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Fantasia Barrino‘s autobiography is entitled “Life is Not a Fairy Tale” and as we all know it certainly is NOT! The title of Fantasia’s bio is definitely suggestive of the fact that things in life are not always what they seem. Today, it was revealed that Fantasia attempted suicide after being found in her home.
According to online reports, Tasia’s hospitalization came just hours after her manager addressed rumors of a sex tape featuring Fantasia and her married boyfriend, Antwaun Cook — which allegedly caused Antwaun’s wife, Paula, to file for divorce.
[READ: Fantasia's Married Boyfriend's Wife Seeks Revenge! Reveals Sex Tape!!]
Fantasia was found in one of the closets in her North Carolina mansion and was said to have overdosed on aspirin and some sort of sleep aid.
Fantasia Barrino was admitted to a Charlotte, NC hospital following an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid on Monday night, her manager Brian Dickens confirmed to UsMagazine in a statement.
“Her injuries are not life threatening,” Dickens says of the singer, 26. “She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time,” he adds, noting that Barrino is now “stable. She will be released from the hospital soon.”
“Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused,” he adds. “Yesterday, she was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention.”
Fantasia’s father, Joseph Barrino told RadarOnline.com that she’s recovering from the episiode and is doing fine:
“Fantasia is stable now. She will be released from the hospital soon,” continued the manager. “Fantasia is a fighter and a survivor. This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured. Fantasia will be stronger, smarter, and better for it. Her work has always inspired her and served as a source of strength.”
“Fantasia is a fighter and a survivor,” Dickens adds. “This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured. Fantasia will be stronger, smarter, and better for it.”
The hospital soon determined that Fantasia’s accidental overdose was actually an attempted suicide, which comes on the heels of all the drama surrounding her relationship with a married man.
CNN’s Nancy Grace vehemently addressed the issue on her show the exact same day that Fantasia attempted to take her life, which has alot of people wondering, was Nancy Grace to blame?
Nancy spoke of Fantasia just minutes prior to her being found in that closet. One can only imagine the torment and embarrassment Fantasia experienced if she witnessed the show. Nancy Grace recruited the aid of Dr. Lillian Glass, who discussed details of Fantasia’s relationship with a Antwaun Cook and her possibly losing assets based on the laws in North Carolina concerning alienation of affection.
VIDEO ~ Nancy Grace and discusses Fantasia w/ Dr. Lillian Glass
Nancy Grace went in-depth, as she’s known to do. And even enlisted some legal experts to weigh in on the subject.
VIDEO ~ Nancy Grace Weighs in on Fantasia w/Legal Experts
Having Nancy Grace on your back is one cross not too many people can bear! I’m hoping that Fantasia is not the type who would sacrifice her life, her family and her talents for a no good man. She’s definitely in my prayers because no one deserves what she’s been going through. It’s almost like her fans have branded a scarlet “A” on her chest.
Alicia Keys went the same route but ended up pregnant and married to her “married” man. [READ: MARRIED! Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Tie the Knot]
Does Fantasia honestly deserve to take all of the blame in this situation?
No Fantasia should not be the blame, because we don’t really know the situation of the Marriage..R what lies this man was tellin her!
It’s crazy to me that Fantasia and this man could go out in public together, be photographed and the wife not know any of this beforehand??? I think somethings wrong with that because if this all started back in 2009 then this is not the first time they have been seen out in public together. I really think the wife knew all along but waited to say something to benefit her. There’s no way my husband is going to be out in public with a celebrity and I not know. They probably were seperated or going through something at the time. Then again Fantasia is still young and learning, men lie all the time and this seems like the Mr. Cook played both Fantasia and his wife.
