Well. It almost never ran in Buzzfeed (or the other 3 outfits DeRogatis pitched it to). But it certainly would have run! DeRogatis has been on the R. Kelly beat ever since he broke the original story about Kelly's statutory rape. He didn't report this story on a whim. One way or the other, it would have gotten out, and it would have gotten attention.

Not only that, but it's possible the story would have been better, or at least sharper: Buzzfeed's lawyers cut back the allegations.