UnHappy Famous???

[The*Empress]

Why didn't Marilyn Monroe retire and move to Florida and just grow
old gracefully, after saving all of that money??
Why she killed herself? Why people can't be happy after fame, fortune???

Here is this crazy guy who lose himself control....
He is goodlooking...

After being thwarted in a suicide attempt in a London hotel room, R&B singer Houston gouged his own eye out. :-o

On Thursday Houston attempted to jump out of a 13th-floor hotel window but was stopped by his security personnel, sources close to
the singer said. He was moved to a lower floor and locked in his room, where he injured himself. Additional details are still coming to light, and photographs of his injury are circulating online.

The Los Angeles native, born Houston Summers IV, was overseas for a series of performances when the incident occurred. He scored a hit last year with "I Like That," which featured Chingy and Nate Dogg and was used in a McDonald's commercial (see "Houston Scores Club Hit With Help From Chingy, Nate Dogg"). His debut album, It's Already Written, was certified gold a month after its release in August.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Houston during this tragic time," a Capitol Records spokesperson said.

Los Angeles radio station KKBT-FM's K-Sly, who appeared in the "I Like That" video and is close to Houston's camp, said the singer had been under psychiatric care last year for manic depression. Another source corroborated that claim, adding that Houston had also struggled with PCP.

"I was told he wanted to commit suicide and stabbed his eye out," K-Sly said. "He was telling people he was Jesus and wanted to go home to his Father."

The singer is now back in Los Angeles.

Upon hearing about Houston, Bushwick Bill of rap group the Geto Boys felt compelled to speak out. In 1991, Bill forced his girlfriend to assist him in a suicide attempt, and she shot him in the eye. "Fame will make you crazy," Bill said in a statement. "Fame isn't for everybody. There are people who have a fear of fame, those who want fame, and those who don't understand fame. It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck."

 

[ravensteve1961]

She didnt kill herself. RFK ordered the CIA to kill her because she was getting too close to the president and she kept on saying things like she will bring down the goverment. And Joe Dimaggio was ex husband of Marilyn Monroe. And i bet Joe Dimaggio had ties with the new york mafia and he ordered the assassination of JFK. Thats one of the theories because all these years the kennedys been on the mafias case and those senate hearings during the 50s. And then RFK picked on the wrong bunk. He should have thought about not killing Marilyn Monroe because she had ties with the mafia. So my theory is the mafia hired Lee Harvey Oswald to take care of JFK.

 

[Banjo]

Gouged his own eye out?

(shudders)

 

[ravensteve1961]

Dont you know what happens when you piss off the mafia? Maybe you should order HBO and watch these guys then youll get the idea.

And i dont think theyre laughing at your jokes nether.

 

[Banjo]

Dont you know what happens when you piss off the mafia? Maybe you should order HBO and watch these guys then youll get the idea.

And i dont think theyre laughing at your jokes nether.

Or you can just rent them on the DVD.

 

[The*Empress]

R&B Singer Houston Says He Was Possessed

Fri Feb 4, 6:14 PM ET


NEW YORK - The devil made him do it, representatives for R&B singer Houston said in a statement explaining how his eye was seriously gouged.



Houston's publicist issued a statement Thursday night denying reports that he tried to take his life by jumping from a London hotel window last week. The statement said Houston had "found himself in the midst of a spiritual battle against the evil that runs rampant in the entertainment industry."


Houston, whose 2004 single "I Like That" was used in a McDonald's commercial, was found in his London hotel room with a serious eye injury. He was briefly hospitalized.


"I went to check on him before going to bed and I saw blood on the floor," Houston's bodyguard, Marco Powell, said in the statement. "Houston was lying on his bed with a towel over his face and I removed the towel to find his eye hanging out. He said he had to get the devil off of his back and that's the only way he could kill the devil."


Houston, whose full name is Houston Summers IV, is a Los Angeles native. He was raised strictly Christian and was "constantly at odds with the temptations that come with success in the music business," the statement said.

WARNING, Gross picture of him.... http://www.ogrish.com/archives/rb_s...after_failed_suicide_attempt_Feb_03_2005.html

 

[The*Empress]

Bodyguard: Houston 'Happy,' Closer To God After Gouging Eye
Ex-managers blame mental illness; family says it was an accident.
by Rashaun Hall


Depending on who you talk to, R&B singer Houston's eye injury is the result of either mental illness, spiritual crisis or just an accident.