I dont think Fantasia should be looked ,by the media and her Fans as such a bad person , men lie and I feel like he lied to her and fool her and made her feel like he was in Love with her she is a smart woman and Pray that this makes her stronger ,This too shall Pass
Bottom line is Nancy Grace would have nothing to go in on if Tasia wasn’t in the wrong. If she wasn’t with a married man then all of this bad publicity wouldn’t be happening. I think the cook dude is just as wrong but tasia left herself open to this kind of public backlash. Its real hard to have sympathy for someone who has been seen out and about grinning and getting it in with her married boyfriend. Let’s not forget the infamous shoulder tattoo that she covered up, if she wasn’t wrong then why cover the tattoo of his name up? I also find it hard to believe that she didn’t know this dude wasn’t married please her town ain’t that big, if she wanted to know all about this dude all she had to do was run a background check or run a momma check. She didn’t do that she took him at his word and now she all shamed in the media because she played the role of the side line chick. I don’t have any sympathy for her if she wanted to know the truth she could have easily went and got the real but she didn’t so now she gotta deal with the fall out. There is no penis in the world worth all this drama.
I dont think fantasia deserved to be ridiculed. We don’t know the details to the story yet. And how come alicia keys didn’t get such a backlash? didnt she steal swizz beats from mashonda?
Where is the dude at now, when she is going through such drama?
Oh and as far as A. Keys and Swizz…….I’ll say it again…..IF HE AIN’T FEELIN THE WIFE NO MORE, WHY BLAME THE WOMAN! HE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AS WELL…….
Erykah Badu said it best…….I DON’T WANT HIM, IF HE AIN’T MADE NO ARRANGMENTS WITH YOU!!!!!!! CAUSE HE WOULDA DONE THE SAME THING TO ME TOO!
Bottom line…he is STILL MARRIED!
Tasia had a good time flaunting her relationship and was bold enough to tat his name on her. She wasn’t ashamed then so why be ashamed now?? Oh because she knew he was married!!!
Tasia you smiled and had a good time while doing it. Pull yourself together and pay MRS. Cook for renting her husband….smh
Mr. Cook had an obligation to his marriage, not Fantasia. People lie all of the time. Most likely, he didn’t even tell her that he was married in the beginning. So, was she wrong for falling for him and trying to pursue a relationship? NO, she wasn’t. Now, after she found out, she should’ve discontinued what they had out of respect for his wife and family. We don’t know if she did or didn’t becuase no one was there with them or took part in their conversations. I will keep her in my prayers as well as his family and I hope that people will learn to not judge what they truly don’t know about or are a part of. These are peoples lives being affected, let’s try to remember that before rushing to judgement. Everyone goes through trials and tribulations at one point in life.
SO WHAT!!!! Nancy Grace needs to get a life and tend to her own business. Tasia will overcome this….this is ultimately between her, that married fool Mr. Cook and his triflin wife who did this for publicity. Confront that so called husband of yours and stop pointing your finger at Tasia. CHECK YOUR MAN BOO!!!
"Close your legs to married man." — NeNe Leakes (sp)
I say get your own damn man leave people husbands alone when she found out he was married she should have left him alone but instead she goes back to him is there a shortage of man in carolina,I know it takes to to mingle but she is still wrong for messing with that married man and now she trying to kill herself for what i think it’s for attention so she can get a lot of album sales.
I just don’t understand how she "didn’t know he was married"……but WE ALL DID! :shrugs: Where is Aunt Bunny?
These are peoples lives being affected, let’s try to remember that!!!! Who are we to pass judgement anyway? Tasia is a grown woman and Mr. Cook is a grown man. They both have to answer to God, just as each of us do. Leave that mess alone. For all of you trying to judge somebody, get a life and worry about your own relationship…….Misery loves company!!!!
Who saw the tape ? How Can the media speculate about a tape they haven’t seen ? Why did the wife only come out with this now instead a year ago when the photos were circulating….HUMMM( Wit one eyebrow raised)
Tasia was wrong, She knew dude was married but did she she respect that HELL NO!! Now Cook deserves his share of the blame but Tasia you talked shit to this man wife when you was the HO. Now yo ass on blast you wanna kill yourself behind what the fuck Nacy Grace gotta sa. Baby if you gonna deal with it deal with it. You did it own and hold your head high and keep it movin
first of all why yall just judging this girl you know yall have messed with somebody man before and yall probaly juss hatin because yall man went and messed with somebody else it’s 2010 get over it woman need to check their men not the woman or move the hell on hell and for the record married sex is the best sex damn it’s so fun to sneak around you only have one life to live live it to the fullest and let god judge the rest
THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE IS A CHICKENHEAD
first off the man told her that he and his wife was seperated.why are they comming at her when some other ladies do the same thing date married men? ms.keys,chilli,they did it too.and the cnn wife said that her and he husband were still togatherand working things out when chilli was dating him.she has said this and family and .no one came at her.wrong is wrong if hes’seperated he’s stil married period.
