Prince Believed He Was Taking Vicodin that turned out to be Fentanyl, Says Prosecutor in Death Investigation.😢
No one will be charged for his death!
No criminal charges will be filed in the investigation into Prince’s death, Carver County attorney Mark Metz announced on Thursday. The announcement comes just weeks after a leaked toxicology report revealed that the singer had died with “exceedingly high” levels of the drug fentanyl in his body in April 2016. Metz said in a press conference that there is evidence that Prince believed he was taking regular Vicodin and was unaware that his pills contained fentanyl.
“Despite their extensive efforts, law enforcement was unable to determine the source of the counterfeit Vicodin laced with fentanyl,” he said. “Therefore, without probable cause and no identified subject, the Carver County attorney’s office cannot file any criminal charges involving the death of Prince. The fact that criminal charges are not brought certainly does not mean that some person or persons associated with Prince did not assist or enable Prince in obtaining the counterfeit Vicodin.”
Federal prosecutors also announced on Thursday that a Minnesota doctor who saw Prince shortly before he died agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal civil suit. The doctor, Michael T. Schulenberg, was accused of violating the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing opioid painkillers meant for Prince to one of Prince’s associates, instead.
All of this on the 2nd Anniversary of his death! R.I.P
Snapshot: Alfred Enoch for Bleu Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue
Nice!
'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Season 9: Porsha Williams & Phaedra Parks Defend NeNe Leakes Amid Her Tax Woes
Phaedra Parks has weighed in on her Bravo The Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star NeNe Leakes’ tax problems.
It came out earlier this month that Leakes owes the IRS more than $800K after failing to pay her taxes back in 2014. Parks stopped by Dish Nation, where co-star Porsha Williams is a host, recently and chatted about Leakes reported money woes.
Parks kept it classy and responded, “That means she’s making a lot of money so don’t hate.”
As for the government possible seizing her assets, Williams stepped in and said, “She can’t lose her house for that. Her house costs way more than that.”
Co-host Gary Wit Da Tea said it is possible for Leakes to lose her home.
Williams said, “They’ll probably just put a little lien on it.”
She also defended Leakes after Gary said her clothing line must not be doing so well.
“I purchase a lot of clothes from her clothing line and I know a lot of other people do too.”
Gary insisted on throwing shade after Parks said she pays her tithes to Jesus before she pays Uncle Sam.
“You need to tell NeNe to go to Jesus,” he added. Da Brat also chimed in and broke into song.
Leakes has remained pretty silent about the news. She starred in Broadway and ABC’s Dancing With The Stars during the year she is said to have skipped out on her IRS bill.
LOL!
EMPIRE: Terrence Howard Dishes On Having Kids Who Are Younger Than His Grandkids
“Empire” star Terrence Howard brought his wife Mira Pak along for an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night. The married couple, who welcomed their baby boy Hero earlier this month, were spotted making their way inside the studio before Terrence hit the stage to chat it up with late night host. So much for those unconfirmed break up rumors.
The doting dad gushed about being a father, grandfather and how his youngest children are young than his grandchild. Yeah, at 47-years-old, the father-of-five is still getting it in.
The Oscar nominated actor lit up like a Christmas tree while talking about his newest addition, Hero. He revealed he has not circumcised his son and doesn’t plan on it. He also gushed on how his 3-year-old granddaughter likes to call his son Qirin Love “uncle baby.” Ha!
As for life as a new dad again and granddad, he talked about how his love for boobs changed when he started growing his own (due to weight gain) and his love for numerology.
With all the BS that has been going on with Chris Brown lately, the R&B superstar isn’t letting the situation bring him down, instead he is turning the other cheek, and giving us some new music!
Breezy asks “What Would You Do?” on his new dance floor-ready jam, which sounds like a response to being caught-up in trouble again.
“What do you do? Fighting for your life and no one’s on your side / I can’t stand to lose / You see you’re in too deep and don’t know where to hide / I got a question: What do you do?,” he sings.
After being arrested at his Tarzana, CA home on Tuesday afternoon–for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon–Brown was released Tuesday night after posting $250,000 bail.
Just last week he released the video for his latest single “Grass Ain’t Greener,” which is off his rumored next album Heartbreak On A Full Moon.