"Houston is going through spiritual warfare right now," Houston's bodyguard Marco Powell said. "It's like good versus evil. He grew up in a Christian family, and since he's signed his record deal he's been subjected to, in his own words, 'sins and devils in the business' like drugs, alcohol and all this stuff that he's not used to. He didn't want to be around that. He just wasn't happy with management — he just wasn't happy. He didn't know which way to turn."

Powell was in London with the 21-year-old singer the night Houston gouged his eye out and insists it was not a suicide attempt (see "R&B Singer Houston Gouges Eye Out After Apparent Suicide Attempt").

"The night of the incident, we had dinner at the hotel," Powell recalled. "After dinner, he went to his room to read the Bible. He is an avid reader of the Bible. After I finished eating, I went upstairs to check on him and I noticed blood on the floor. Houston usually has really bad nose bleeds. So I asked him, 'Are you OK? Is your nose bleeding?' He said, 'Yeah, my nose is bleeding but I'm cool. I will see you in the morning. I can't wait to get back to L.A. with my family.' He was lying on the bed with a towel over his face, so something told me it was more than [just a nose bleed]. So I walked into the room to talk to him, I pulled the towel off of his face, and that's when I saw that he had gouged his eye out.

"He showed no pain and he had no remorse," Powell added. "He said he had to do it. He said that that had freed him from everything. He was happy after that. He said he was changed and was ready to go. That symbolic statement basically freed him from all the pain he was in. He feels like he is closer to God now."

Billie Summers, Houston's sister, also says the suicide rumors are untrue.

"Houston is a Christian and he does know that if he attempted anything like that he'd be doomed," Summers said. "His managers, Reno Rankin and Andrew Rowe of On Point Productions, are no longer his managers, so they are trying to slander his name. While Houston was on the road, their contract [with him] ended and there were rumors that they were going to try and slander my brother's name. I believe they're the ones calling up the radio stations, MTV and BET and giving false info."

However, On Point's Rankin and Rowe offer a different portrait of the singer.

"Houston has a sickness," Rowe said. "There's nothing to hide. He needs to be treated so he doesn't harm himself worse than he did, or someone else."

According to Rankin, he, Rowe and a Capitol Records representative took Houston to a psychiatrist themselves while the family remained in denial. They say the singer was even treated at UCLA Medical Center prior to his trip overseas.

"In September Houston was hospitalized," Rowe said. "We had to cancel everything from October to the end of the year. He was diagnosed as schizophrenic. He was supposed to be in treatment and on medication, but we had clearance by the family and doctors to work half the time.

"He was out of control, just doing things that were off the wall — things that normal people don't do," Rowe added. "So when he went to London, we were told he blew it on the Choice FM Awards and that he was starting to regress. He was carry a Bible around and just doing things that just weren't normal."

The On Point duo said Houston's actions made them worried about sending him overseas. "Houston wanted to work like any other artist because there was money on the table," Rowe recalled, "but there was concern, and that's why I requested a doctor's note."

"Capitol was requesting him on the road to do promo over in London," Rankin said. "So Houston's family sent us a doctor's note, stating that Houston was able to work, and we took the note and faxed it over to Capitol."

While Rankin and Rowe are not sure if a lack of medication is what caused the incident, they say things quickly took a turn for the worse.

"They finally got to Dubai [in the United Arab Emirates], barely, and that's where he got real bad," Rowe said. "[Houston] wanted to hurt himself bad and he was on the brink. When he got back to England was when I finally got the call that he stabbed himself in the eye. He was so off guard that he was trying to kill himself."

Summers acknowledged that her brother was injured while overseas but called it "an accident." "He is all right and in good spirits," she said. "He's not depressed, on any medications or under any psychiatric care. He was just in surgery and he will be coming home soon, in a day or two. Everything is well."

She said he's in Los Angeles now and that she doesn't know the details of the accident.

"We haven't mentioned anything to Houston, but we're going to talk to him about what exactly happened," Summers said. "Houston would never inflict any harm on himself. He was under a lot of spiritual stress, and a lot of that pressure, I believe, came from the music industry.

"I just want everyone to pray for him. He is going through trying times. ... This is the last thing he needs," she added.

Meanwhile, Rankin and Rowe said they haven't had any direct contact with their former client since he returned to the States.

"We decided that we didn't want to continue," Rowe said. "We feel like our contract could have been extended, but that's not important. The kid needs help more than anything else. His health is our biggest concern."

