She said: "Did it affect me? No. When you think about when TLC came out saying, 'I'm not too proud to beg - if I need it in the morning or the middle of the night,' it was very sexual and it was everything you weren't supposed to be as a lady.
"Janet Jackson was just being herself. A great performer ' people said 'she's too sexual' but it never stopped her.
"Even Josephine Baker ' they told her she was dancing too raunchy. She was fearless, she was bold, she went against the grain and became great. These are the kind of people that I look up to.'
Keri also received criticism from some for working with Chris Brown - who has had trouble rehabilitating his career since being convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 - but feels people need to separate the singer's work and personal life.
She added: "That's your personal life, I'm not going to undermine what you bring to the table; what you bring to my business ' I take that same view in music.
"We did this with Michael Jackson; we did this with R Kelly. I'm not going to kick someone whilst they're down, I just don't believe in that.
"Chris Brown is a great artist, and I will continue to collaborate with anyone who I consider a friend.'