Take a listen to Chris’ surprise song HERE
New Hip Hop: T.I. – ‘War Zone’
Hot off the video for “We Will Not,” T.I. heads to the front lines on “War Zone,” another politically-charged single off his upcoming EP Us or Else.
Over a thumping instrumental, Tip unleashes lyrics that shine a light on police brutality and injustice. “Hands up,” he chants on the chorus. “Can’t breathe!”
Throughout the cut, the King of the South approaches these topics from a historical perspective. “I’ll be a martyr if my great granddaughter benefit,” he raps. “They pull you over ask you where your license at / Be careful reaching for it, you know you can die for that / This ain’t nothing new, they got cameras just so you can see the shit that got Dr. King and Abe Lincoln asking where the freedom at.”
Later, Tip also addresses the prison system’s tribulations. “I want what’s best for the country,” he says. “You rather send it to hell / How you get free labor from ni**as you sending to jail / Modern day slavery still.”
The track follows the protest-inspired video for “We Will Not,” which featured scenes from rallies across the country over police brutality. “We sick of the garbage you kickin’ and teachin’,” he raps. “And lynchin’ us / Lockin’ us up for no reason, they killin’ us.”
Both “We Will Not” and “War Zone” are set to appear on Tip’s politically-motivated EP Us or Else, which is scheduled to arrive soon.
Mary J. Blige to Guest Star In ‘How To Get Away With Murder’
The Wiz Live! star and multiple Grammy winner Mary J. Blige is set to guest star on the upcoming third season of Shondaland’s How To Get Away With Murder on ABC.
Details of her role and the storyline for Season 3 are being kept under wraps, but in an earlier interview with Deadline’s AwardsLine, star Viola Davis said there will be “a new mystery” in Season 3, “and it’s going to be presented very quickly in the first episode.” Davis also added, with that new mystery, creator Pete Nowalk “explores the relationships in a much deeper way.”
Blige has been making the transition from a mega-career as singer-songwriter to acting: she just finished Dee Rees-directed Mudbound, alongside Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund and Carey Mulligan. She starred earlier this year as Evillene in The Wiz Live! on NBC, a role that earned her a Critics’ Choice TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series. Blige also appeared in the Season 1 finale of ABC’s hit comedy series black-ish. She is repped by Shakim Compere and CAA.
Prince’s ex claims he lived on ‘cocaine diet’
Prince’s ex,Charlene Friend, claims his late half-brother Duane Nelson once told her the singer lived on a “cocaine diet.”
Friend insists she never witnessed the late singer — who died in April at 57 from an overdose of the narcotic fentanyl — taking drugs, but has said the star’s half-brother, Nelson, who died in 2013, alleged the Purple Rain hitmaker used to take illegal substances.
She said Nelson once told her, “‘We call it the cocaine diet.’
“It was shocking to me to hear that. He hid it so carefully. I never saw him take even an aspirin. He seemed so health-conscious, always taking vitamins like echinacea and goldenseal.”
The 44-year-old interior designer — who dated Prince for two years after meeting him in 1989 — also claimed the star went up to five days without sleep but when he did get some shut-eye, he covered the windows in aluminium foil to make sure the room was pitch black and turned the heat up to 80 degrees.
She added to PEOPLE: “He would sometimes stay up for five days at a time without sleep, food or even water, going nonstop back and forth to the studio.
“I had to sneak in catnaps to keep from passing out from exhaustion. The first time that happened, I asked him, ‘How do you do this?’
“He would be shaking all through the night. The first time that happened, I asked him if he was having a nightmare and he said, ‘No. I was dreaming music.’ Even in his sleep, the music just poured out of him.”
Friend also admitted she heard speculation from mutual pals saying Prince was “taking pills to come down” from the high he got from performing.
“Nothing could match the highs he got from his shows. Coming down afterward made him feel empty. Perhaps drugs filled that void,” she said.
In 2003, Friend sued Prince for emotional distress and defamation, claiming she was psychologically abused during their relationship.
She claimed in court documents: “Prince informed me he took sexual relations very seriously. He believed he was the Messiah and if you engaged in sex with him, you became one with him.
“He would have me dress in his clothing at his whim. His staff [was] not allowed to look at me and I was not allowed to look at them.”
But Prince won the case after his legal term proved he was the victim of a “spiteful lawsuit.”
Donald Trump NOT Speaking at Black Church in Detroit As He Claimed
*Donald Trump said Monday he would be delivering his first speech before members of a black church in Detroit, but it looks like that’s not happening quite as advertised.
