Regina Kings Son, Ian Alexander Jr., Dead at 26 After Apparent Suicide

This is so tragic. He was just on CNN's NYE show with Andy and Anderson.

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by Anonymousreply 206February 22, 2022 5:10 PM

It's so important to get help these days. Covid is hard on everyone's mental health.

by Anonymousreply 4January 22, 2022 5:07 AM

He killed himself because of COVID?

by Anonymousreply 5January 22, 2022 5:08 AM

There seems to be some question about this story's validity.

by Anonymousreply 6January 22, 2022 5:10 AM

R5 I think r4 means that most everyone is some kind of fucked up today, exacerbated by Covid. I made the mistake of going to three stores today (grocery, rite aid, and another rite aid) and I now feel like I have PTSD. Everyone—-customers, workers, strangers on the street—-was some degree of ragged cunt.

by Anonymousreply 7January 22, 2022 5:13 AM

I lost my brother this way. It is devastating.

Recently, Regina seemed to be everywhere with her acting and directing. Artistically and culturally coming into her own. I hope she does not--and the ass holes do not--blame her for this.

Suicide is so against the human drive to survive. When someone does it, they have to be out of their minds.

I feel so sad for the mother and the child.

by Anonymousreply 8January 22, 2022 5:16 AM

There's no real news source on this yet, just cheap gossip blog tweets.

by Anonymousreply 9January 22, 2022 5:16 AM

Hopefully this isn't true....

by Anonymousreply 11January 22, 2022 5:17 AM

There are people on twitter questioning if it's true.

by Anonymousreply 12January 22, 2022 5:20 AM

Heartbreaking, I can't even imagine the pain of losing a child.

by Anonymousreply 13January 22, 2022 5:20 AM

It's been over an hour since B Scott posted it without any sources, and there's been no update, even TMZ hasn't said anything.

by Anonymousreply 14January 22, 2022 5:21 AM

I love her and hope it’s not true.

by Anonymousreply 15January 22, 2022 5:25 AM

He was her only child...ALWAYS have a spare child. Everyone knows that. So sad for Regina. And now she is over 50 and I don't think more kids are an option.She is all alone....RIP IAN...

by Anonymousreply 16January 22, 2022 5:28 AM

Videos are popping up claiming it is true....RIP...

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by Anonymousreply 17January 22, 2022 5:32 AM

R16, is a heartless bastard

by Anonymousreply 18January 22, 2022 5:34 AM

[quote]ALWAYS have a spare child. Everyone knows that.

Did you forget to sign your name, Patsy?

by Anonymousreply 19January 22, 2022 5:39 AM

[quote] Videos are popping up claiming it is true...

Some random person makes a video repeating a rumor and you believe it?

by Anonymousreply 20January 22, 2022 5:41 AM

If this is true, which I hope it isn't. I know she has to be losing her mind right about now. I just hope she has a solid support system around her.

Damn, people have really been dropping lately. People are really leaving thus earth.

They're all free of the troubles that befalls them on thus earth though.

by Anonymousreply 21January 22, 2022 5:46 AM

Sadly just confirmed on People.

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by Anonymousreply 22January 22, 2022 5:47 AM

It's in People. It's true, unfortunately.

by Anonymousreply 23January 22, 2022 5:48 AM

R18 = Momma---Is that you?...

by Anonymousreply 25January 22, 2022 5:50 AM

R16, She said she had two sons on CNN. The other one was white.

by Anonymousreply 26January 22, 2022 5:51 AM

[quote] Recently, Regina seemed to be everywhere with her acting and directing. Artistically and culturally coming into her own. I hope she does not--and the ass holes do not--blame her for this.

He was an adult not much she could do. It is so sad for her as she is just blossoming and starting to get her accolades. Such anguish in losing a child. My prayers that she can persevere through this.

by Anonymousreply 27January 22, 2022 5:52 AM

So sad. He was a baby. 26 is not a fully formed human. Not even close.

by Anonymousreply 28January 22, 2022 5:53 AM

This makes her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk all the more heartbreaking. Regina said in an interview she hoped she’d never have to be separated from her child like that. So sad.

by Anonymousreply 29January 22, 2022 5:54 AM

2022 is shaping up to be a shitty year already.

So much death!

