Grammy Award winning artist R. Kelly was on Huffpost Live Monday to discuss his new album The Buffet (released December 11) with Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani, when some 7 minutes into the interview things began to go south.
Here’s what happened (caution, interview contains explicit language):
The live interview – which has since been described by terms ranging from awkward to bizarre – immediately set social media ablaze, leaving some wondering, where does R. Kelly go from here?
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