Rumor Control: Frankie Did Not Fail Urine Drug Test

There's a vicious rumor going around the blogosphere that singer Keyshia Cole's mom, Frankie Lons, 50, was arrested for failing a urine drug test. Well, I'm happy to report that the rumor is not true.

According to Frankie's publicist, Cherry Banez, Frankie was arrested, but not because she failed a drug test. Frankie missed her probation visit due to the fact that she was undergoing treatment at Dr. Dårew's Pasadena Rehab center in California.

Sent Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Sandra! fyi - unfortunately, Frankie was in a catch 22 situation - she missed probation because she was at rehab at Dr. Drew's Pasadena center. That's what lead to the arrest, not drugs as published by mediatakeout.

Frankie is 50 years old and I am doing what I can to help her change her image into a sober woman who has made regrettable mistakes. As she approaches the next phase of her life with grandkids and her new found children, I hope she does succeed. Keep up the good work with your Medical Minutes -- what I am trying to say is you have readers who may not get medical info in traditional sources, but through your blog, [they] can at least receive medical info while getting their entertainment as well!

Take care,
Cherry Bañez
President/CEO
cherrypublicity LLC
www.cherrypublicity.com

Sports, Entertainment & Celebrity Publicity & Promotions
Celebrity Charity/Foundations Management
Media Relations and Marketing Strategist

  • http://twitter.com/candyrayne215 spongebobfan

    man i sure feel better now

  • GAGIRL87

    OMG, OMG, OMG that picture of Frankie is dreadful in my best Dwight voice :wail:

  • KDub

    As she approaches the next phase of her life with grandkids and her new found children
    -----------------------------------------------------
    And here I am under the impression that it is the job of the PR professional to paint clients in a better light.

    Shoulda just said "children".

  • yallcrazy

    @Spongebobfan

    You took the words right outta my mouth! :rofl:

    I was going to say Wow, now that that's cleared up I can get on with my day. :lol:

    #GODblessfrankie

  • Anna

    spongebobfan says:

    man i sure feel better now

    ~~~~~
    Right! now I can enjoy my lunch. I didn't even hear about the rumor until now. LOL.

  • KDub

    And I sure hope Cherry has that press release ready to go for when and if Frankie do fall off the wagon.

    Hopefully it is pre-written and all she has to do is plug in the dates and hit send...If I was Frankie's PR person I would...but DJM...

    :coffee:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN

    I really want Frankie to succeed!

  • KsMommy

    Her publicist name is Cherry. That's somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    @ Kwall Right new found children is the worst :lol: what kind of slow Pr person is this. throwing shade at their own client :lol:

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    I didn’t even hear about the rumor until now
    _______________________
    Thank You! My thoughts exactly didn't even know she was arrested SMH!

  • Anna

    LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN says:

    I really want Frankie to succeed!

    ~~~~~~~~
    I really do to. It's time for her to redeem herself and move on.

  • FoxE

    I hope she gets through this. And she deals with her ratchet, ghetto azz outbursts. :coffee:

    She couldn't even maintain a damn job at a radio station because of this.

  • KDub

    I used to want to be a PR person @AlBoy...but I would be throwing folks up under the bus left and right they do dumb shyt...example..

    "Yes my client Brett Farve sent those nekkid text pics to that woman and you know what? The media is quite right, she DO look JUST like his wife. But in the end, it is my job to say my client is innocent; even though I think he is guilty as sin. Nasty azz old yt man. Why is he still playing?"

    My press releases would get laughed at. Dayum media outlets would be confuzzled like "WHOSE side is this heffa ON?"

  • steph L

    Come on Auntie, I know its really hard to find a decent pic of Frankie...but surely, there is one better than this! :think:

  • miamore1973

    OMG, OMG, OMG that picture of Frankie is dreadful in my best Dwight voice

    ----------------------

    MY ABSOLUTE SENTIMENTS EXACTLY!!!!

    awwww I think I miss Dwight

  • http://twitter.com/_Tainted_Love Tainted_Love

    I really hope Frankie can get it together.
    That picture is just horrible!!

  • GAGIRL87

    @ miamore1973 I miss Dwight too but you know I'm convinced Shree really is Dwight :think:

  • Queen_City Gem

    KsMommy says:

    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________

    ...and Peaches

  • Queen_City Gem

    So was she visiting Dr Drew cuz her pee turned up durty or because she was doing a routine visit :confused: Or is this a charge stemming from when she was filming the show?

    #yesiknowtoomanydamnquestions

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n66-Le9YZlE&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_749738 OHoney

    Queen_City Gem says:
    KsMommy says:
    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________

    …and Peaches
    _________________________________________________________________________
    And Honey :coffee:

  • Mr.BluPhi

    Frankie Lons?? Arrested? 50? Cherry? New found children? Rehab? And is that a nose ring?

