This winter, though, demands for justice thrummed. “Surviving R. Kelly” portrayed him as operating a sex cult involving girls who were kept isolated from family. #MeToo provided a social movement in which women could speak up and feel supported. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx invited potential victims to come forward, and her office says it was inundated with tips. High-profile attorney Michael Avenatti provided her office with what he says is a tape of Kelly having sex with a then-14-year-old girl.