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Erykah Badu's New Music Video Stirs Controversy The singer's controversial video for her song "Window Seat" went viral online soon after its release and has ruffled feathers in her hometown, Dallas, where it was shot. In it, Badu strips naked as she runs by the Texas Book Depository, site of President Kennedy's assassination. Robert Wilonsky, senior writer for the Dallas Observer, says people either love or hate the video, but there's been little in between.
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Erykah Badu's New Music Video Stirs Controversy

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Erykah Badu's New Music Video Stirs Controversy

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Erykah Badu's New Music Video Stirs Controversy

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The singer's controversial video for her song "Window Seat" went viral online soon after its release and has ruffled feathers in her hometown, Dallas, where it was shot. In it, Badu strips naked as she runs by the Texas Book Depository, site of President Kennedy's assassination. Robert Wilonsky, senior writer for the Dallas Observer, says people either love or hate the video, but there's been little in between.