Kehlani is speaking out on the sexual assault they recently experienced at one of their concerts.
The entertainer just wrapped up the European stretch of their Blue Water Road Trip tour. They took to their Instagram Stories on Monday evening (December 12) to express their frustration over the situation. In a since-deleted statement, they said:
“I’ve made video after video after video and deleted it because I don’t want any video of me as angry, triggered, crying upset as I am anywhere.”
They powerfully and emotionally stated:
“I don’t care how sexual you deem my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dance at clubs, of ME… That does not give any of you the right to cross a boundary like sticking your hands up my skirt & pulling my underwear to TOUCH MY GENITALS as I am being escorted through a crowd after performing.
This s—- made me sick to my stomach. As a victim of sexual assault, I am endlessly triggered and mindblown.”
As a victim themselves, Kehlani has been a longtime supported of victims of sexual assault. They have repeatedly stood up against sexual abuse and assault, and in 2017 they told Billboard:
“We are women, we are like, we are the life source.
That can be scary for people and it can result in terrible things, but don’t forget who you came from and what you are.
Don’t forget your power, don’t let Amy trauma take away your power. That’s easier said than done, but you got this.”