And then on top of that, this virus is still here and you have a former president and his party doing everything they can to undermine the country we all live in.

by Anonymousreply 30January 22, 2022 5:58 AM

Has Pearl Shea commented yet? Or Mary Jenkins?

by Anonymousreply 31January 22, 2022 6:02 AM

I'm so sorry to hear this. I can't even begin to imagine the pain she's feeling right now. I've always heard there is nothing that compares to the loss of a child.

May he RIP. And may she find peace of mind behind this.

by Anonymousreply 32January 22, 2022 6:02 AM

[quote]He was her only child...ALWAYS have a spare child. Everyone knows that. So sad for Regina. And now she is over 50 and I don't think more kids are an option.She is all alone....RIP IAN...

You are a piece of shit. This is no joke.

by Anonymousreply 33January 22, 2022 6:12 AM

[quote]She said she had two sons on CNN. The other one was white.

She called him her bonus son. People speculated that he was her son's boyfriend.

by Anonymousreply 34January 22, 2022 6:18 AM

After a parent suicide? Is Regina King dead too?

by Anonymousreply 36January 22, 2022 6:25 AM

[quote] He was just on CNN's NYE show with Andy and Anderson.

Well, that might explain it.

by Anonymousreply 38January 22, 2022 6:29 AM

Yes, he read your comment about his NYE outfit and couldn't go on any longer.

by Anonymousreply 40January 22, 2022 7:30 AM

No question remains, Ian Alexander, Jr. is dead, and apparently by his own hand.

This is just so sad, Ms. Regina King obviously is just tore up. It isn't natural for a mother to bury her own children, and Ms. King and her son were very tight.

*RIP* Ian Alexander, Jr. Ms. King you have my sympathies...

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by Anonymousreply 41January 22, 2022 7:33 AM

Damn, and to think they we're just on CNN just 22 nights ago, to bring in the new year. Things happen so fast.

So sad.

by Anonymousreply 43January 22, 2022 7:38 AM

Did Grim Reaper suddenly realize he was behind on his quota of famous or adjacent people or what?

by Anonymousreply 44January 22, 2022 7:40 AM

I hope more people post that link to People Magazine.

by Anonymousreply 45January 22, 2022 7:42 AM

Do celebrity kids' suicides come in threes, too?

by Anonymousreply 46January 22, 2022 7:48 AM

That's horrible. And her only child, too? She must be going through hell right now...

by Anonymousreply 47January 22, 2022 7:50 AM

It cums in threes………

by Anonymousreply 48January 22, 2022 8:12 AM

Did he trim his toenails? Because if he didn't I just can't...

by Anonymousreply 49January 22, 2022 8:15 AM

Regina just got a new puppy. And 2% cashback.....No word yet on how the puppy is doing.

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by Anonymousreply 50January 22, 2022 8:28 AM

Video with her son on the red carpet = talking about her son = "He makes me happier than anything in this world"...This is going to be rough for her. He was all she had.

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by Anonymousreply 51January 22, 2022 8:32 AM

SICK OF SEEIN HER ASHEY FACE ON COMMERCIALS

by Anonymousreply 52January 22, 2022 9:28 AM

[quote] She must be going through hell right now...

Feel sorry for her. If he loved her, why would he put her through that and destroy her life forever that way. Seems very selfish to cause all that pain to her right now.

by Anonymousreply 53January 22, 2022 9:39 AM

[quote] Recently, Regina seemed to be everywhere with her acting and directing. Artistically and culturally coming into her own. I hope she does not--and the ass holes do not--blame her for this.

Wink wink.

by Anonymousreply 56January 22, 2022 9:49 AM

[quote] If he loved her, why would he put her through that and destroy her life forever that way.

You don’t understand suicide or mental illness, do you?

by Anonymousreply 57January 22, 2022 9:50 AM

[quote] So sad. He was a baby. 26 is not a fully formed human. Not even close.

Can we get the fraus the fuck off this site already?

by Anonymousreply 58January 22, 2022 9:51 AM

I know y’all on here have been praising her forever, but I’ve never trusted her. I’ve always felt that she been hiding something and it’s been right there hanging over her the whole time. There is always something guarded in her performance that other people have read as depth, but I have not. I hope what ever it is this tragedy has released it for her.

by Anonymousreply 59January 22, 2022 9:57 AM

As gay men, we have to guard our mental health.

