We think it is very sad that the son of Nickey Van Exel took his best friend's life, just because he was going to testify against him about being involved in a string of robberies that occurred in Houston. Exel had the audacity to tell the victim's mother, he would find the killer, according to Dallas News, when in fact, he had allegedly shot Bradley Eyo dead in cold blood in his home and placed his wrapped body in a park.
As we told you before, it is very disturbing to acknowledge many celebrity NFL players are getting in a lot of trouble, but even if it involves their children, in this case the son of a famous NBA player, it is still very sad. Nickey Van Exel, the alleged killer's father had played on several NBA teams until he retired back in 2006. Now, the murder allegedly took place in Garland, Texas back in 2010. We do not know, if the killer's father lived in the home or was present at the time the murder took place. However, he will be testify on his son's behalf, according to our second video source.
This is very sad, Nickey Van Exel had his whole life ahead of him, but obviously he got caught up hanging around the wrong people. It does not matter if Exel was the son of a celebrity, Bradley Eyo probably would have been better off not being his friend. A lot of children of celebrities may not necessarily be positive influences, just because their parents are famous people. His father allegedly informed him not to leave the house, after he met with his attorney who allegedly forewarned him not to admit he would testify against him in court. Now, this young man is dead, all because Exel was really a selfish enemy who only cared about himself.
May Bradley Eyo rest in peace and we are praying for his family, including Exel, we hope he repents and eventually accepts Jesus Christ as his personal Savior.
Prosecutor: Son of former Dallas Mavericks player killed pal because he planned to snitch
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN
The son of former Dallas Mavericks player Nick Van Exel murdered his best friend in December 2010 because the man “was going to be a snitch,” a Dallas County prosecutor said on the first day of testimony in the capital murder trial of the 22-year-old.
Prosecutor Elaine Evans said in her opening statement that Nickey Van Exel fatally shot Bradley Eyo with a shotgun 10 days before he was to tell Harris County authorities about armed robberies the two men...Read full article, here.
Back in the day, we do not recall many NFL celebrities getting in trouble with the law as they often do in this era. In the 1970's and 80's, it seems like many NFL players were more focused on being a mentor to the youth and not being engaged in criminal activity. Darren Lewis, a former Texas A&M and Carter High School football player is in custody, in connection with a robbery Tuesday at a Duncanville 7-Eleven that left an employee injured, according to DallasMorningNews.com.
Back in 1991, Darren 'Tank' Lewis was drafted by the Chicago Bears, according to Wikipedia.com. After playing three seasons for the NFL team, he was allegedly arrested ondomestic charges.
We wonder why there are so many NFL players not turning their lives around to make a positive comeback, after breaking the law? However, it is never to late for anyone to turn their lives around. For some NFL players, it seems like after they commit a crime or are addicted to drugs or alcohol, they get much worst and just end up dead or in prison. Think about it, they are just like some average black men whom are not celebrities who may become another statistic by choice.
This is very sad, Darren Lewis' life did not have to end up this way. Once he was a popular college football star who probably never thought his career would end with him eventually facing serious charges for armed robbery. We sincerely hope he turns his life around while spending time in prison, so he can encourage other NFL celebrities and college football players to do things different and not make the same mistakes he made in life. In the meantime, we will keep Lewis in our prayers.
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Former NFL, Texas A&M, Carter High football player Darren Lewis arrested in Duncanville armed robbery
Darren Lewis starred as a running back at Texas A&M from 1987 to 1990.
A former NFL, Texas A&M University and Carter High School football player was in custody Wednesday in connection with the armed robbery of a Duncanville 7-Eleven store that left an...Read full article, here.
On the upcoming interview with Joe Jackson on 'Piers Morgan Tonight', he will allegedly admit he has no regret to physically disciplining his children, because that was his way of keeping them out of trouble. You know, many people like to oppose corporal punishment, but according to biblical standards, children are suppose to be disciplined by the rod, with love. Yes, we know we live in a very modern society, but either we will abide by the Word of God or allow children to go astray such as many of them are going today,unfortunately. Many fans of Michael Jackson like to fault Joe Jackson as though he was using harsh punishment, but many parents of African descent usually obeyed God's Word back in the old days. It's just like people like to blame the preacher for opposing certain sins based on God's Word in our modern society, but really, it's not the preacher's fault, for he is to follow biblical instructions. It's not old fashion, it's Bible. In Proverbs 13:24, it says:'He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.'
