kelly, who has been accused of sexual abuse by several women. She vowed to never work with Kelly again and added that she plans to remove their 2013 song, "Do What U Want (With My Body)" from iTunes and other streaming services. Gaga, a sexual assault survivor, also emphatically voiced her support for the women who have come forward with allegations against Kelly.

 

"I stand behind these women 1000%, believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously," Gaga began her lengthy statement. "What I am hearing about the allegations against R. Kelly is absolutely horrifying and indefensible."

The singer said that looking back, her thinking behind "Do What U Want (with My Body)" was "explicitly twisted." She explained that she made the song and video "at a dark time" in her life, and that her "intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn't processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life."