Surviving R Kelly is on Lifetime now FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow for the biggest moments from morning TV When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Surviving R Kelly premiered on Lifetime last week and came to an end on Saturday (January 5). The show is coming to the UK on Tuesday, February 5 on Crime+Investigation at 10pm. Over six episodes, Surviving R Kelly recounted the allegations of sexual and physical abuse levelled at the singer which he has denied and featured more than 50 interviews and alleged victims in the documentary. One of them was Dominque Gardner's mother who talked about her daughter's ordeal. Here’s everything you need to know about Dominque Garnder. Who is Dominique Gardner? Dominique Garnder was one of the alleged victims in the documentary who had become estranged from her mother, Michelle Kramer. She met R.Kelly in 2009 when she was 18 and according to Michelle, her daughter was with him for nine years. Michelle told People: “She started out as his assistant, and she’d come home on Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day. “A few years ago I got a text from her saying she wasn’t going to be on my phone line anymore. After that I couldn’t reach her. But in my mind she’s grown, she’ll call when she can.” CAN YOU WATCH SURVIVING R KELLY ON NETFLIX? Surviving R Kelly is on Lifetime now Prior to meeting R Kelly, Gardner worked as a dental assistant in Chicago before moving to Atlanta with the singer. Gardner and R Kelly were together for nine years and Michelle claimed her daughter was living with the rapper for around four years. Speaking in the documentary, Kramer said: “At this point, she was 21, 22. What could I do? I had to make the hardest choice. “All I could do is pray and hope that just one day she would wake up and come home.” In the documentary, an anonymous member of R Kelly’s entourage said that Gardner was a tomboy and R Kelly made her change her appearance to become his “boy toy.” “He had her shave all her hair off and she carries herself like a boy,” they said. “He’s even had her dressed in boy clothes and a beard and a moustache to look like a boy.” WHO IS SPARKLE IN SURVIVING R KELLY? Michelle Kramer found her daughter, Dominique Gardner What happened to Dominique Gardner? Dominique Gardner is said to be one of the survivors who was living with R.Kelly at the time the documentary was being made. Taking part in the documentary were the parents of Jocelyn Savage and Azriel Clary, two alleged victims who have still not spoken to family and friends years and remain with R Kelly to this day. When the documentary was being filmed in LA, TMZ posted a video of Gardner alongside another alleged captive, Jocelyn Savage in LA, who denied all the allegations against R Kelly. Gardner did not speak in the video but her whereabouts were tracked down and her mother tried to reunite with her. Gardner’s mother, Michelle Kramer, appeared in the documentary, pleading for her to return home. In the finale, Kramer went to the hotel in LA where she believed her daughter was staying. At this point, Garnder had known R Kelly for nine years and had been living with him for four. At first, Gardner did not meet her mother and instead, they spoke on the phone. Kramer was heard telling Gardner “don’t cry” and “please just come home.” Speaking after the phone call, Kramer told cameras: “She cried just like a little girl, just hurting for he mommy.” During the phone call, Garnder asked for her mother to come back to the hotel at 6pm that evening. When Kramer returned to the hotel at 6pm, the hotel manager informed her that her daughter called 911 and told the police that Kramer was not her mother. Kramer was told that if she did not leave the premises, the police would be called. However, Kramer did not believe this and snuck back into the hotel and hid in the bathroom. WHY IS R KELLYS BROTHER IN JAIL? Michelle Kramer found her daughter, Dominique Gardner<doc-sep>Watch Surviving R Kelly online UK: How to stream FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow for the biggest moments from morning TV When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Surviving R. Kelly: Alleged victim escapes hotel room How to watch Surviving R Kelly online in the UK Surviving R Kelly will be available to watch and stream online only after each episode broadcasts on Sky. Episode one and two of the R Kelly documentary will air on Sky channel Crime & Investigation on Tuesday, February 5 from 10pm, with subsequent episodes airing on a weekly basis. The first two episodes of the Lifetime documentary