Robert Kelly is upset with critics and detractors. In a new song entitled “Heaven, I Need A Hug,” R. Kelly sings “you smile in my face and tell me you love me. But then before you know the truth you’re so quick to judge me.”

Maybe we have been too hard on him. Sure he’s settled other civil cases regarding similar subject matter. And it’s true he denied being in a videotaped sexual encounter with an alleged minor while his lawyer claimed the woman was at least 18. And, you’re right, he did secretly marry a girl who was barely in her teens.

But what about the people who let it happen? The mothers, fathers, and entourage who had to know the guy was a sexual predator. Aren’t they the ones on whom we should focus our attention? Don’t fault Kelly. He’s just a poor pawn in the big, old mean system. Right?

That’s why he sang, “”Voices in my head be telling me to come to church, saying the Lord is the only way for you to stop the hurt … and how I used to go to church on Easter Sunday … instead of throwing stones at me, somebody pray for me.” Of course, he also wrote “Feeling on your Booty”, so you decide.