Comments on: Did substance abuse contribute to Sean Levert’s death?

By: Maxdan

Maxdan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:31:15 +0000

The truth hurts. There are tons and tons of black folks who don’t want to eat right. Oh yeah, it does take getting off your a$$ and exercising too. It makes no sense that my mother just walked around the block for 3 months and ate right and lost 45 lbs. You don’t NEED surgery to make changes, that’s just the easy route. See I believe that before you hit 350 lbs….someone should’ve stopped you at 349 or less…..

Someone ask 50 Cent about his workout plan or Janet Jackson. I ain’t hearing you…..

Also, I lived in Cali for 19 yrs of my life. It’s pretty true about the liquor stores but we had good enough sense to stay away from the bottle in my house.

I’M TIRED OF EXCUSES.

By: LAChick

LAChick — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:50:19 +0000

Anna Says:
Tdd, the eatting habits in America is just sad. In West Los Angeles there are more fast food resturants and liquor stores than in other areas. The grocery stores are not stocked with fresh fruit and vegetables. This is genecide like putting one culture of ppl in the same segerated housing unit

Anna did you mean to say WEST LA??? You mean South Central LA right?
While you are right about these stores, you got LA twisted. It’s a shame..

By: ELove

ELove — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:49:57 +0000

YOU people talking about Black Americans being overweight need to get-a-life and STFU… EVERYBODY can’t be crack-head thin or Hollyeweird-Skinny!!! Eating habits are just that — Eating Habits (Plan and Simple)

People in general need to adhere to a Healthy-Lifestyle and encourage Better Eating-Habits BUT that doesn’t have anything to do with the EXACT Weight of an individual…

And for those that don’t know the prison system in Cleveland and in Ohio in general is VERY GRIMEY ran by the Most RACIST BASTARDS known to man!!! The family need to get a REAL Lawyer and have an independent investigation done that doesn’t involve the State/County BECAUSE I wouldn’t trust anything Those-Racists-MFs have to say about what truly happened to Sean on their premises– R.I.P. My Brother

And PEACE-n-LOVE to Everyone who understands what I’m trying to convey

By: Sharonda

Sharonda — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:28:17 +0000

This has nothing to do with how he ate LOL.Yeah he had HBP but a lot of people do even if they are not overweight.I heard on the radio that us African Americans may not even exist if it wasn’t for HBP, but now thats a big problem because **** got too complicated with too much salt.Really, people can’t tell people what to eat.That’s their life span, shouldn’t worry about them.They’ll listen when it be something life changing happens.Even though it’s kind of wrong to say, you can’t control people’s lives.It is what it is.Just like you can’t tell people they can’t have sex because they going to have it.It be nice to decrease, but they have to make that mental decision non their own.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:40:31 +0000

He/she said that he should have gotten the child support order reduced instead of ignoring it. I was wondering if it was one of his baby mama’s, but quickly dismissed that thought.

The courts do that ****. Me and My ex agreed on half but had to have a lawyer. It was owed to me for our kids no arrears to the state, courts or otherwise. If (in some states) 2 ppl agree it still has to be decided by a court if you choose less money. The only reason why I did it was because I felt bad that the times he was not working his child support was still adding up. Week after week. When you are orderd to pay $1200 a month in child support and do not work for a few months here and there it adds up fast. I now tell anyone who is behind because of job situations to go to child support and ask for a modificaion of a court ordered support. The IRS wants their money and does not apoligize when wrong. Child Support does not know if u don’t have a income and will pull the obligation right from the garnishment info that u provided. Sorry again all, just so mad how anyone can easily get caught in the system. I as well as you all know that vacant homes are now in my once owner occupied neighborhood. Some of the empty homes in my neighborhood can’t be sold but are being rented out. Only to be rented out to the wrong ppl. I am not a holier than he/she type of person but I am tired of registered sex offenders and drug dealers living on my block.

By: ReadTheBlog

ReadTheBlog — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:55:43 +0000

Ain’t nobody try to kill that boy. You negroes need to get over yourselves. If he was handcuffed and shackled, it was probably for good measure. He was obviously overweight, and if he did have HBP, that combined with his stress factor is probably what killed him. It is unfortunate that he’s passed away, but the conspiracy theories need to stop. It was just his time, and there was probably nothing that we could do about it. Those that are grounded in their faith know this, those that like to keep **** going, say otherwise.

By: Bird

Bird — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:50:58 +0000

TMZ didn’t even mention the word drugs in their story. I’m not sure where you got that from Sandra. One of the commenters mentioned it and seemed to have some knowledge of him. Specifically, the commenter said that he had enough money to support his drug habit but couldn’t pay his child support. He/she said that he should have gotten the child support order reduced instead of ignoring it. I was wondering if it was one of his baby mama’s, but quickly dismissed that thought.

By: hellava10

hellava10 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:46:46 +0000

My heart goes out to his family. I can’t even imagine how it feels to outlive your children. Maxdan, keep the faith and your family is in my prayers too.

By: plushlush

plushlush — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:37:05 +0000

Truthbetold must be from the “The Wire” side of baltimore….Its ok boo….ew child things are gonna get easier…ew child things will get brighter.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:30:12 +0000

This is so sad to hear. My prayers are with the family. My question is what does it gain for a man to go to jail for nonpayment of child support. Sean clearly had talent and connection anyone chould have given him a job and the court order should have been modified to reflect his currents earnings.
My uncle had to go to jail for a few years also for nonpayment of support. My cousin was not only of age with a child of her own when he went but my cousin had passed away a few years prior. Ohio child support laws are tough no fairness invloved. A woman can say she makes $5 per hour and does not have to prove it while the male has to show pay subs of course he can work 40 hours overtime a week and that will never be included in determining the child support amount.
To add, the eatting habits in America is just sad. In West Los Angeles there are more fast food resturants and liquor stores than in other areas. The grocery stores are not stocked with fresh fruit and vegetables. This is genecide like putting one culture of ppl in the same segerated housing unit. There are things that anyone can do to eat healthier. Some ppl will never give up meat. You don’t have to fry it to make it taste fried. Use bisquick or corn flakes to coat it and bake it in the oven, it’s still crispy. Instead of all the salt use Mrs Dash or Lemon Pepper seasoning. Most of the seasoing we use to prepare our food the first two ingredients are salt and sugar. As much as I, like the next person love Ham hocks in my greens it is used for flavor and removed. It is hard to resist it but now I use Smoked Turkey and that we can eat without clogging our hearts. Sorry I ranted on but it is time for a change. I am not going to speculate what killed Sean at such a young age. I just hope that ppl realize that when you carry extra weight especially in the mid area it is not good. RIP Sean and I hope you and your brother Gerald are once again singing together in Heaven.