  • Mr.BluPhi

    KsMommy says:
    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    _________________________________________________________________________
    And Honey
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    and Apple... yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple

  • Queen_City Gem

    @ BLU

    yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. yes.

    That PR person is doing an excellent job, ain't she?

    :thumbsup:

  • GAGIRL87

    @ Mr.BluPhi I do think that is a nose ring :mad:

  • Mr.BluPhi

    Queen_City Gem says:

    @ BLU
    yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. yes.
    That PR person is doing an excellent job, ain’t she?
    _______________________________________________________________________

    Im confused as to why Frankie needs a PR... is she suppose to be a celebrity? And if i was looking for a PR to clean up my rep, people wouldn't walk around calling her Cherry...

    And her name better be Cherry (like the fruit) and not Cherry (Sherry).

  • yallcrazy

    Mr.BluPhi says:

    KsMommy says:
    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    _________________________________________________________________________
    And Honey
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    and Apple… yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple
    __________________________________________________________
    ...and Sunshine

  • Dynasty

    My thing is why wasnt all of this worked out before she went to rehab?????

  • yallcrazy

    @Blu, Yep, you know peeps be changing the pronunciation of their names :rofl:

  • West Coast Chick

    none of that makes sense.. if she was in a rehab facility, clearly the authorities would have known... Its publicly televised for crying out loud- LOL.. but anywho, cats already been let out of the bag.. Keysha Cole already tweeted about her " deadbeat mother"

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TTFpzMTVxM Ace

    I will Proudly name my first daughter Mercedes Nicole Williams

    :coffee:

  • Mr.BluPhi

    Ace says:

    I will Proudly name my first daughter Mercedes Nicole Williams
    ________________________________________________________________________

    :no: dont do it Ace...

  • West Coast Chick

    She doesn't need a rep to clean up her image.. she needs to start loving herself and respecting them crack babies that she brought into the world!

    What she and neffe is doing to keysha is flat out wrong.. she will always be associated as or with hoodrats all because of her family

  • Mr.BluPhi

    yallcrazy says:

    Mr.BluPhi says:
    KsMommy says:
    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    ________________________________
    And Honey
    ________________________________
    and Apple… yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple
    _______________________________
    …and Sunshine
    _______________________________
    ...And Tomorrow (On my mama that was a student's name 2 yrs ago..smh)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/81lawrence/ On1

    As someone whose had a parent battle drug addiction, Im pullin for Frankie.

  • AWESOME ARSENAL

    That's a very unfortunate pic.........
    *goes to hide a dalmation*

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    :lol: @ Awesome not Cruela Deville :lol:

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    Is there a new post yet

  • Queen_City Gem

    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    ________________________________
    And Honey
    ________________________________
    and Apple… yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple
    _______________________________
    …and Sunshine
    _______________________________
    …And Tomorrow (On my mama that was a student’s name 2 yrs ago..smh)
    ____________________________

    ...and Heavenly

    BTW..I do know a girl named Tomorrow. Her name is Tomorrow Rodriquez (she half nig half mexican...)

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    :hugs: @ On1 my siblings battled with substance abuse

  • Queen_City Gem

    Mr.BluPhi says:

    Im confused as to why Frankie needs a PR… is she suppose to be a celebrity?
    ___________________________________________

    Um, hello? She was on 'Celebrity Rehab' wasn't she...duh!

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    :lol: @ Queen

  • yallcrazy

    Hey Choco!

    Real talk...I know yall be seeing these young people (18-25) really off the chain, crack came out in the 80's and these children are now adult crack babies. Crazy folks everywhere!!!

    #remindsmyselfofthisfornoroadrage

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    Queen_City Gem says:

    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    ________________________________
    And Honey
    ________________________________
    and Apple… yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple
    _______________________________
    …and Sunshine
    _______________________________
    …And Tomorrow (On my mama that was a student’s name 2 yrs ago..smh)
    ____________________________

    …and Heavenly

    BTW..I do know a girl named Tomorrow. Her name is Tomorrow Rodriquez ___________________________________________________
    And Delight chick went to scholl with me :coffee:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    or School with me either way her name was delight :coffee:

  • kingstonn

    @ al
    i knew a girl back home named cinnamon brothers. smh

  • yallcrazy

    ALBoy says:

    Queen_City Gem says:

    Her publicist name is Cherry. That’s somewhere up there with Mercedes, Treasure, and Diamond.
    ________________________________
    …and Peaches
    ________________________________
    And Honey
    ________________________________
    and Apple… yeah Gwyenth Paltrow needs a swift kick in da azz for naming that baby Apple
    _______________________________
    …and Sunshine
    _______________________________
    …And Tomorrow (On my mama that was a student’s name 2 yrs ago..smh)
    ____________________________

    …and Heavenly

    BTW..I do know a girl named Tomorrow. Her name is Tomorrow Rodriquez ___________________________________________________
    And Delight chick went to scholl with me
    __________________________________________________

    and Destiny.............