Attorneymom…girl you made me laugh!
I believe the spelling is spot on.
I don’t think we are looking at this thing in the right way. Yeah she had a tatoo of the dudes name and all of this but she was in Love with what she thought was a single man. I actually don’t blame her at all. How many times have women and men alike been manipulated by the opposite sex. They say all the right things take you to a house thats not yours and all that good stuff and then you find out that they are married…………Wow, really. I was just engaged to someone who was suppose to be the Deacon of a church and he was coming down we were seen on FB together pictures set the date had the ring and everything and he was married and I found out on FB. It took about a year for me to find out but I did.
Tasia, the DEVIL has lied and made a fool of you. His job is to rob, kill, and destroy. Why such a pretty and talented young lady fall for such decite. Why didn’t you give one of them single young men a chance who tried to holla at you? A married or seperated man? What’s the glamour? Now what? Were you so caught up to where you didn’t think any of this would come out in the public? Tell me…what type of response are you expecting from your fans? REALLY? Cook lied and took advantage of you. Let this be a lesson learned…leave seperated and married men ALONE. Oh! Cook’s wife Paula probably did know about the affair and just now coming out…Good for her…I probably would have not jumped the gun and waited too. Good for you Paula.
I don’t see how in THIS day and "technology" age that ppl don’t do their OWN checks and balances. All I need is a first and last name…….don’t mind me, I’ll come up with the rest……I RUNS NAMES you hear me! Folks gotta know who they are bringing around their family and children. Ain’t no way in Hades could she have NOT known this man was something other than single. He all up and through the internet now…..I bet you TMZ got a hold of his TAX INFO! Tasia has a lil change, why couldn’t she send her PR folks to check him out. I really don’t understand how/why he wasn’t checked out……..Folks "word" nowadays ain’t concrete with me……..
Her actions go beyond ignorance and being young. This guy had her so caught up in the clouds she didn’t wanna see nothing but the sun, moon, and stars…nothing else mattered. Worse, I bet her friends and family knew Cook was still married. Huh!!! They did not want to tick Tasia off…so she wouldn’t discredit them as being her friend. Yes, we are human and make mistakes…but we are making mistakes at costly prices…just look around… Let me back up…I wouldn’t go as far as calling them mistakes… We have no concept as to what is right and wrong anymore.
A lot of these comments are straight B.S.! Dude was married, she knew it, she didn’t care and now she feeling it. People keep talking about Mr.Cook but he’s not the one being shamed in the media. Everybody screws up, you stand up and take responsibility for it and move on. Problem today is everyone wants to blame someone else for their own troubles. This has nothing to do with Nancy Grace this is Fantasia’s mess. She needs to deal with it and in todays times there’s no such thing as I didn’t know if you don’t know its cause you don’t wanna know. Come on people grow the **** up. And stop posting comments that make you look ignorant.
First of all, I don’t like that everyone is full criticism. We all make mistakes and we all have to live from them. Also after reading these remarks from everyone there is no concern of how Fantasia is doing. She could’ve died, but she survived because God was not ready for her. She has went to a very low point in her life and needs somebody to be there for her. This is a human being, true she is a celebrity, but human first. Who has feelings just like we all do,too. No, everyone may not like her music or her period, but that’s your choice. I personally love Fantasia and her music. I am a mother of two and have plenty of nieces and nephews her age. Furthermore, yes Fantasia commented adultery, but none of you are God, so Stop Judging her for her sins. We all have commented a sin once in our lives, but each of will be forgiven by God for those sins. Fantasia my family and I will be praying for you.
She knew he was married……………PERIOD!
