UPDATE: Kandi Burruss's Fiance Dies Outside Of Nightclub
Oh my gosh! I can't believe this is happening! Kandi Burruss from The Real Housewives Of Atlanta has lost her fiance Ashley "AJ" Jewell last night that involved an incident outside of a nightclub.
"It appears he was involved in an altercation in the parking lot and he received a severe blow to the head," Atlanta Police Lt. Keith Meadows told the TV station. Jewell was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Kandi's twitter feed reveals how the reality star feels about this situation.
im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone.
I could never n a million years imagine this happening. please pray for AJ's children. that's who im the most concerned 4.
im bout 2 giv my swollen eyes sum rest now. i just wanted to say thanks 2 every1 for their prayers. i gotta get up & go 2 my uncle's funeral
The police report that they do not know what caused the brawl but the investigation is still under way.
We have developed a person of interest and we've made contact with him to question him about the incident," said Lt. Meadows.
In the wake of this tragic event, Kandi's Real Housewives co-stars are pulling together and offering their support. NeNe Leakes wrote on her twitter feed, "RIP AJ from the real housewives of Atlanta! My thoughts & prayers r with Kandi, his children & family" while Kim Zolciak wrote "please Pray for my dear friend Kandi and her loss.I adored AJ and he will be misssed dearly."
How sad! I hope that Kandi and her family will find some peace throughout this tragic event.
Update: click on the continue reading link to learn about new developments.
Police placed Fredrick Richardson under arrest and charged him with voluntary manslaughter. Fredrick is currently in the hospital as a result of injuries from the altercation, but once he is well enough to be discharged he will be moved to a jail.
Kandi's publicist released the following statement:
"Kandi is devastated as she is also mourning the death of her uncle, Ralph Leslie, and is attending his funeral today," TreMedia said in a statement on behalf of the reality star Saturday. "She has no statement to make at this time and asks for privacy. There are no final details on the death of AJ."
The police said they are still trying to determine what happened with the help of a number of "cooperative" witnesses. Police said that AJ worked at the club, although it's unclear what position he held.
102175 points
How horrible! Hope she's okay...
10375 points
how tragic! my condolences to her and family
8595 points
i am so sorry
8595 points
so very sad
were they still engaged? Other sites are saying he was her former fiance.
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Yea, that was confusing for me too. Ex fiance or fiance? Did they break up or were the other sites mistaken? Or are they calling him ex because he passed away? So sad for her. I really like her.
They were no longer engaged, but Kandi had custody of his two daughters...
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My condolences to his family & kids. Losing a loved one is the hardest thing one can go thru regardless of the situation.
17580 points
This is definitely a rough thing to deal with and I hope all involved make it through okay.
Not too upset to twitter the news tho is she
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Its probably easier to address people in a group rather than answer each and every phone call. She is probably still in shock. People grieve differently. It is not fair to criticize her methods.
Wow, how sad, but he wasn't her fiance anymore, she told that to Wendy Williams.
twittering would be the farthest thing from my mind if someone I loved had been killed unexpectedly. Its pretty sad when someone makes twitter their priority. I hate twitter.
shut up about the twitter thing.....you dont know what you would do in her situation and even if you did...everyone is different.
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OMG, this is so sad! if Twitter is helping her cope, be my guest.
that relationship was a bit strained , but no one deserves to leave anything in this life like that. with all the turmoil between her mother and this poor soul it is sad to see how it turned out. GOD BLESS THEM ALL, INDEED!
6755 points
That's so horrible to hear. In times like that anything you can do to help cope is worthwhile... and if for her its sharing her feelings via twitter, then all the power to her for doing so.
I lost my Fiance 3.5yrs ago... it crushed my world so hard... I so feel for Kandi and the difficult road ahead... many prayers your way Kandi...
I totally agree about the tweeting thing. It has gone too far. Tweeting during labor, tweeting after the death of a loved one, tweeting on a honeymoon........attention seekers, attention seekers, attention seekers.....Twitter is the bane of civilized society,
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Oh that is horrible! How sad for her, she seems like such a sweetheart. What a crazy accident......
if you think twitter is a coping mechanism you have got to be crazy, or too young to know any better. Way to go society.
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How sad : (
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aw this is so sad. i wish her the best
my perspective is that she put that message out using her phone (twitter) so people would stop calling her. she said she wanted to be alone and to sleep. i took it as a convenient way to get that message out to everyone who would be calling, which would include not only her friend and family, but also the press. this is further confirmed by her publicists statement.
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That's a messed up way to go out.
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I feel so bad for her and his kids, I'm a fan of the show and I'm pretty sure he had 6 kids, some of them very young. My heart breaks for them.
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that's terrible :(
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I felt so sad when I heard this! I feel sorry for Kandi and the kids. I like Kandi and was a fan when she was in Xcape. She is my favorite of the RH of ALT.
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