Of course, the average black child will complain about how harsh their parents were back in the day, but they fail to admit, the rod of correction based on biblical standards saved them from getting out of trouble. If you recall, the movie about the Jackson family, Joe Jackson would use his belt or switch to whoop those boys, if they did not do their dance steps right or do as they were told, which just did not occur in the Jackson's household, it was all over the nation. African Americans were coming out of the Jim Crow movement and they were still strictly obeying biblical scriptures without regret or shame. We need to go back to those days, for many black children along with other races are out out of order, rebellious and will not obey household rules. We need to go back to the days of obeying biblical scriptures, but not to hurt or harm anyone, but to save their soul from hell and from getting in trouble like a lot of kids out there joining street gangs, selling drugs or becoming prostitutes. So, Joe Jackson probably was not just a strict father concerned about his children becoming big in show biz, but he was probably also very spiritual more than we realize.
Here we have 5 other biblical scriptures on using the rod for disciplining children. However, parents are never to use corporal punishment to hate, harm or hurt the child, but only love them:
Proverbs 19:18 "Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying."
Proverbs 22:15 "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
Proverbs 23:13 "Withhold no correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die."
Proverbs 23:14 "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell (Shoel)."
Proverbs 29:15 "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."
On this following video, this is just a snippet of the interview of Piers Morgan's TV show of Joe Jackson discussing how a fan informed him of Michael being taken into an ambulance while he was in Las Vegas.
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Joe Jackson on physically disciplining his kids: 'I'm glad I was tough'
By Katie McLaughlin, CNN
(CNN) -- The stories have been around for decades -- sometimes disquieting ones about the strict upbringing of Joe and Katherine Jackson's nine children in a high-pressure, showbiz family.
Joe Jackson addressed those stories and his family's past in an interview with "Piers Morgan Tonight" that aired Wednesday night, saying that yes, he...Read full article, here.
The children of the late music celebrity took care of business and won a lawsuit of their father's songs. Allegedly, the foundation accused the children of breaching their rights, but obviously, the judge ruled in their favor. The children were represented by their attorney, Marc Toberoff, who brought an anti-SLAPP motion, urging the court to reject the claims, according toTheHollywoodReporter.com.
According to theTheHollywoodReporter.com, Ray Charles gathered most of his children (two were in jail) and told them that they each would be given an irrevocable trust for $500,000. We think it remarkable how Ray Charles cared for the welfare of his children, because in a lot of cases, parents leave this earth for their kids to dispute over their assets. Therefore, it is also remarkable how they all worked to get ther to fight their Dad's song rights termination and won.
Ray Charles' Children Win Lawsuit Over Song Rights Termination
This is the year when everything was supposed to change for the music industry.
In 1978, Congress amended copyright laws to allow authors or their heirs to terminate their copyright grants to publishers. All they needed to do was wait 35 years from the date of a...Read full article, here.
As we already know this former American Idol Contestant, Corey Clark was among eight others who allegedly filed a lawsuit against the show's producers for racial discrimination. If you read our previous article, you will recall us sharing our opinion about how ludicrous it was, because he may not admit to being black any other time like some other people who try to claim being another race, allegedly. Now, he is filing a lawsuit against Fox, sounds like he just wants money, since he did not make it as a music star, we are not sure.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he is suing Fox, for allegedly defaming him in comments made about his exit from the show as well as the alleged affair with Abdul. There are so many things to do in life. We wonder why Clark is wasting his time allegedly trying to squeeze money out of these tv show producers? Why not spend time trying to create his own TV show, instead of making the news as though he was allegedly discriminated against for some reason or another? Really we don't think anyone cares one way or another if he had an affair with Paula Abdul.