Trump’s hype man, Pastor Mark Burns, had said in a statement that the GOP presidential nominee would attend Great Faith Ministries to address churchgoers to “outline policies that will impact minorities and the disenfranchised in our country” and answer questions “that are relevant to the African-American community.”
But according to the Detroit Free Press, Trump’s “appearance” will consist of a one-on-one interview with the church’s pastor Bishop Wayne T. Jackson on the church’s Impact Network, which won’t air to the public until at least one week after it’s taped.
“He’ll be here Saturday. He’s going to sit in service and have the experience in the black church, and then he and I will be in this office and do an interview for the Impact Network that will be aired later on,” Jackson told the paper. “Just like any visitor, there will be fellowship at the service, and he can talk to people one-on-one.”
Jackson, who told the Detroit Free Press that he has always voted for Democrats, said he plans to ask Trump if he’s a Christian, and if he’s racist.
“He needs to come to African-American communities,” he told the paper. “You can’t talk to African Americans in white venues.”
However, Jackson still believes Trump’s visit, which may include a private meeting with a small group of church-goers, will be beneficial in some way.
“My congregation trusts my judgment,” he said. “They know that I’m not going to put anything or anyone in front of them that I feel is going to be harmful, and I feel we should have an educated conversation about what you’re going to do.”
Watch the Detroit Free Press’ interview with Bishop Jackson here
Lifetime has released a teaser for its upcoming Michel’le biopic “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me.”
Due in October, “Surviving Compton” will feature “Lincoln Heights” star Rhyon Nicole Brown as the Los Angeles-born singer as she navigates through the volatile days of N.W.A’s rise after being signed to Eazy E’s Ruthless Records, becoming Dr. Dre’s girlfriend and forming romantic ties to Suge Knight.
The promo clip has Michel’le ripping a “Parental Advisory” sticker off her lips with a message that reads, “Behind the men who changed hip-hop is the woman who knows the truth.”
The film, made in partnership with Sony Pictures Television and Thinkfactory Media, will co-star Curtis Hamilton as Dre, “Scream” actor Jamie Kennedy as Jerry Heller, and R. Marcos Taylor reprising his role as Suge Knight after playing the hip-hop mogul in “Straight Outta Compton.”
Watch the first promo clip HERE;
The stars come out to The ‘When The Bough Breaks’ L.A. Premiere
It was The L.A. premiere of the upcoming drama When The Bough Breaks lead stars Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall and Jazz Sinclair worked the red carpet at Regal LA Live Stadium 14 for the film’s L.A. premiere. Talk about a stunning shot! Morris is handsome as ever while Regina and Jaz ooze fabulousness.
Styled by fab designers Wayman + Micah, leading lady Regina Hall looked like a golden goddess in a plunging high slit flowy Elisabetta Franchi gown, Loriblu sandals and Anne Sisteron jewels.
Bestie support! Braided up baddie Sanaa Lathan, styling in a pink wrap mini dress, was on the scene to celebrate her good friend Regina.
Another one of Regina's good friends Melissa De Sousa, who starred in the Best Man with Sanaa and Regina, was also in the mix to show support.
"Hollywood Divas" star Malika Haqq stepped out for a fun night out. The white crop top and long black pencil
dress was simple and sleek.
Her other bestie showed up to snap pics on the carpet with her.
Morris' wife of more than 20 years Pam Byse came out to support her husband...and to slay. That waist is snatched! #BlackLove
As he continued his rounds, Morris was busy snapping a few flicks for his own personal stash:
And so was Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons:
Fun times!
Memphitz Continues To Troll K. Michelle For Attention/ Beefs With K. Michelle Fans.
Who let Memphitz has access to social media?
He is another one that needs a dose of shut the fuck up medicine. Somehow in Memphitz delusional mind he compares the ongoing Chris Brown situation with the domestic abuse with K. Michelle. Although, Memphitz “passed” the rig lie detector test on ‘MBC’
Memphitz continues to harass K. Michelle on social media. This is not cute… If K gets a cease and desist on his ass. We will not hear anything more from him.