WHY ALL U HOOOO’S DEFENDING FANTASIA’S HOODRAT AZZ? GIRL IS FINISHED!
Fantasia admitted to knowing he was married. "His heart was not in it" then he later "separated from his wife".
So yeah, she knew. So y’all can suspend that nonsense now. She knew. So let’s move on from that.
As for Mrs. Cook not knowing about the affair? Initially she didn’t, but she found out from one of her husband’s family members.
Read the complaint. It is all in there. Fanny then started calling harassing her.
So the only trifling people here are Antwaun and Fantasia.
His wife kept and maintained her vows. People need to stop being so loose.
@Teei, all that married **** you’re getting will amount to a whole lot of pain later on. Everything you sow, so shall you reap.
Everyone has some types of indirections and who are we to judge. He was married she wasn’t.. doesn’t make it right being judgmental is wrong how can one judge your not suppose just like she shouldn’t have committed adultery. Nancy Gray shouldn’t throw stones at glass house one day she may find out that her husband may of have some secrets in his closet and how would she feel if her business is top story. Nancy we want the news not your opinion because opinions are like ***holes everyone has one..
Why is Fantasia on Nancy Grace and Alicia Keys was NOT. Because its that Black versus white thing. Fantasia is dark and its is important to put forth the image that Black women are nothing but whores and low to YT society. Alicia Keys is a fabricated sistah who grew up in hells kitchen but CLive davis threw braids in her hair and many went along with the BS. Please believe they are all whores if they are sleeping with someone’s husband. PERIOD. Between Nancy grace racist azz and Sandra Rose self hating azz..its a wonder how we AA still exist in America.
Let me understand this A Man Cheats On His Wife And "The other woman" that being (Fantasia Barrino) Takes The Brunt Of The Blame And Fingerpointing. Wow!! And What Does The Man Who Knows That He Is Comitted And Who Is More Aware Of His Obligations To His Family Gets. He Knows His Status With His Wife More Than Fatasia. It Is Easy To Point The Finger At Fantasia But I Feel Mr. Cook Should Have Kept It 100 With His Wife, And Let Fantasia He Was Interested But Married And Had To Resolve His Marriage Before Entering Into A Relationship With Her. As For Miss Barrino Don’t Jump For A Man Because He Says Nice Words And Make You Feel Special Take Baby Steps. IN THE WORDS OF USHER TAKE IT NICE AND SLOW!!!
[...] days after her release from a North Carolina hospital from an alleged suicide attempt, Fantasia Barrino was spotted having a heart to heart with her “married” boyfriend, [...]
[...] days after her release from a North Carolina hospital from an alleged suicide attempt, Fantasia Barrino was spotted having a heart to heart with her “married” boyfriend, [...]
[...] knew this discussion was coming when Nancy Grace took on Fantasia’s story and launched an attack against “homewreckers.” We all were in shock & awe when [...]
IF TASIA KNEW HE WAS MARRIED AND CONTINUED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS MAN THEN THEY BOTH GET WHAT THEY DESERVE AND IF HIS MARRIAGE WAS BAD OR NOT SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WOMAN AND HANDLE IT THE WAY A WOMAN SHOULD BECAUSE A MAN IS GOING TO DO WHAT HIS D@#$ WANTS SO THAT BEING SAID LADIES IF IF YOU HAVE A CHILD AND YOU HAVE BEEN THOUGH A STRUGGLE AN THEN YOU HAVE RESEVED YOUR BLESSING LET THE LORD KNOW THAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR HIS MERCY SO TASIA PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER AND IF YOU GET IF YOU GET ANOTHER BLESSING DONT LET NO D#@$ MESS IT UP THATS YOUR BABY GIRL
A WOMAN IS ALWAYS CALLED A HOMEWRECKER BUT IT TAKES THAT MAN TO TAKE IT TO THAT OTHER LEVEL EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAY A MAN GON BE A MAN BUT A REAL MAN MAKES BETTER CHOICES THAN THAT IF HE DOSNT WANT HIS WIFE ANYMORE HE NEED LET HER KNOW I KNOW THATS EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT THATS THE PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF US WE WOULD RATHER HURT EVERYBODY INSTEAD OF TRYIN TO BE REAL WITH EACH OTHER MASTAKES OR GOING TO BE MADE BUT WE KNOW BETTER AND JUST CHOSE TO ACT LIKE WE DONT AND ALICIA KEYS AND SWISS BEATS GOOD LUCK BUT TO ALICIA REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT MR.BEAT CUZ ANOTHER WOMAN CAN GET HIM THE SAMEWAY THATS USAULLY HOW IT WORKS. OH TASIA,ANTWONE,ALICIA,AND SWISSBEATS JUST PRAYING ALL YALL BE HAPPY HOMEWRECKERS OR NOT.