'American Idol' Ex-Contestant Sues Fox Over Alleged Paula Abdul Affair (Exclusive)
by Eriq Gardner
It's been nearly a decade since Corey Clark was disqualified as a contestant on American Idol after it was revealed that he had been arrested over an incident that involved his younger sister and a few police officers. He was booted from the...Read full article, here.
Why does the demon of malice seem to allegedly follow Chris Brown? He does not seem to have a peaceful life, always making headlines of being in a brawl with someone. For instance, there was an alleged conflictbetween he and Drake, last year. This time, he allegedly got into a brawl with music celebrity, Frank Ocean.
Chris Brown does not seem to live a happy life as it is the same with many other music celebrities, but at least he can learn how to avoid conflict. However, according to NYDailyNews.com, Chris Brown may not have started it, which is very hard to believe.
As you know, journalists of The Hollywood Celebrities blog always tell the truth and we are going to tell you this is a bunch of foolishness in the 21st century, 2013. Allegedly, some African Americans or bi-racial ones donot want to identify with being called, 'black.' So, what makes these American Idol Contestants think they will prove it was racism when they weredisqualified on the show? Just look at these photos, do you think they live there lives as black men in their personal lives?
There are too many black families no longer married to the same race, not just with white people, but also intermarrying other races. It's just like saying give me my 40 acres and a mule, please. Therefore, it is very unfair to identify with being black, just when you think you are going to get some money, allegedly. Also, it is very unfair to suddenly allegedly accuse the producers of being racist, when things did not go their way. We bet, any other time,some of these nine men who look like the ones we reveal to you, may not even identify with being black and any other time, they probably try to pass for being white, like many others in American history. Even the darker ones may avoid being identified as 'black', we've seen it time and time again. Sorry folks, but the truth is, some African Americans who look like them, do not check 'black' on their applications and many of them avoid having black babies, allegedly.
Now we do not know who came up with this complaint, but we want to be honest with you, we think some of these contestants are probably being black when it is convenient. Of course, we do not know thempersonally, so we are not making any judgement, just an opinion. However, in this age when many African Americans are not identifying with their roots, it has been much harder to prove racism, in most cases.
We wonder can any of these contestants sing?If not, they can't put it on the fact that they were disqualified because of their race. However, we want you to seriously think about what we said, because all shades of some black men, like some black women avoid identifying with being black. We suppose this hurts God when many African Americans may not have liked who He created them to be. We are not necessarily saying these men, but many other African Americans in Hollywood or trying to go there have made an effort to avoid being black.
In conclusion, if any of these nine contestants do identify with being black, well that's just wonderful, because it would be so unfair to all of a sudden just claim it, because the feel they weremistreated as a contestant by the producers of American Idol.
American Idol in race row after nine former contestants sue after 'being disqualified because they are black'
By Harriet Cooke The reality show American Idol could be sued for racism after NINE black former contestants have mounted a legal challenge amid claims they were forced off the show.
The singers said the production company plotted to remove them from the...Read full article, here.
This sudden news of Lindsay Lohan's attorney, Shawn Holley resigning from representing the celebrity does not surprise us. In our opinion, previous allegations that revealed Lohan's nasty attitude with strangers when she allegedly punched the woman in the club, and prior, drove into the pedestrian without any remorse caused us to question how anyone with good sense could represent her in court.
According to TMZ, Holley is now in the process of getting the necessary signatures to officially withdraw before Lohan’s next hearing on Jan. 30. We hope she gets them, because Lindsay's alleged infantile behavior in public does not show any good signs for a positive future. Lohan reportedly fired Holley and then begged her to come back on board in her most recent case that involves allegedly lying to police, involving a car crash, according to KTLA.com. Once you part ways with a person in business or an a personal relationship it's not good to go back, so we hope it's a definite departure.
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Report: Lindsay Lohan Dumped by Shawn Holley
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Attorney Shawn Holley has apparently decided to part ways from trouble actress Lindsay Lohan — for good.
Lohan reportedly fired Holley and then begged her to come back on board in her most recent case that involves allegedly lying to...Read full article, here.
We can't understand why it has become so popular for Hollywood Stars to be victims of swatting. Someone did a prank call that Chris Brown's home had a domestic violence issue. Cops searched the home while his staff members were present, but could find nothing indicating domestic violence. Can't these prank callers find something else to do with their time?
