Report: Lifetime will continue to air “Surviving R. Kelly” despite threats of legal action

Courtesy of Lifetime

R. Kelly is allegedly pursuing legal action against Lifetime hours before the network airs its six-part expose Surviving R. Kelly, but Lifetime has no plan to pull the show.

TMZ reports that Lifetime will be moving forward with its broadcast plans starting tonight.  TMZ quotes a rep for the network as saying that Lifetime has “always championed women’s stories.” 

According to TMZ, the R&B crooner is threatening to file a federal lawsuit against the network if it doesn’t pull the plug on the three-night event, which examines examine how Kelly’s star power allegedly allowed him to brainwash, manipulate and abuse numerous women. 

The documentary features interviews with