Kehlani Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted After U.K. Concert

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: Kehlani attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Harder They Fall" at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on October 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Kehlani says that she was sexually assaulted after a concert in the U.K., earlier this week.

Kehlani says she was sexually assaulted following a performance in the U.K., Monday night. The show was a part of the European leg of her "Blue Water Road Trip Tour."

In a post she shared on her Instagram Story, Kehlani explained that someone in the audience inappropriately touched her while security escorted her through the crowd after the show. She has since deleted the post.

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: Kehlani performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival - Day 1 at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)

Kehlani began by saying she won't address the incident on video.

"I don’t want any video of me as angry, triggered, crying upset as i am anywhere,” she wrote. “i don’t care how sexual you deem my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dancing at clubs, or ME…."

She further continued: “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.”

"As a victim of sexual assault, i am endlessly triggered and mindblown," Kehlani concluded.

Kehlani previously opened up about her experience as a survivor of sexual assault on her Sunday Gems podcast in 2019. She shared words of support for others in need.

“I don’t want to add more hurt, I don’t want to add more pain," she said at the time. "All I want to say is, ‘Sending love to everybody who’s on a healing path right now, and sending love to everybody who needs it. And if you’re apologizing for abuse, you’re disgusting. Suck my dick.'”

Check out Kehlani's message as shared by HipHopDX below.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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