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R&B singer Sean LeVert was pronounced dead after midnight last night. Sean, 39, was the younger brother of Gerald LeVert and was a member of the band “LeVert.”
LeVert, who was being held in jail for allegedly failing to pay about $80,000 in child support was found unresponsive.? Preliminary reports speculate that he may have had an anxiety attack while in custody.
More information is forthcoming, but I would like to send my sincere wishes to the LeVert family here in Atlanta.? (Source)
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Chase Tatum was found dead 6 days ago of an accidental drug overdose.? Tatum, pictured above in a promo pic from?the film?Who’s Your Caddy along with Faizon Love, Big Boi and Finesse Mitchell,?formerly worked as?a road manager and personal assistant?for?OutKast.? Tatum was also well known as a professional wrestler, which apparently is?where he developed the back problems which lead to his addiction to pain-killers.? Tatum was 34.
Chase Tatum had been recovering from back surgery to repair a degenerative disc. His father said the former wrestler had been fighting a dependence to painkillers for years but had been planning to enter a rehabilitation center.?
“He was in the process of getting his life back together,” Roy Tatum said Monday. “He was confident he was going to turn things around, to live a normal life again without those painkillers.”? (Source)
It appears that?singer?Rihanna was not the first choice for the hit single “Umbrella.”? Singer/songwriter Taio Cruz originally offered the song to Mary J. Blige and Britney Spears and both turned it down. 😕 Mary didn’t think the song was right for her (I agree) but Britney’s camp said merely that “it didn’t work for her.”? I guess it was fate for Rihanna because “Umbrella” …Ella…Ella is considered to be her breakthrough hit! ? (Source)
Atlanta transplant, Akon has a secret and “NO” it’s definitely not his?address!?
Wanna know what it is…?
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Atlanta based rapper, T.I. aka Clifford Harris, is expected to enter a guilty plea today in his federal gun charges case.? The hearing begins at 1:30pm?and there is certain jailtime involved:
Rapper T.I. (aka) Clifford Harris spoke during New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Easter Service on Sunday.? Tip, who is currently under house arrest for gun charges, was released temporarily to attend the service.
He drew applause and some friendly laughter when he spoke about his purpose for observing Easter. “We’re here to celebrate the death of our Lord and Savior,” Harris said, “he was willing to give his life for us so that we may ask for forgiveness for our sins and be forgiven and saved…no matter how many times we have to ask…or how long it takes to get it right.” (Source)
The service was held at the Georgia Dome, which was damaged 9 days ago after a tornado hit Downtown Atlanta.?
Check out pics of the service over @ SandraRose
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