Chris Brown ‘SWATTED’: Cops flock to singer’s home after prank call
By Chiderah Monde / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Chris Brown is the latest celebrity to fall victim to the "swatting" prank that's sweeping Hollywood.
Authorities descended on Brown's Hollywood Hills home Monday evening after they received a phone call reporting a domestic violence...Read full article, here.
Pauline Phillips aka 'Dear Abby' has past away. She was known as America's favorite advice columnist for hundreds of newspapers, which reached over 100 million readers. At almost 40 years old, she began her career in journalism. Phillips was born a twin, but her twin sister, Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer died in back in 2002 at 83 years old, according to CNN.com.
The fact that Pauline Phillips began her career at almost 40 years old is very encouraging for those of you whom have given up on life. A lot of times, many people fail because of 'ageism' which is very similar to racism. However, age is nothing but a number and if you will look at how Pauline wanted to do something and never gave up, then you will begin to think different about yourself. Tip: Ignore people whom refuse to hire you because of your age and just create your own business. What is it you want to do in life, if you are over 35 years old?
According to Huffington Post, Pauline Phillips started her career as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle in 1956. Years later, her daughter Jeanne began sharing her work and now she will take over since her Mom has passed away. 'Dear Abby'had been suffering with Alzheimer's for several years. She lived to be 94 years old. May she rest in peace.
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'Dear Abby' Pauline Phillips Dead: Advice Columnist Dies At 94
By By STEVE KARNOWSKI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice on love, marriage and meddling mothers-in-law to millions of newspaper readers around the world and opened the way for the likes of Dr. Ruth, Dr. Phil and Oprah, has died. She was 94.
Phillips died Wednesday in Minneapolis after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, said Gene Willis, a...Read full article, here.
We almost want to admit, we saw this coming, The International Olympic Committee has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal he won back in year 2000. As you know, this is not the first time an Olympic medalist has been asked to return their gold or bronze medals for taking drugs while competing in the Olympic games.
According to CNN.com, Lance Armstrong is also no longer a Tour de France winner. After the news surfaced in the media that he allegedly confessed to using drugs during Oprah's interview, the members of the committee seemed to tuning in. Never before did he admit to ever using drugs, but if you will read our previous article, Oprah allegedly informed viewers on CBS News, she was very satisfied with his responses. This reveals he was not trying to obscure anything from the press or even from millions of viewers, which is a positive thing.
We feel so bad when those whom win medals in the Olympics are sometimes not honest in their careers, but we realize everyone makes mistakes. Lance Armstrong is not the first one to be stripped of his medal and he may not be the last, but one thing is for sure, we hope others learn and not continue the cycle.
Lance Armstrong stripped of Olympic medal as airing of Oprah interview nears
By Josh Levs, CNN
(CNN) -- Not only is disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong no longer officially a Tour de France winner -- he's no longer an Olympic medalist either.
The International Olympic Committee has stripped Armstrong of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games in...Read full article, here.
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We are please to inform you that according to this following video, Oprah says she was satisfied with Lance Armstrong's interview. Of course, Oprah Winfrey was the only host he agreed to meet with and that's probably a good idea since she knows how to ask certain questions. Lance Armstrong had a team with him, but his attorneys were not allowed to sit on the show and afterwards they had no objections with any questions asked. You can watch the following video and hear Oprah's opinion about her interview with Mr. Armstrong for yourself, it seems like it was a very good one. She allegedly says, it is one of her best interviews in the history of her career.
After years of denials, famed-cyclist Lance Armstrong has admitting to doping: using performance enhancing drugs to help his cycling career.
Long the world's premiere cyclist, rumors and charges of doping had dogged Armstrong for years. His answer was always the same, that he had...Read full article, here.
We cannot understand after all these years Natalie Wood has been dead, Coroner's are allegedly discovering she was beaten. Why couldn't they see that back then? It is really strange how they are persistence to find a cause of death for a celebrity, but the average person's tragedy would have been forgotten about by now. We suppose that's the power of being a Hollywood celebrity.
