She tore up a picture of the pope. Then her life came apart. These days, she just wants to make music.

“I admit it,” she says, in her hotel room. “I’m a troll. I’m the queen of the fucking trolls.”

As R. Kelly’s career flourished, an industry overlooked allegations of abusive behavior toward young women.

The greatest stand-up of his generation is also his own worst enemy.

Philip Johnson was a promising musical prodigy. Then he stole a teacher’s prized Stradivarius.