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Who's Watching Shorty?

by Reshona Landfair

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Book of the Day, NPR · February 26, 2026

Reshona Landfair, formerly 'Jane Doe,' recounts abuse by R. Kelly in new memoir

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A memoir by Reshona Landfair, formerly known as 'Jane Doe,' recounting her experience of being groomed and subjected to years of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by R. Kelly, whom she met as a pre-teen in 1996, and reflecting on how the public treats young Black women who survive abuse.

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