October 06, (THEWILL) – The world’s largest video platform, YouTube has removed channels of popular singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly better known as R. Kelly from its platform — a few weeks after his sex trafficking conviction.
THEWILL had reported that the singer was found guilty of being the ringleader of a decades-long racketeering and sex trafficking scheme that took advantage of black women and children in September after five weeks of testimonies and hours of deliberation from the jury.
According to Reuters, Youtube, stated that it has taken down RKellyTV and RKellyVevo, two of the embattled singer’s channels.
YouTube also disclosed that the singer will no longer be able to create or own any other YouTube channel.
It, however, disclosed that the catalogue of singer’s music will be available on YouTube Music, its audio-streaming service.
“We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines,” the platform’s spokesperson was quoted as saying.