SOME TIMES WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSABILTY FOR OUR ACTION NANCY GRACE DIDNT MAKE TASIA WANT TO KILL HER SELF HER SHE HAD THAT BRIGHT IDEAL WHEN SHE SAW THINGS WERE ABOUT TO GET VERY UGLY WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES SHE IS NOT THE FIRST AND SHE IS NOT THE LAST WOMAN TO DO THIS BUT SHE HAS SO MUCH AT STAKE. SO NO N.GRACE DIDNT MAKE YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF AND THATS ALWAYS A VERY DUMB MOVE YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER START THINKING ABOUT HER, AND MARRIED MEN AND DEATH WONT ENTER YOU MIND AND THE KEY WORD IS DAUGHER I YOU WANT THE BEST FOR HER SO STOP SELLING YOURSELF SHORT OR YOUR DAUGHTER WILL GROW UP AND DO THE SAME THING. I KNOW HE LOOKED GOOD AT THE TIME BUT ALL THAT GLITTERS AINT GOLD.
AS FAR AS ALICIA KEYS AND SWISS BEATS I DIDNT HEAR MUCH ABOUT THEM BUT IF THE BULLS@#%WENT DOWN LIKE THAT ALICIA BETTER LOOK OUT BEFORE HE DOES THE SAME THING TO HER PAYBACK IS A BI$%# LADIES FIND YOUR OWN MAN AND MEN STOP BULLSH@# AND QUIT TELLING THESE LIES TO GET THESE WOMEN AT LEAST I HOPE THAT YALL ARE TELLING LIES BECAUSE AM TRYING NOT TO CALL THE WOMEN HO’S.
[...] an alleged suicide attempt and weeks of bad press that made it all the way to CNN and back, Fantasia’s married boyfriend, Antwuan Cook, is [...]
[...] far, Fantasia Barrino has remained silent about her recent hospitalization following her attempted suicide, but the American Idol star has finally spoken up and admitted she intended to end her life two [...]
[...] Barrino was featured on VH1′s Behind the Music last night (August 24) where she discussed her suicide attempt and admits it wasn’t an accident at [...]
As one who has been trying to get Nancy Grace off of the air because of how her lack of compassion toward a distraught woman, Melinda Duckett, caused Melinda to…unlike Fantasia…
be successful in her suicide attempt, I am grieved to learn of Fantasia’s suicide attempt. Friends, I am a Christian and so I do not minimize the fact of what was Fantasia’s "sin"…however, like our Lord does, I love the sinner while, concomitantly, hating the sinner’s sin… a kind of love that evades Nancy Grace who, though she claims to be a Christian, makes a mockery of what it means to be a Christian..Fantasia needed to be convicted of her sin, not condemned for it…Conviction is of the Holy Spirit, condemnation is of the devil…which is why Nancy Grace promotes evil in the name of "good"…and her brand of "justice!"
[...] met up with Antwuan earlier this year, right after her public suicide attempt. The meeting aired on her show and ended with Fantasia telling Cook “I don’t ever want [...]
I think that we should let fix this on her on terms by her self. You can’t help who u love don’t think its all her fault cause he told her they were separated. it seems like we are only pointing the finger at her its really his fault so maybe he should be in the spot light the point is this gurl made a mistake at lease I hope it was
[...] pregnant by her married boyfriend Antwaun Cook and had an abortion around the time same time as her failed suicide attempt hit the [...]