The two said they're also concerned with how Houston's finances are being managed.

"We have a serious problem with the way the family is handling this kid's situation," Rowe said. "There's no reason for this kid to have no money. They passed on a publishing deal that could have helped him out right now. They got involved and we tried everything [we could], but at the end of the day, Houston was loyal to his mom. I don't have a problem with that, but they are not capable of handling a kid like that. The kid was a star. He had a great opportunity laid out, so he should have had proper housing and a nice car."

"The kid still lives where he lives when we met him — in a two-bedroom apartment with four other people," Rankin said. "They spent all the kid's money."

 

[VamPyroX]

She didnt kill herself. RFK ordered the CIA to kill her because she was getting too close to the president and she kept on saying things like she will bring down the goverment. And Joe Dimaggio was ex husband of Marilyn Monroe. And i bet Joe Dimaggio had ties with the new york mafia and he ordered the assassination of JFK. Thats one of the theories because all these years the kennedys been on the mafias case and those senate hearings during the 50s. And then RFK picked on the wrong bunk. He should have thought about not killing Marilyn Monroe because she had ties with the mafia. So my theory is the mafia hired Lee Harvey Oswald to take care of JFK.

*yawns* :sure:

 

[Liebling:-)))]

logically, money is not everything to make you happy, that's how got rich and famous depression, etc. :|

 

[Kalista]

logically, money is not everything to make you happy, that's how got rich and famous depression, etc. :|

Famous people are feeling very not comfortable with by paparazzi. Celebrities are annoyed by photographers. They are annoyed by the press always prying into their lives. They want to be left alone, like normal people. They just want to live their lives without being harrassed by strange people. They were occupied by paparazzi. It's not easy being famous. Photographers take the photos that the general public want.

They were always annoyed at the amount of publicity the famous people
garnered, because of the lack of privacy they received. I would say to
myself "just leave them alone!". I hope now some changes will be made
with respect to the papparazzi/vultures.

I am tired of seeing all the bullshit TABLOIDS in the grogery stores. I never buy anything tabloids.

Celebrities have to wear their sunglasses, wig and casual clothes to cover them up in the public. They can't be normal people like we do. Why would the public can't leave them alone?

We went to see Billy Crosby last summer with my finane' and younger son. We admired him alot, he wore t-shirt and sweatpants with sneakers. He wants to be normal person like we do. His voice was very strong and impressed about cherish family, black history, education, etc.. My son loves him. After the show, we did not approach him due to respectfuly him. I do have his home address but I hadn't chance to write him a letter. I may ask him to come to my younger son's graduation next year. I believe, private school would be delight to have Bill Crosby give a presentation during the graduation. We will see and wait.

I meet Senator Ted Kennedy twice. He is very sweet man and very deeply grevious for loss most of his family. He admitted me that he feels not comfortable with the papparazzi just didn't know when to stop until something tragic had to happen. His legacy will live on through his family because of John F. Kennedy. His niece, Caroline is very suffered too because of papparazzi. She is very protected of her children and husband in New York. Caroline is very private person. Guards always be with Kennedy family even children going to the school. They can't have normal people like we do.

I will see Senator Kennnedy in the summer. Hope, I will have a chance to meet Caroline.

 

[racheleggert]

I agree.. I do have some politicans personal contact info, and I rather not to give out because I respect their privacy, also they request me not to do so. Since I become Student Senator, I always give them my office contact info instead of home contact info so I don't get bothered at home.

Famous people are feeling very not comfortable with by paparazzi. Celebrities are annoyed by photographers. They are annoyed by the press always prying into their lives. They want to be left alone, like normal people. They just want to live their lives without being harrassed by strange people. They were occupied by paparazzi. It's not easy being famous. Photographers take the photos that the general public want.

They were always annoyed at the amount of publicity the famous people
garnered, because of the lack of privacy they received. I would say to
myself "just leave them alone!". I hope now some changes will be made
with respect to the papparazzi/vultures.

I am tired of seeing all the bullshit TABLOIDS in the grogery stores. I never buy anything tabloids.

Celebrities have to wear their sunglasses, wig and casual clothes to cover them up in the public. They can't be normal people like we do. Why would the public can't leave them alone?

