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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 11:23 pm
The media, once unleashed is like dogs with bones.. The whole article says to me that maybe Julia wasn't the first in the family to associate with the assumed murderer, perhaps he was brought into her son's life by his father and uncle. It also tells of what stress the family must have been under at the very time Jennifer was actually competing on Idol.. her mom had to choose between attending a court hearing for her son and going to be with Jennifer. Again, I'm glad the sisters have each other and hope that some of the people Jennifer has met will have good advice for ways to protect herself from the media. I don't know if she's ever crossed paths with the Williams sisters but they might be of help, as they had to endure the violent loss of their sister Yetunde Price and all the media crap that followed that.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 5:28 am
What happened to this family has nothing to do with previous problems. IMO. Julia isn't the first woman to pick the wrong man. She couldn't know he was going to do this to her family! I wish the media would quit digging dirt on this family.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 7:00 am
I wish someone could come up with something to put an end to gangs. I know women abusers and murders can be found with low and high income families, in rural, suburban and innercity areas. But why are gangs mainly in innercity areas? I know they are so attractive because of the lure of $$ when there is not much $$ around.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 7:28 am
Studies I have read say that gangs arise out of a need to belong to a group...usually they start when children are left alone without family structure.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 7:49 am
I can see how a gang structure could under certain conditions be strangely comforting. The person feels needed and that they belong. It would also be a power thing and a way to gain status.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 8:15 am
I normally don't watch Nancy Grace, but I did catch this ep the other night. She had Balfour's mom on the phone and she was trying to defend her son. It gets a little out of control. Here's the clip. TMZ link
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 8:36 am
Wow, his mom is something else. But I will say that she must love her son. Which kind of goes back to the gang thing, how does a kid who has a loving home end up in a gang? If gangs are some kind of replacement for a family, why can't gangs go in a good direction instead of drugs and guns??? Is/was William Balfour in a gang? One thing that struck me was that his mom was talking about how he has 2 girlfriends. Isn't he still married to Julia?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 8:41 am
Methinks she's probably made excuses for him his whole life....and now look where he is.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 9:54 am
and this has what to do with the tragic family situation, other than cast negative aspirations? because they were arrested 6 years ago for crack somehow this means what? only because i heard somewhere that they think it may have been drugged related. maybe it doesn't and it truly was only about revenge on balfour's point; however...if police officers were truly investigating they could not rule anything out until it has been thoroughly exhausted.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 1:16 pm
• Does she have a special new guy? Carrie Underwood, stepping out for dinner with former Bachelor (and The Doctors co-host) Travis Stork. The pair headed to Stephen Starr’s French bistro Parc in Philadelphia, where the country star referred to Stork as her "boyfriend" at dinner, a fellow diner says. The couple were joined by two friends and shared a bottle of Malbec and water with their food. "They were very cute," the diner tells us. "After dinner they even skipped down the sidewalk together as they left." Calls to Underwood's rep were not immediately returned.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 4:20 pm
oh gawd, i've known that one for weeks. i was changing the tv channels one day and came upon his new show, and couldn't remember where i knew him from so googled him, and she came up as his girlfriend. it is actually old news.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 4:37 pm
I didn't know about it. Thanks for the news Mamie. I'll tell Simon you said hello. 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 5:11 pm
You do that. LOL
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, October 31, 2008 - 8:43 am
That guy is cute. LOL I watch the Doctors if I'm home, but really, I'm probably just watching for him 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 10:58 am
Beyonce an Solange in Tokyo I think...

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:23 am
Sort of reminds me of an old commercial where the horrified hubby moans, 'Oh, no, not the rubber dress.'.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:27 am
What's up with Beyonce's hair? LOL Otherwise, I think they look really good.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:32 am
I really think Bey needs a new look hairwise.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:39 am
Every once in a while, I like the style of her hair but that's only every once in a while. LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 1:51 pm
Mocha, she needs your advice! I watch The Doctors when I'm around and enjoy it..
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 2:48 pm
Lol
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 03, 2008 - 3:17 pm
Another reality show romance bites the dust. Bachelorette couple DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak have called off their engagement, he reveals in a video on their Web site. "I kind of feel like it's our responsibility to tell you we're not together anymore," he says. "DeAnna broke up with me two days ago, and I just wanted to come on here and tell you guys face-to-face," he continues. "I'm sorry - I did everything in my power to try and make this work. "She's a great person, but she wasn’t willing to try anymore," he says. "She wanted something different. The answer I got was, 'I love you, but I'm not in love with you.' "That's a lot to swallow, no matter who you are," he says. "It's a lot to take in." The video then ends.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 03, 2008 - 7:07 pm
I saw that coming a mile away...smile away.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, November 03, 2008 - 7:11 pm
Look at what they did to Kate Winslet on the cover of Vanity Fair. Had her name not been on the cover or the article I was reading, I would not have known it was her.

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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 03, 2008 - 7:26 pm
Wow!
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