•therealmemphitzI just blocked 500@kmichellemusic fans only because they all look like this. Girl what is you feeding these Ugly Fuckers?? SawDust?? Somebody come look at this? (Kevin Hart voice)
Justin Bieber’s credit card declined: AT SUBWAY
DECLINED!? YES! Justin Bieber’s fan base came in handy when an admirer stepped in to buy him a sandwich at a Subway in West Hollywood on Thursday, a source told DailyMail.com exclusively.
The 22-year-old stopped by to grab a bite as his flame Sofia Richie waited in the car, but his credit card was embarrassingly declined.
At that point, a generous fan waiting in line recognized Justin and jumped in to pay for the Sorry singer’s order, a source told DailyMail.com
Charlize Theron Takes Over V Magazine’s #101 Cover
Her new movie “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is in theaters now so it’s no wonder Charlize Theron is featured on the front page of the new issue of V magazine.
The “Italian Job” dame worked with photographer Collier Schorr for her photo shoot, sporting tousled hair and hoop earrings in the cover shot.
Charlize commented on the plight of women in Tinseltown- “It’s brutal when you think of the truth of what we face in society, what it means for a woman versus what it means for a man. What we, especially women, consider to be our strengths and to be our weaknesses. That aging is a weakness that we think of it that way. Yet, it’s when we’re at our wisest. We’ve experienced everything and we should be considering ourselves the richest. We live in a society where women are treated like wilted flowers. They used to be pretty, but now they’re just kind of wilting.”
#RHOA: Kenya Moore Talks Bullying, IVF, And Pageants Vs. Real Housewives Of Atlanta!
Friday Kenya Moore appeared on The Dr. Oz Show to discuss beauty secrets, reconciling with her broken childhood, bullying, and baby plans!
Dr. Oz asks Kenya about the differences between being Miss USA and her present identity as Krayonce, chief sh*t-stirrer on Real Housewives Of Atlanta. According to Kenya she’s a “three-dimensional person,” which must be a fancy way of saying ‘has multiple personalities’.
In pageants “you’re… a Barbie Doll, and you’re presenting your best self to the world,” Kenya explains. “You’re not really put in controversial situations, but on reality TV – that’s all you’re put in!”
“It’s sort of, oxymoronic, to what I’m doing now,” Kenya explains, of beauty pageants vs. Bravo. “So you get to see me being multi-faceted.” Dr. Oz wonders about the way Kenya reacts to the controversial situations on Real Housewives Of Atlanta, and cites her interactions with Kim Fields. Dr. Oz wonders if Kenya’s behavior is considered bullying, as Kim previously suggested.
Kenya is adamant she only “reacts” to the other women targeting her. “I can stand up for myself and I don’t need to hurt anyone else.”
A large portion of Kenya’s interview was to delve into her painful childhood and her mother’s abandonment, which was also a major portion of Kenya’s story on Real Housewives Of Atlanta. The story featured when she wasn’t antagonizing other Housewives and not at all being a bully…
Kenya goes into detail about how “shocking” and hurtful her mother was – which continued into Kenya’s adulthood. Kenya says she has now moved on and recognizes that she is not responsible for her mother’s actions. Through positive thinking she has “let go of the hold” her mother had over her emotions. “I had to start with forgiveness. I had to not only forgive my mother…. I had to forgive myself.”
“For me to forgive her, and forgive myself, I’m releasing myself from that bondage.”
Part of that process was Kenya deciding to stop judging her mother’s actions. “I can’t take the position of [I’m] judging her, because I don’t know her entire story.”
Kenya believes sharing her truth (which she’s also writing about in a memoir) this season may have inspired other women confronting abandonment issues. “You have to be the positive in your life,” coaches Iyanla Kenya (Kenyanla?). “From there you can create the world you want. If you speak it into existence the laws of the universe will work for you.”
Is Kenya starting to HEAL, or NAH?
#EMPIRE: Serayah feels us up with New Video ‘Body Speak”
Empire’s Serayah has a new video called Body Speak! Serayah, who plays Tiana Brown, is serving up the goods. She stars in the new video for the “Empire” track“Body Speak,” which is featured on the Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2 (available for pre-order now). The catalog of hits will be released April 29th, which features never-before-heard songs from the show’s upcoming episodes.
Get into Serayah’s dance moves and sultry lyrics below taken from last night's Shareholders meeting scene
WATCH HERE
YASSSSS!
#NEWMUSIC: Chris Brown Feat. Young Thug & Jeezy – Wrist (Remix)
The original featured up-and-coming rapper Solo Lucci, now Breezy has called on Young Thug and Jeezy for the official remix.