  • yallcrazy

    I had a college roomate named Tequila.
    I worked with a Cinnamon before.
    I knew a girl named Michelle, but pronounced it Mee Chell EE :dead:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TTFpzMTVxM Ace

    I went to school with a dark chocolate sexy thang named Sunny Davenport

    may she R.I.P.

  • yallcrazy

    @Ace, what's your stripper name? (middle name plus street you grew up on)

    *not flirting*

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    @ Smurfette I thought that was your Porn Name :coffee:

  • yallcrazy

    @Al, nope, it's your stripper name. Well, in case I'm wrong (but I'm not)How would you determine the stripper name?

    Remember when we did this last errbody screwed it up, putting 1st names, last names :rofl:

  • Queen_City Gem

    yallcrazy says:

    I knew a girl named Michelle, but pronounced it Mee Chell EE
    ______________________________________________________

    I'ma need to give her and /or her mama a 'Go Straight to Hell and do not pass GO' card.' for that one for real

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Kingston...............Did you get my reply to your question?

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Crazy..........Although you didn't ask me, ShaNell Claremont

  • yallcrazy

    Queen_City Gem says:

    yallcrazy says:

    I knew a girl named Michelle, but pronounced it Mee Chell EE
    ______________________________________________________

    I’ma need to give her and /or her mama a ‘Go Straight to Hell and do not pass GO’ card.’ for that one for real
    _____________________________
    YES! And when I used to take her around other friends, they would mess her name up on purpose :rofl:

    Talmbout Neeshell, Michelle A, once the drinks began didn't nobody say her name "right"....

  • yallcrazy

    @Dimpz, I was not flirting with your boo. What's his stripper name :rofl:

  • MzDimplez1123

    :rofl:

    My coworker just yapped on her husband again

    Stay your whining ass at home and do your taxes! I don't wanna hear that crybaby victim shyt, Sit your ass down and just do them! I bet she beats his ass at home.

  • Queen_City Gem

    @ AL and YALL

    It's both. Just depends on who's asking...

  • yallcrazy

    :wait: Still waiting in Al to give out directions....

    @Dimpz, Marie Bishop!

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Crazy.....Why not? Everyone else does! LOL I was giving you mine. I don't know Ace's. :shrug:

  • kingstonn

    @ dimpz
    about yvette? i replied back.. no?
    and then i said how i read all your posts with her voice. :lol:

  • yallcrazy

    @QC, well then, what's yours?

  • kingstonn

    yooo, one of my middle names is Marie. :)

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Kingston...........I got no reply sweetie. Aww man! I thought you loved me! :wail:

  • AWESOME ARSENAL

    Saw a girl on facebook named Lesahnya...... :coffee:

  • kingstonn

    @ dimpz
    i doooooo! but i like it... what's wrong with her voice?
    "i HATE you jod-eee!" :lol:

  • yallcrazy

    @Awesome, as in the food??? :dead:

    @Dimpz, I didn't want NO Trouble :)

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Kingston............she irritates me down to my soul! LOL

    Did you see what my mama did to me though? I HATE my name. LOL

  • KDub

    I’ma need to give her and /or her mama a ‘Go Straight to Hell and do not pass GO’ card.’ for that one for real
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    That heffa named Mellunee (Melanie) Jones who had my old number at another job...her momma need to join them!

    Bish why your parents phonics challenged?

  • jazi65

    * frantically looks for the zoom OUT button!

    *back to my jerk chicken & cabbage til new post appears

  • Queen_City Gem

    yallcrazy says:

    @QC, well then, what’s yours?
    _________________________________________________

    Monique Hollinsworth

  • Anna

    KDub says:

    I’ma need to give her and /or her mama a ‘Go Straight to Hell and do not pass GO’ card.’ for that one for real
    —————————————————————–
    That heffa named Mellunee (Melanie) Jones who had my old number at another job…her momma need to join them!

    Bish why your parents phonics challenged?

    ~~~~
    LOL, so is my son. He named his baby and came up w/the spelling. Sharday. What in the naming, spelling mess is that?

  • Queen_City Gem

    AWESOME ARSENAL says:

    Saw a girl on facebook named Lesahnya……
    _______________________________________

    My cousin's best friend name is Aquaneesha...true shyt and I feel bad about clownin her cuz she sweet as she can be

  • yallcrazy

    With these "modern" names you can't even do the old school.....

