Chuck D stirred conversation on Twitter after reacting to R. Kelly recently being found guilty on all nine charges in his sex trafficking and racketeering case.
In his tweets on Tuesday (September 28), Chuck D pointed to artists like Ike Turner and Rick James, who did prison time for drug charges and domestic abuse. Chuck then questioned how long people should be behind bars before they're a changed man.
He wrote, "Abused in his youth… an addict as a adult,” he said of R. Kelly. “Ike Turner served 18 months in prison. Rick James did similar time Ike came out a changed positive human being. How long should R Kelly spend in prison -and does a USA system give a man a chance for a man to change his world around?"
Despite following up his tweet by writing, "It’s not a sympathetic question at all. Not the least," some people still believed that Chuck D was being somewhat sympathetic toward R. Kelly. Chuck then followed up with another tweet, where he wrote about people in the industry turning their heads to R. Kelly's behavior for years.
Chuck D then clarified his original message, writing, "JUST TO BE CLEAR, I’m not the R. Kelly fan here. 75 million sold somewhere & I ain’t got 1 of his songs. And his actions were criminal apologies if the wings of perception loomed beyond than the words on this slaveAPP. My clarity launch on my own RsTvapp.com Oct. 1."