Last week, Brown released “Shut Down,” the first taste of his upcoming mixtape OHB (Original Hood Bosses).
Take a listen HERE
#NEWHIPHOP: Common Combat The Flint Water Crisis In “Trouble In The Water” [VIDEO]
Common continues to use his voice as a weapon for awareness in “Trouble In The Water.”
Common‘s hometown of Chicago is almost 300 miles away from Flint, Mich., but that’s not stopping him from lending his voice to the town’s highly publicized water crisis.
In a new video for a song called “Trouble In The Water,” Common can be seen dressed in all black rapping in a warehouse, surrounded by water that is ready to be shipped to those in need. In the song.
Common delivers lyrics drawing attention to mistreatment of the environment, and even his own feeling of helplessness in the matter:
“Water dirty like the police that flood the streets”
“We think our opponent is overseas, But we messing with Mother Nature’s ovaries.”
“I know I’m supposed to help, that’s what I’m made for/I’m a made man, but I ain’t a maid though.”
Common is backed by members of the Hip Hop Caucus, a non-profit organization created by Rev.Lennox Yearwood Jr., the man who helped Diddy start the 2004 “Vote Or Die” campaign. HHC artists Kumasi, Choklate, Aaron Fresh and Laci Kay also appear on the track.
WATCH HERE
“‘Trouble in the Water’ links the global climate crisis to local environmental justice crises in poor communities and communities of color, including the ongoing water disaster in Flint, MI,” said Rev. Yearwood Jr., in a statement. “Common and the entire team who worked on ‘Trouble in the Water’ have used art to convey a message that affirms the value of life over polluters’ greed. The crisis in Flint has put politics and profit over the lives of people. Now it is time to reverse that horrific process and create a compensation fund for victims of the Flint water crisis.”
The video is also a call to action. At the end it calls on viewers to sign a petition, from their Facebook or on peoplesclimatemusic.com, urging Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to start a compensation fund for victims of the Flint water crisis.
Uh Oh! Its was a Chilly reception for The Huntsman’s PT#2 as Jungle Book dominates
The Huntsman: Winter's War opened below expectations while Disney's latest live-action hit won the U.S. box office crown for a second weekend. Elvis & Nixon also made its debut while some theaters added 1984's Purple Rain in tribute to Prince.
WOW!
PRINCE MEMORIALIZED & CREAMTED: Friends and Family Gather for Late Legend’s Private Service at Paisley Park
Gone but never forgotten. Prince’s closest friends and family members gathered for a private memorial service at Paisley Park on Saturday, April 23.
Several arrangements of purple flowers and catered food were delivered to the late legend’s home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, earlier in the day before relatives and pals gathered for the intimate event.
Prince, who died on Thursday, April 21, at the age of 57, was cremated shortly after his body was released to his family following an autopsy on Friday, April 22.
Prince was celebrated by a small group of his most beloved: family, friends and his musicians, in a private, beautiful ceremony to say a loving goodbye," the singer's rep told Us in a statement. "Prince’s remains have been cremated and their final storage will remain private. We ask for your blessings and prayers of comfort for his family and close friends at this time. The cause of death remains unknown and it will be at least four weeks before we receive the results of the autopsy. An announcement will be made at a future date for a musical celebration."
Fans of the “Kiss” crooner lined the fence of his home and recording studio with hundreds of flowers, signs and purple balloons. Some fans waiting outside on Saturday were greeted by Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, who also handed out memorabilia in large round purple boxes.
R.I.P!
Beyonce’s Lemonade Sour and Sweet! She Crashes TIDAL website and was Rachel Roy Jay Z’s Mistress?
Beyonce just released her new visual album exclusively on Tidal after premiering on HBO and crashed TIDAL's servers...
OOOPS! Also………. Rachel Roy Confirms Jay Z Side-Chick Status?
Rachel Roy just confirm the long-standing rumor that she is or was Jay Z's side piece...?
It has long been rumored that Damon Dash's ex-wife Rachel Roy is the reason Solange Knowles jumped Jay Z after the MET Gala back in 2014
Rachel Roy reignited the rumors with a vengeance by posting a picture on Instagram with the caption "Good hair don't care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always."
