The singer also shared his thoughts on why other musical A-listers opted out of participating in the Lifetime docuseries.
John Legend revealed why he decided to participate in Lifetime’s unsettling docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, which purported to expose the R&B singer’s alleged abuse and sexual assault of women and young girls. Legend was one of the only major artists to appear in the docuseries, which aired in six parts for three nights on Lifetime in early January.
Legend appeared on Watch What Happens Live! with his wife Chrissy Teigen on Thursday when a caller asked why he agreed to appear on the docuseries and what he thought about the many celebrities who turned it down. Surviving R. Kelly executive-producer and director Dream Hampton previously revealed she reached out to several elite musicians who have collaborated with Kelly in the past, including Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Celine Dion, Erykah Badu and others, all of whom rejected Hampton’s requests.
Legend said he agreed to be on the docuseries as an effort to help highlight the voices of rape and sexual assault victims.
