Kehlani ‘endlessly triggered’ as she speaks out after being sexually assaulted at concert

Kehlani ‘endlessly triggered’ as she speaks out after being sexually assaulted at concert
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Kehlani, who uses pronouns she/they, talked about their sexual assault in a recent European concert for their Blue Water Road Trip tour. They detailed the assault in a video but then deleted it from Instagram. They said they deleted the video because they did not want any video of themselves crying, triggered, upset, and angry online.

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Kehlani spoke out after they were sexually assaulted during their European concert for Blue Water Road Trip tour. They made a video about it and uploaded it on Instagram, but later deleted it. On Instagram story, they added that no one gets the right to cross any boundary despite how sexual the audience deems them, their songs or their performances. They added that no one gets the allowance to cross a boundary, such as putting their hands up their skirt, pulling their undergarments, and touching their body.

Kehlani did not mention where the assault happened and in which concert. However, some reports suggest that the incident happened at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse, where they performed on Monday. Kehlani uses "they" pronouns and said the incident was disturbing as they are a sexual assault survivor. They added that they were “mindblown” and “endlessly triggered”, as a victim of sexual assault. Kehlani has spoken about her sexual assault experiences in the past and has shown her support for other sexual assault survivors continuously.

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FAQs:

  1. Where did the sexual assault on Kehlani occur?
    Some reports suggest that the incident happened at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse, where Kehlani performed on Monday.
  2. What does Kehlani have to say about the incident?
    They said the incident was disturbing as they are a sexual assault survivor. They added that they were mind blown and triggered continuously as a victim. They said that no one gets the right to cross any boundary despite how sexual the audience deems them or their performances.
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