For many years, some people suspected her husband, Hollywood actor, Robert Wagner was responsible for her death, because he was on the yacht at the time of her death. Not long ago, there were some confessions from the captain who was on board whom allegedly heard him say it was an accident, according to CBS, 48 Hours Mystery. However, we are perplexed how investigators would prove he is responsible for her murder. The 82-year old actor still denies he had anything to do with her death, according toMail Online.
Natalie Wood was only 43 years old at the time of her death, may she rest in peace.
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Explosive new coroner's report on death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood reveals her injuries 'were consistent with her being BEATEN' before she was found dead
By Daily Mail Reporter
An explosive new coroner's report reveals Hollywood star Natalie Wood was likely beaten aboard her yacht before she went overboard and drowned in 1981. The Los Angeles County coroner's examination of the Wood case also found flaws in 'every major' finding of the...Read full article, here.
It is very smart for this Missouri probate commissioner, Daniel Wheeler to step in during this custody battle over Jovan Belcher's child, Zoey. It is not fair since millions of dollars have been allegedly donated by the Kansas Chiefs for Zoey's welfare, suddenly Kasandra Perkins' parents wants custody of the child. They were not even present before and after the murder-suicide. As we all know, Jovan Belcher asked his mother to move into his home to care for baby Zoey before he committed murder-suicide.
When is it ever going to come a time when kin folks use wisdom when it comes to children? The baby is left without her parents, because her father's brain was allegedly injured from playing football, so when he allegedly suspected the mother could have been pregnant by another man, he snapped and took Kasandra's life, not thinking what damage it was cause to leave Zoey. However, it is unfair for her parents to suddenly step in and take his mother's right away, after she is left grieving for Jovan, including his girlfriend. Also, Cheryl Shephard was left holding the baby, after he murdered his girlfriend. Common sense would tell the family of Perkins, NFL players' do not think right, after they have played the game for so long and Belcher is not the first, there have been other cases that involved football players committing suicide, because of their injured brains, which our sister blog mentioned in a previous article.
In the meantime, our prayers are with Cheryl Shephard and baby Zoey, including the Perkins' family.
Jovan Belcher's orphaned daughter given legal aid amid family fued over custody rights
By Barry Paddock / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The baby girl at the center of a $3 million tug of war between her grandparents now has her own lawyer.
Zoey Belcher was orphaned last month when her father, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, murdered her mother in...Read full article, here.
This does not surprise us that after the two Atlanta police officers were not disciplined for allegedly profiling Tyler Perry, he is coming forward to find out what happened to these two missing men. However, Perry never mentioned that had anything to do with him putting up $100,000 reward for two missing men, Terrance Williams And Felipe Santos who went missing in Florida, years ago. There is something strange about these two identical missing cases, but it is as though we can clearly see there is no mystery, they could have been murdered by a serial killer.
Hollywood filmmaker also makes it clear, these missing cases have nothing to do with race, because everyone should be concerned in 2013. However, Tyler Perry brings up the point this reminds him of the 1960's when African Americans disappeared and nothing was done. Of course, we realize no matter how much diversity there is, racism is an ancient demon that may never cease America.
Celebrity filmmaker and actor, Tyler Perry became concerned about this strange case of these two missing men, after watching the television show, 'Disappeared' on Investigation Discovery channel (you may watch that full episode below). According to this following video, Tyler Perry will be rallying with Rev. Al Sharpton in Florida for justice. Steven Calkinsis now being questioned, after he picked up both men in his patrol car. If Calkins had nothing to do with their disappearance, why is it he was the sheriff who saw both of them in the same area, 3 months apart? According to Mail Online, Felipe Santos, left, has not been seen since he was arrested by Steven Calkin in October 2003. Terrance Williams, right, disappeared under similar circumstances in January 2004.
In the meantime, our prayers are with the families of these two men, but we feel deep within our hearts, there was possibly foul play.
Tyler Perry Joins Search To Find Terrance Williams And Felipe Santos
Actor, director and producer Tyler Perry has joined the efforts in finding two missing Florida men who both disappeared under similar circumstances. The media mogul recently made an appearance on MSNBC’s political talk show “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton” to discuss the...Read full article, here.