series are each an hour and length, which means episode one will run from 10pm to 11pm, while the second episode will run from 11pm to 12am. Sky customers will be able to stream each episode at the same time as its broadcast via the Sky Go desktop and mobile app. HOW MANY EPISODES ARE THERE OF SURVIVING R KELLY? Watch Surviving R Kelly online UK: Kitti Jones After each episode finishes, viewers with the relevant subscriptions will then be able to watch the R Kelly documentary on demand, again via Sky Go. Lifetime viewers in the USA have been able to watch Surviving R Kelly online on the MyLifetime website. Unfortunately for Lifetime fans in the UK, the channel’s website for its UK audience doesn’t offer the same service. Surviving R Kelly is also unavailable on popular streaming site Netflix, although whether this will be for good is unknown. WHO IS AZRIEL CLARY IN SURVIVING R KELLY? Watch Surviving R Kelly online UK: Asante McGee What happens in Surviving R Kelly? Surviving R Kelly follows accusations of sexual and physical abuse made by a number of women with close relationships with the singer in the past. R Kelly has denied all allegations of physical and sexual abuse, with his lawyers threatening legal action against the Lifetime series before it had even aired. The Lifetime series includes interviews and archive footage of R Kelly and the women interviewed. One of the claims made against the singer on Surviving R Kelly is from Faith Rodgers, who accuses R Kelly of knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. Jocelyn Savage's parents also appear on Surviving R Kelly to speak out about claims made by their daughter. The series explores, in-depth, R Kelly's relationship with singer Aaliyah – from who really wrote Aaliyah's song Age Ain't Nothing But A Number to whether the pair were really married. DID AALIYAH AND R KELLY REALLY GET MARRIED? Watch Surviving R Kelly online UK: R Kelly<doc-sep>
Surviving R Kelly: What is R Kelly's response? Surviving R. Kelly: Carey Kelly speaks out in new series Lifetime documentary series follows the allegations of sexual and physical abuse made by a number of women about R&B singer R Kelly. The six-part documentary series premiered on Thursday, January 3, airing each episode on a nightly basis, and now Surviving R Kelly has been given a UK release date. Since the show ended in the US on Saturday, January 5, reports have emerged of what R Kelly has reportedly said about the series. What has R Kelly said about Surviving R Kelly on Lifetime? R Kelly is yet to return to social media since the Lifetime documentary aired earlier this year. However, the singer has denied any allegations of sexual and physical abuse made against him. R Kelly’s lawyer also issued a statement prior to the documentary’s release threatening legal action. WHAT DID CHANCE THE RAPPER SAY ABOUT R KELLY IN LIFETIME DOCUMENTARY? Surviving R Kelly: R Kelly has reportedly responded R Kelly’s last social media activity came on January 1, with the R&B singer promoting his new single Born to my Music. Despite his silence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram reports from TMZ claim the 51-year-old hasn’t watched the Lifetime series. A source close to the singer reportedly told TMZ R Kelly was “disgusted” with the allegations he has faced in the series. A quote from TMZ also reads: “Sources close to Kelly tell us he and his camp are in the middle of launching a new website called survivinglies.com, which we're told will attempt to expose all of his accusers as liars as well as reveal their true motivations behind their allegations.” While no such website exists at this moment in time, a Facebook page entitled Surviving Lies has been set up and has garnered over 1,000 in its first day of existence. Express.co.uk has contacted R Kelly’s representatives for comment about the claims. DID AALIYAH AND R KELLY REALLY GET MARRIED? Surviving R Kelly: Jerhonda Pace What happens in Surviving R Kelly on Lifetime? A synopsis for the series on Lifetime’s website reads: “In the ground-breaking documentary series Surviving R. Kelly, women are emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices to share their stories. “Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre-defining career and playboy lifestyle have been riddled with rumours of abuse, predatory behaviour, and paedophilia, [and] to date, none of these accusations has seemingly affected him.” The docu-series features a number of interviews with women who have made these claims against the singer. CAN YOU WATCH SURVIVING R KELLY ON NETFLIX? Surviving R Kelly: Mikka Kendall