'Surviving R Kelly' Documentary Gets Australian Air Date

The controversial Surviving R Kelly documentary series is confirmed to be coming to TV screens across Australia this month. 

The six-part series, which premiered in the US last month, addresses alleged sexual misconduct and claims against the R&B artist, featuring "interviews with several of Kelly’s accusers, people formerly in his inner circle, journalists, and even his own family members". 

Surviving R Kelly will air on Foxtel's Crime + Investigation channel on Friday 22 February at 9.30pm AEDT, with episodes being released weekly after that.

Since the airing of the documentary in the US, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in Atlanta has opened an investigation and called on victims related to the allegations to come forward.

Meanwhile, artists including Lady Gaga, Chance The Rapper and Phoenix have since publicly apologised for collaborating with Kelly on past works.

Last year, Kelly publicly denied allegations of housing six women against their will. He has also previously settled a dozen civil lawsuits out of court that alleged "illegal sexual relationships".

In 2008, he was acquitted on 14 counts of making child pornography.

In May last year, a #MuteRKelly campaign was launched against Kelly through an open letter, signed by the “Women Of Color Within Time’s Up”.

It comes after R Kelly announced he would be touring Australia "soon", before deleting any such news originally promoted on his social media handles.