We went to see Billy Crosby last summer with my finane' and younger son. We admired him alot, he wore t-shirt and sweatpants with sneakers. He wants to be normal person like we do. His voice was very strong and impressed about cherish family, black history, education, etc.. My son loves him. After the show, we did not approach him due to respectfuly him. I do have his home address but I hadn't chance to write him a letter. I may ask him to come to my younger son's graduation next year. I believe, private school would be delight to have Bill Crosby give a presentation during the graduation. We will see and wait.

I meet Senator Ted Kennedy twice. He is very sweet man and very deeply grevious for loss most of his family. He admitted me that he feels not comfortable with the papparazzi just didn't know when to stop until something tragic had to happen. His legacy will live on through his family because of John F. Kennedy. His niece, Caroline is very suffered too because of papparazzi. She is very protected of her children and husband in New York. Caroline is very private person. Guards always be with Kennedy family even children going to the school. They can't have normal people like we do.

I will see Senator Kennnedy in the summer. Hope, I will have a chance to meet Caroline.

 

[The*Empress]

Here another sad news...

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Posted: 11:52 AM EST (1652 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- The suicide of a boxer competing in the upcoming NBC reality series "The Contender" won't derail plans for the program, according to the network and its production partners.

Najai Turpin, 23, fatally shot himself in the head early Monday morning in Philadelphia, police said. He was one of 16 boxers vying for the $1 million prize on "Contender," which was produced for NBC by Mark Burnett Prods. and DreamWorks. :-o

The circumstances surrounding Turpin's suicide were unclear immediately after his death, but various reports suggested Turpin was dealing with personal problems. The suicide occurred in a parked car in front of the home of his girlfriend -- with whom he has a 2-year-old daughter -- while she was in the car. Both Turpin's daughter and girlfriend appear on the program, which focuses on boxers' lives in and out of the ring.

The network is sticking to its plan to unveil the series March 7, a spokeswoman said, adding that there are no plans to edit "Contender" footage of Turpin.

Burnett said in a statement that he would set up a trust fund for Turpin's family and that an episode of the series would be dedicated to him.

"All of us at 'Contender' mourn the loss of great fighter with tremendous heart and courage," Burnett said. "His death comes as a shock to all of us. We all came to love Najai, and the episode in which he was most depicted will stand as a wonderful testament to who he was -- it will not be changed."

NBC and Sylvester Stallone, who executive produced the series along with Burnett and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, also issued statements offering their condolences.

"Najai embodied the 'Rocky' spirit as a Philly fighter from humble beginnings," Stallone said. "In addition to being a phenomenal fighter in the ring, he was a beautiful person outside the ring."

Turpin's suicide does not represent the first round of publicity "Contender" has engendered before its debut. The reality series was the subject of bitter accusations traded between the broadcast networks and Fox over its similarities with another boxing-themed reality show, "The Next Great Champ."

The series' premiere date has been postponed numerous time since production was completed in late September. Shooting was not scheduled to resume until May, when a live finale featuring the finalists is scheduled to air; NBC would not reveal how far Turpin advanced in the competition.

"Contender" contestants were subjected to psychological testing and background checks before production on the series, a network spokeswoman said.

Sources also revealed that counseling is being offered to "Contender" boxers in the wake of Turpin's suicide.

NBC disclosed that each contestant was paid $1,500 each week to continue their training through the conclusion of the series.

The network does not expect any advertisers to pull out of the series. But legal observers wondered whether the principals behind "Contender" might be sued on grounds similar to the ones Warner Bros. and production company Telepictures faced over a guest of "The Jenny Jones Show" slaying another guest in 1995. A $29 million civil judgment was thrown out of court in 2002.

"I wouldn't be horribly surprised if someone brought a suit like that," Loyola Law School professor Jay Dougherty said. "People are hurt and angry when something like that happens. They look for somebody to blame. But it doesn't strike me as something that would have a lot of success."

Dougherty and other legal experts also believe it is highly unlikely any such action would stick given the releases participants in unscripted programming sign before production. More vulnerable to lawsuits are series that employ hidden cameras or other surprise elements, like Sci Fi Channel's "Scare Tactics," which reached an out-of-court settlement with an unsuspecting subject in 2003.

Turpin's death represents the second instance this season NBC has had to consider whether to alter its programming in respect to a deceased cast member. The network opted not to edit a handful of "Law & Order" episodes in which series star Jerry Orbach made his final appearances before he passed away in December.

NBC also announced Tuesday that "Contender" episodes would be rebroadcast on cable channel CNBC Tuesdays at 8 and 11 p.m. beginning March 8.