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Verzuz Fans Had Mixed Feelings About The Isley Brothers Playing R. Kelly Songs

WBLS Staff
04/06/2021 12:00 AM EDT
Singer R. Kelly was somehow present during the recent Verzuz battle Sunday night with The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire.VerzuzRon and Ernie Isley played two of their hits “Contagious” and “Busted” written and or produced by R. Kelly and fans took to social media with mixed reactions. Many asked:Can you separate the art from the artist, especially in this instance when the art in question was created for another artist?Some fans expressed how “it was not a good look” and some might agree especially with everything that transpired with R. Kelly recently.https://www.instagram.com/p/CNS7m2yHVWr/Kelly is in prison awaiting trial on federal and state criminal charges. These charges include abuse of a minor, sexual trafficking, sexual assault, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and more.See fans reactions below:https://twitter.com/MUTETHEMNOTHIM/status/1379450589218795528?s=20https://twitter.com/msbreyonce24/status/1378882192793817088?s=20https://twitter.com/larryinstafford/status/1378926511038853125?s=20https://twitter.com/Nicely_sHaped/status/1378920061923176451?s=20https://twitter.com/Edwardboutique/status/1378913846874755081?s=20https://twitter.com/peepthisgal/status/1378904869269037056?s=20