She described as "terrifying and indefensible" the facts of which the American singer is accused. On Thursday, American singer Lady Gaga publicly regretted collaborating with R. Kelly on a song in 2013 and showed support for the alleged victims.

Accused of having sex with young girls. Great figure of the R & B of the 90s, author especially of the title I Believe I Can Fly , R. Kelly now pays the chronicle after the diffusion of a documentary overwhelming last week. In the six-hour Surviving R. Kelly documentary on Lifetime, several women accused the singer of having sex with girls under the age of 16 when he was of age. Other witnesses assert that Robert Sylvester Kelly, his real name, surrounded himself with women whom he transformed into sex slaves and who are today totally cut off from their relatives.

A piece with evocative title. Lady Gaga spoke on the subject because she recorded in 2013 a piece with R. Kelly whose content, and the title Do What You Want With my Body ( Do what you want my body ) question in the light of accusations against the singer. "As a victim of sexual abuse myself, I made this piece and this video at a dark moment in my life," Lady Gaga explained in a message posted on Wednesday night to her Twitter account. . "My intention was to create something extremely provocative and rebellious," she added, "because I was angry and I still did not realize the trauma it had had in my life."

I stand by anyone who has been the victim of sexual assault: pic.twitter.com/67sz4WpV3i

- Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 10, 2019

The piece removed from all online music platforms. At the sight of the title and the content of the piece, "it is clear how my mind was troubled," wrote the one who claims to have been raped, at the age of 19, by a music producer she does not never revealed the identity. "I can not go back, but I can continue to support women, men and people of all sexual identities, of all ethnic origins, who are victims of sexual assault," the singer continued.

She indicated that she would remove the song from all online music platforms and no longer work with R. Kelly. "I am sorry, both for my lack of discernment when I was young, and also for not having spoken earlier," she concluded.