On this week’s episode we're sharing a story from*The Cut *where senior writer Angelina Chapin and co-host Jazmín Aguilera talk about and talk with Sparkle (born Stephanie Edwards), who first reported R. Kelly to the police for allegedly sexually abusing her 14-year-old niece. Back then, no one believed her, but following the explosive documentary *Surviving R. Kelly *and the R&B artist’s trial, at the end of which he was found guilty) of nine federal sex crimes, she’s been vindicated. Angelina spoke with Sparkle) a few times during and after R. Kelly’s most recent trial to hear about the monumental costs she has paid for coming forward.
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