Kehlani says they were sexually assaulted by fans who ‘stuck hands up their skirt’
‘I’m endlessly turned on and blown away’: Kehlani says they were sexually assaulted by fans who ‘put their hands up their skirts and took their underwear off’ after finishing UK tour
- The American singer, who identifies as non-binary, has just completed the home stretch of her 44-date Blue Water Road tour in Manchester
- They have since revealed that the shows were marred by inappropriate fan behavior while leaving an unspecified location.
- Kehlani performed four shows at London’s Brixton Academy, Birmingham Academy, Glasgow’s O2 Academy and finally Manchester during her UK run.
Kehlani spoke out after revealing that they were sexually assaulted during a recent show on their current world tour.
The American singer, who identifies as non-binary, has just completed the final leg of his 44-date Blue Water Road tour at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse on December 12.
Kehlani, 27, has since revealed that the shows were marred by inappropriate behavior from fans as they left an unspecified location during their British leg.
Furious: Kehlani has spoken out after revealing they were sexually assaulted during a recent show on her current world tour (performing O2 Academy Brixton on December 4)
Taking to Instagram on Monday night, they wrote: ‘I don’t care how sexual you consider my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dancing in clubs, or ME…
‘That doesn’t give any of you the right to cross a line like stick your hands up my skirt and pull on my underwear to TOUCH MY GENITALIES while being escorted through a crowd after the performance.
‘This s**t turned my stomach. As a victim of sexual assault, I am endlessly triggered and shocked.’
Outraged: Kehlani claims her UK shows were marred by inappropriate fan behavior while leaving an unspecified location during her UK leg
All over the place: The American singer, who identifies as non-binary, just completed the home stretch of her 44-date Blue Water Road tour.
Kehlani performed four shows at London’s Brixton Academy, Birmingham Academy, Glasgow’s O2 Academy and finally Manchester during her UK run, as well as a fifth at Dublin Olympia.
The singer’s post, which has since been deleted, was shared shortly after her live performance at Victoria Warehouse, but it’s still unclear where the alleged incident took place.
Kehlani, a longtime supporter of sexual assault survivors, previously described women as the “life force” of society during an interview with Billboard in 2017, when the #MeToo movement was gaining ground in the United States.
Busy: Kehlani performed four shows at London’s Brixton Academy, Birmingham Academy, Glasgow’s O2 Academy and Manchester during the UK run, as well as a fifth at Dublin Olympia.
“That can scare people and it can result in terrible things, but don’t forget who you came from and what you are,” they said.
‘Don’t forget your power, don’t let any trauma take away your power. Easier said than done, but you have this.
Talking to the Apple Podcast sunday gems in 2019, the singer also revealed that they had been raped before.
“There’s nothing that I can say that’s new, that I feel like it provides a real take, that I feel like it’s not going to take itself out of the conversation,” they explained. ‘I don’t want to add more pain, I don’t want to add more pain.
“All I want to say is: ‘Send love to everyone who is on a healing path right now and send love to everyone who needs it.’
‘And if you apologize for the abuse, you’re disgusting, suck my b***. You know what I’m talking?’