    Dimpz, Dimpz, Bo Bimpz, Banana, Fana,Fo Fimpz, Fee Fi Mo Mintz DIMPZ.... :dead:

    Insert your name here! LOL

  • yallcrazy

    Queen_City Gem says:

    yallcrazy says:

    @QC, well then, what’s yours?
    _________________________________________________

    Monique Hollinsworth
    __________________________________________

    Mmmm, pardon me, classy and fancy!!!

  • kingstonn

    @ dimpz
    child, boo. your name is pretty! NOONE has ever pronounced my chit right. at least they could pronounce your first name. *hangs head*

    @ jazi
    jerk chicken and cabbage you say? that sounds good.

  • Queen_City Gem

    KDub says:

    I’ma need to give her and /or her mama a ‘Go Straight to Hell and do not pass GO’ card.’ for that one for real
    —————————————————————–
    That heffa named Mellunee (Melanie) Jones who had my old number at another job…her momma need to join them!

    Bish why your parents phonics challenged?
    ____________________________________

    Yeah, them muthafuggas need one too.

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Kingston........I have been called everything from Chick-i-ta to Cheetah. :no:

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    Hey Yall :waves:

  • kingstonn

    @ dimpz
    better than HayDen or Aiden or Highden. :rolleyes:
    im still trying to figure that last one out..

  • Queen_City Gem

    yallcrazy says:

    Mmmm, pardon me, classy and fancy!!!
    ___________________________________________________

    Yes, dah-ling.
    I only skrips for the classiest niggas...

    **twirls hair, pops Bubble Yum and smacks my own ass**

  • AWESOME ARSENAL

    @Dimpz
    I have a Chiquita and a Dimples in my fam.... :oops:

  • kingstonn

    @ awesome
    my aunts name is Dimples! :lol:

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Kingston.........You must be surrounded by dummies cause I figured your name out right away. I think they over analyze your name because of your nationality. Hell, i've been called Sheila before and how they the hell they get Sheila outta my name?! :blink:

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    Did yall see the video of the detroit chick busting windows out someone's car :lol:

  • prynsexxx

    yallcrazy says:

    With these “modern” names you can’t even do the old school…..

    Dimpz, Dimpz, Bo Bimpz, Banana, Fana,Fo Fimpz, Fee Fi Mo Mintz DIMPZ….

    Insert your name here! LOL
    __________________________________
    LOL

    Let me try......

    Prynsexx, Fynsexx Banana Fanna Mynsexxx, Fee Fi Fynsexxx, PRYNSEXXX! Ah, hell I give up! \O/

    LMAOOOOOOO

    My real name is 9 characters skrong......I wouldn't make it. LOL

  • MzDimplez1123

    Oh god and I hate being called Sha-Qee-tah!

    Iono why but, I think the name Dimples is cute in a weird sorta way.

    #Don'tJudgeMe

  • yallcrazy

    Choco aka Hippie says:

    Did yall see the video of the detroit chick busting windows out someone’s car
    ________________________
    I couldn't see it. Something about doing it right in front of the police..Damn shame.

  • MzDimplez1123

    Forgive my rudeness. Hey Awesome! :hug: Sorry about Nana. Hope the fam is well and all. :hug:

  • yallcrazy

    *doing it the right way* *snickers*

    Prynsexxx, Prynsexxx, Bo Brynsexxx, Banana, Fana,Fo Frynsexxx, Fee Fi Mo Mrynsexxx PRYNSEXXX….

    *then faints cuz I'm tired*

  • kingstonn

    @ dimpz
    sheila? :rofl: but yeah girl. then they're like, how come you don't have a hispanic last name. and i'm like.. :blink:

  • AWESOME ARSENAL

    My son's name is Dominic. I have yet to come across black folk that don't call him Dominique...........

  • MzDimplez1123

    ninjas ALWAYS gotta put they spin on shyt! :mad:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN

    Sha-Qee-tah Beeta Bo Meeta Banana Fana Fot Feeta Fee Fi Mo Meeta....Qeetah!

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN

    Prynn
    you think your name is long.............

  • yallcrazy

    Kinda of on/off topic.

    Remember Sommore on Queens of Comedy talmbout the young guys names? LOL

  • MzDimplez1123

    @ Luscious..........Yea I love you too. *assumes the postion*

  • yallcrazy

    Go Head Brown!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:

  • http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

    @Yall
    :yes:

    :lol: @ Lolita

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN

    *pulls out edible oil, blindfold and silver bullet and performs heimlich on MZD THOROUGHLY*

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA ALBoy

    @ Lucious You Called me post 100 :coffee:

  • geezy

    Why, oh why must women line their lips with black eye liner or a dark pencil. Looks so harsh.. :mad:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SdzwoIcwo LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA WONDER WOMAN

    Al what would i be callin you for