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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 12:44 pm
I just came on here Kooklie to post that. Sickening.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:02 pm
OMG. I just read the affidavit and OMG.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:04 pm
It's horrifying, isn't it, Tish? And to think that some people commended him for "walking away" from the situation. So sad.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:07 pm
While there's no details yet, just a banner headline, CNN is reporting that Robin Williams will undergo heart surgery for a valve replacement. Here's what TMZ reports on it: http://www.tmz.com/2009/03/05/robin-williams-heart-surgery/
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:08 pm
It haunts me that she is going back to him.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:08 pm
Disgusting Some "mistake" he made.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:20 pm
I'm not diminishing any violence because even one hit is too much but based on that description that was a full out prolonged attack and beating. I hope Robin does okay.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:21 pm
It's sad that her thoughts were to call/text an assistant rather than call 911.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:26 pm
i hope robin williams is okay. he is such a great comedian. i hope he recovers quickly!!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:49 pm
Having been admitted to a south Florida hospital earlier this week, Robin Williams is "to undergo surgery for an aortic valve replacement," his reps announced Thursday. An earlier statement about the 57-year-old, Oscar-winning comic actor said, "Williams was experiencing shortness of breath and is currently being evaluated by doctors who are recommending a week of rest." Williams has canceled all performances of his one-man show, Weapons of Self-Destruction, which was on a 80-city tour that started last September and is bound for Broadway in the spring. The tour is set to resume come the fall, say his reps. "I'm so touched by everyone's support and well wishes," Williams said in a statement. "This tour has been amazing fun and I can't wait to get back out on the road after a little tune-up." According to Williams's Web site, he was to perform Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He has also canceled shows for Friday at the University of Central Florida Arena in Orlando and Saturday's at Tampa's Sundome. "Robin's rep called us the night before he was scheduled to perform at Hard Rock," Ryan Rogers, spokesman for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, tells PEOPLE. "The call came Tuesday night, during our Mötley Crüe concert. The rep said Robin needed rest and didn't feel well."
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 1:52 pm
There is some gossip that has been gathering steam all afternoon that Rihanna and Chris Brown got married in Miami in the last couple days. (Spouses cannot testify against each other) Just saw Robin Williams a few weeks ago, hope he breezes through the surgery and is back on stage soon.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:09 pm
Robin Williams needs the same surgery Barbara Bush just had (and I may need a few years down the road, which is why I'm so keyed in on the subject). It's become a routine and very survivable surgery with different valve options. Of course any time you crack the chest open there are risks and a great deal of pain and recovery time. A friend of mine had it last year and the worst part for her was the lack of energy - it took her months, much much longer than projected, to get a normal level of energy back. I get the impression that Robin hasn't exactly been on the wagon in recent years - the divorce, I think he actually checked into a rehab at one point. Cocaine was always his drug of choice. I don't know if that has anything to do with aortic heart problems (mine is congenital), but it sure wouldn't help. Rihanna - the affidavit is bad. Chris Brown draws all the advantages of being a star - money, fame, adulation. He should in equal shares draw the disadvantage of being a star - setting an incredibly bad example and sending an incredibly bad message to his fans (much more so than your common batterer). He should draw a good deal of jail time (hell if Paris Hilton does 45 days for DUI/screwing up her probation, Brown should do at least a year for pummeling a little girl). That wasn't just a kid losing his temper. He seemed to be very comfortable with handing out a beating while driving.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:12 pm
nau. si. a. ting. And I just bet we'll still see people trying to defend his heinous actions.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:48 pm
My mother had her first aortic valve replaced when she was about 63, and her second when she was 75. Both times she bounced back like a rubber ball and went on to live another 10 years. By the time you need it done, Gal, they'll probably be doing it laproscopically...piece of cake.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:50 pm
If the affidavit is factual (and I don't have too much doubt that it is) then the most disgusting thing, IMO, is that 6 mnths from now I will bet his career is right back on track. Society is sickingly able to excuse criminal, amoral behavior from celebrities.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:58 pm
Hard to read that but it does clear up some things. HE threw her phone out the window, thus isolating her. She did not throw the car keys but sat on them, and got his cell. She also fought back using some good strategies.. as in trying to protect her face, using her feet/legs at one point and so on, but wow.. he was going for the jugular, well not literally, just her face, ear (biting), carotids and trying to push her out of the car, and taking away her means of communication to get help. She also used her voice. So she has SOME good instincts. And getting the keys may have saved lives, considering the description of the way he was beating and driving. === Hope Robin will be ok, and I'm quite sure that his coke use was not a good thing for his cardiovascular system.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:59 pm
Oh and I found it mentioned in one of the articles.. he is an R&B singer. That explains why I don't know who he is.... I don't listen to music except very rarely and then it's nothing more current then the 80's. LOL
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 3:03 pm
GAL, my dh will be 4 weeks post op tomorrow. he's working 4-5 hours a day and feeling great! tired but hardly any pain. it's amazing how fast they get you up and around now.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 3:20 pm
Rissa -- 6 months from now??? Heck all his celebrity buddies were issuing press release feeling the love for this guy when it happened. And how about the Usher backtrack? It is sickening. Obviously she has self esteem issues and she may as some victims may be in that it was my fault, I provoked him mentality. But all those other folks, who love both of them and support both of them. What message is that, sending out to the fans that you support the batterer. This wasnt one slap, this was as I said a while ago -- a pounding. He could have killed her, killed people on the road. He doesnt need sympathy. Give me a break. How many other abusers deserve sympathy? Did OJ? Phil Specter? Of course not they and this guy deserve everything in the book thrown at them. And his half assed mea culpa??? great he is getting counselling from his priest. I just hope now we will see some prominent people express disgust at what this girl endured.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 3:43 pm
Last night some prominent people: Jane Fonda, Cher, Tina Turner and I'm blanking.. others did speak out about abusive relationships.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:11 pm
Okay, Maris said something that has been bothering me from the beginning. CB was having counseling from a priest. Why not a therapist or someone who is actually trained in dealing with this type of behavior? Frankly, a priest will sit, listen and pass forgiveness. A priest is not an expert in dealing with abusive actions. Anyway, it has been bothering since I first read it.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:17 pm
E channel is currently covering Chris Brown in court live...if anyone is interested.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:17 pm
Nevermind...they just cut it. His arraignment has been postponed until April 6
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:36 pm
Texannie, it is wonderful to hear that Mr. Annie is doing well and getting back to business. You must feel like it's Christmas in March.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:49 pm
Mr. Annie..i like that! LOL yes, it's kind of amazing. My heart went out to President Bush and how choked up he got during his press conference. i know every emotion he was feeling. you are going to need the same surgery?
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