On Monday (December 12), Kehlani spoke about being sexually assaulted after a recent concert in the U.K.
According to Complex, the singer, who just wrapped up the European leg of their Blue Water Road Trip Tour, took to social media on Monday night to share their frustration over the situation.
In a since-deleted Instagram Stories post, Kehlani – who uses she/they pronouns – revealed they was inappropriately touched while being escorted through the crowd.
“I’ve made video after video after video and deleted it because I don’t want any video of me as angry, triggered, crying upset as I am anywhere,” Kehlani wrote in the now-deleted post.
They continued:
“I don’t care how sexual you deem my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dancing at clubs, or M.E… 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.”
“This s— made me sick to my stomach. As a victim of sexual assault, I am endlessly triggered and mindblown,” they added.
oh my god kehlani :(( no one should ever have their boundaries disrespected like this i’m truly disgusted for them. y’all are sick. pic.twitter.com/Xk0r23BWqQ
— mi’asia✨ (@glowinasia) December 13, 2022
yall don’t know them and yall doing shit without consent??? i hope whoever did this seriously goes through some shit this is so fucked up.
— mi’asia✨ (@glowinasia) December 13, 2022
Just bc women look good and or make music about sexuality, doesn’t give anyone the right to treat them less than a human.
— hayley?✨ (@hayleyyogradyy) December 13, 2022
The internet has over sexualized a womens body, to the point it has ppl thinking we are all up for grabs when we are absolutely not.
— Topanga? (@AliCatKnappin) December 13, 2022
i’ve experienced this same thing more than once while clubbing precovid and it never gets easier to process bc why do men think they can just violate us like that….
— maya ♡ (@peachymaya__) December 13, 2022
That’s so sad. Kehlani, for the most part, looks comfortable with barricade people at a concert and WEIRD PEOPLE want to take advantage of that ?
— ????? ? eddie protection program (@soyunangle) December 13, 2022
OMG people can be horrible. No doubt a man did it. That is terrible. Kehlani deserve so much better. ??
— Play Wit Yo Mama, Not Me. (@tiffeloyx) December 13, 2022
“Thirsty”-anybody have no rights to anyone’s body without their permission period. You say it like it’s ok because their “thirsty”…it’s a crime!
— Dracarys245 (@MyVice_71) December 14, 2022
The Toxic artist previously shared their experience as a sexual assault victim on a 2019 episode of their Sunday Gems podcast.
“I don’t want to add more hurt. I don’t want to add more pain,” the singer/songwriter 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.’”
Kehlani has also been an avid supporter of other sexual assault victims. In fact, last year, the Honey singer spoke out amid sexual assault allegations against SuperFly actor Kaalan “K.R.” Walker, who was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of raping four women and three teenage girls.
“I am standing with the victims of a serial RAPIST who I knew personally to be aggressive, dangerous & twisted,” they tweeted.
“He was released on bail & is back shooting photography of people (how he started assaulting folks in the first place, many of which were minors), and his case is still open, and now his victims and their allies are being targeted and gaslit by him and his followers on social media. Some are my FRIENDS. I STAND W YALL.”
Kehlani has been on the road since July.
