Actor Kaalan Walker, who starred in the 2018 reboot of the 1972 blaxploitation classic Superfly, was found guilty of serial rape on Monday (April 18). A jury convicted th 27-year-old of raping seven victims, three of whom were 16-year-old aspiring models, in what prosecutors described as a series of “sophisticated” attacks between 2013 and 2018. Consequently, he’s facing up to 100 years behind bars.
After the verdict was handed down, Kehlani hopped on Instagram and shared a video condemning anyone who didn’t believe the women accusing Walker of sexually assaulting them.
“I did not forget who tore down victims of sexual assault when this came out,” she said. “I did not forget what bloggers and what blogs and what platforms felt like they had to play neutral and give a rapist a platform for the sake of clicks and views when this came out. I hope all y’all beat the fuck out of your own ass. I hope you eat your fucking words. This man is going to jail for the rest of his life, guilty as hell. And it’s crazy that it took this, it took this, for y’all to believe it ’cause it should’ve been believed when it came out. I hope you feel like shit.”
One of Kaalan Walker’s victims, Sydney Stanford, weighed in and talked about the moment the guilty verdict was read. She wrote in her Instagram Stories, “KAALAN WALKER GOING TO JAIL JAIL. You guys called me a clout chaser, a liar AND BEYOND AND MORE IMPORTANTLY….invalidated so many women’s stories…CALLING THEM LIARS AND CLOUT CHASERS. KAALAN WALKER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF 7 (possibly more) COUNTS OF RAPE. SUCK MY DICK FORREAL AND GO DROP SOME COINS IN THESE WOMEN’S ACCOUNTS.
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“all those stupid fucking blogs who ripped these women apart who used my involvement as an ally & your disliking of me to SPEW HOT SHIT TOWARDS VICTIMS OF RAPE GO LOOK AT URSELF IN THE MIRROR. YOU BLOGGERS KNOW WHO THE FUCK I’M TALKING TO!!!! JUSTICE!!!”
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In a follow-up video, Stanford admitted she never thought she’d see the day Walker was convicted and talked about how “immensely grateful” she was for everybody who supported her throughout the agonizing process.
“This has been happening since 2017,” she wrote in the caption. “It has felt like a never ending nightmare. I have been in survival mode for 5 years. It is finally over. May this be your reminder that justice IS possible. Your story does matter and that someone will believe you. This will never happen again. To all his survivors I have and haven’t met, I love you by default and congratulations. PS: Thank you to @kehlani @indyamarie for lifting my voice during this!”
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