Now what makes this interesting is last night Beyonce premiered her new album Lemonade on HBO with a song called Sorry were she sings,
“He only want me when I’m not there. He better call Becky with the good hair.”
and then this happened.
But Rachels claims her account was hacked and as far as the bullying she said
Now What?
Erykah Badu Covers FADER: Talks Motherhood, Politics & Social Media
Erykah Badu rocks the cover of the latest issue of FADER – the Producers Issue. FADER met with the “Phone Down” singer at her Dallas, TX home for her cover shoot, and to chat with her about motherhood/being a doula, her recent tweets on school uniform skirt lengths and more.
Read highlights from her interview, and also catch photos from her Erykah’s accompanying shoot (a few with her daughter Mars) below..
On motherhood:
I love motherhood. It’s natural for me. Being a doula, or being a mom, or even, like, making food—it’s just breathing and trusting, and allowing the creativity to flow through.
In addressing her tweets, she states:
The first thing I look at when I read an article is the angle the author takes when approaching the story. Does he or she want to lead the readers to believe one thing or another? He or she will use quotes supporting their views, so it doesn’t often give the whole story. In the [Newshub article about hemlines at a New Zealand high school], I was able to see a 360 degree point of view that wasn’t actually presented by the author, so I wanted to express my opinion. I agreed with some parts of the article, and other parts I did not agree with.
There was a student in the article—she was interviewed on video—who I sympathized with. She said she’s just coming to school to learn, not to be sexualized. And I agreed with that. I’m sure that there were more interviews and more angles but since I didn’t see them in the article, I presented them on Twitter. I then went a step further and began to explain the biology and sexual nature of human beings. I wasn’t trying to make one particular point. Like I said in my original tweets, it’s a man and a boy’s responsibility to control himself. I said it’s deviant behavior to prey on young women and children. But I also said that in nature, men are attracted to young women. As bad as it sounds and as much as people don’t want to look at it like that, it’s true. But that doesn’t mean I support the behavior of choosing to act on such impulses. People are like, “Where did you learn this?” And I’m like, “I learned it in science class, in elementary school.”
On politics:
Politics. I don’t know how much we have a say…It’s a show, it’s a game. On the smaller scale, I think that your city reps and district reps are very serious about what they’re doing, and then when they get up a little higher it becomes a show. Everybody gets kinda turned out.”
This is the craziest sh*t I’ve ever seen in my life,” she says of Trump’s success so far. “Is this real? But”—cryptically, with a shrug—“it will become a reality, if that’s what the plan is.
On her children learning different languages at school:
I just wanted to make sure that whenever I take over the country, I have a secretary of state, defense, and a peace ambassador at hand.
New Jersey woman who set her baby on fire and left her to die gets 30 years in prison
Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier will spend the next 30 years of her life in prison for setting her newborn daughter on fire and leaving her to die in the middle of a street.
Dorvilier, of New Jersey, plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in February. Prosecutors say the 23-year-old admitted dousing her newborn daughter with lighter fluid and using a lighter to set her on fire in January 2015.
A neighbor rescued the newborn but she died hours later at a Philadelphia hospital from third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body.
The neighbor held Dorvilier on the ground until emergency responders arrived. Someone wrapped the newborn in a towel and paper.
“I was on a downward spiral. I believe I hit my rock bottom,” Dorvilier said in open court Friday.
“I apologize first and foremost for not giving my daughter, Angelica, the life she deserved. She deserved so much better.”
Dorvilier reportedly hid her pregnancy from her mother and sister. The baby’s umbilical cord and placenta were still attached when she was found.
Dorvilier’s sister, Dejennie, pleaded with the judge for leniency and mental help for her sister.
But the judge said 30 years was “the sentence that justice requires.”
“The crime in this case was committed against the weakest of the weak, a helpless newborn,” said Judge Terrence Cook, without taking Dorvilier’s mental status into account.
Although the prevalence of mental illness among white inmates is higher than among black inmates, black offenders with mental illnesses are nearly always sentenced to prisons instead of mental hospitals.
“We’ve, frankly, criminalized the mentally ill, and used local jails as de facto mental health institutions,” said Alameda County health director Alex Briscoe in a 2014 PBS documentary on mental illness behind bars.
#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Malik the Cub!
Meet Malik the Cubby curved wonder. You like that Ladies et al? Well just GO HERE TO SEE THE PICS!Also remember it’s NSFW!
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