From the homophobia we face from outside the community, to the harsh criticism and mean girl behavior of other gays we face from inside the community, to the rampant drug and alcohol abuse, to the isolation, we really have to take care of ourselves.

It's rough out there.

by Anonymousreply 61January 22, 2022 10:34 AM

Thanks R61- truly, thank you.

by Anonymousreply 62January 22, 2022 10:37 AM

I’m sorry, who is this slatternly negress?

by Anonymousreply 63January 22, 2022 11:24 AM

R8 You could not be more full of shit. I have known numerous suicidal people over the years and most of them truly have a lifelong desire to kill themselves. Then there is autism. Autistic people, especially females, have a 35% chance more than normals to kill themselves. Sometimes it is just in the cards and they succeed at their lifelong desire. They are not "out of their minds", cunt.

by Anonymousreply 64January 22, 2022 11:31 AM

I think "a lifelong desire to kill yourself" could be described as being out of your mind...

by Anonymousreply 66January 22, 2022 2:09 PM

She should have another kid right away.

by Anonymousreply 67January 22, 2022 2:26 PM

This is desperately sad. Didn't the former First Lady of BET also lose a son who was a DJ to suicide?

by Anonymousreply 68January 22, 2022 2:37 PM

I’ve always liked her . He looked like a sensitive, kind soul .

by Anonymousreply 69January 22, 2022 2:56 PM

That is just awful. She has all my sympathy.

by Anonymousreply 70January 22, 2022 3:05 PM

[Quote] She mentioned how her son and his boyfriend had gotten engaged.

I wonder if Ian had a bad break up after NYE.

by Anonymousreply 71January 22, 2022 3:15 PM

[Quote] he literally just released new music days ago.

Hmm.

by Anonymousreply 72January 22, 2022 3:16 PM

Whaaat? Poor things. I love Regina.

by Anonymousreply 73January 22, 2022 3:17 PM

What kind of person boasts an exclusive about news like this?

by Anonymousreply 74January 22, 2022 3:18 PM

It was her birthday on the 15th, he just released new music, they had just made that New Year's Eve appearance, he'd just gotten engaged. This seems like it must have been the result of an acute mental health problem, since he was obviously planning for the future just days ago.

by Anonymousreply 75January 22, 2022 3:19 PM

[quote] What kind of person boasts an exclusive about news like this?

Probably the person who received a phone call from Ian moments before his suicide.

by Anonymousreply 77January 22, 2022 3:30 PM

I can't imagine the pain of going through this.

by Anonymousreply 78January 22, 2022 3:40 PM

This is sad. I hope she draws strength from knowing how beloved she is. I’ve loved her since she was Brenda on 227.

by Anonymousreply 80January 22, 2022 4:02 PM

I’ve heard of this happening before when someone who’s suffered severe depression in the past but recovered starts feeling like they’re heading to a bad place again, they can’t cope with having to go through it another time. Just awful.

by Anonymousreply 81January 22, 2022 4:07 PM

She'll either go into seclusion, or become an ambassador in the prevention of suicide and tour the world and never shut up about "mental health".

by Anonymousreply 82January 22, 2022 4:08 PM

She could be Nene Leakes, R82, and demand funeral gifts to help with the grief, and then have a new son a month later.

by Anonymousreply 83January 22, 2022 4:10 PM

I won’t judge her and I’d expect her to not be in the best place for a while. Grief like this puts you in a weird head space.

by Anonymousreply 84January 22, 2022 4:11 PM

I can't believe this was only 3 weeks ago. You just never know how people are really doing because they hide it so well.

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by Anonymousreply 85January 22, 2022 4:12 PM

R82, she'll probably work a lot to distract herself from the pain. I think that's what most people would do. Hopefully she will talk about it eventually. The discussion would help other parents who've lost a child under similar circumstances. It might even raise awareness and help lower the suicide rate.

by Anonymousreply 86January 22, 2022 4:13 PM

That suzanne poster on LSA is the most toxic trick. She never misses an opportunity to make anti-LGBT comments.

by Anonymousreply 87January 22, 2022 4:14 PM

I hope Jackee doesn't get this worked into DOOL somehow.

The show has enough on its plate.

by Anonymousreply 88January 22, 2022 4:14 PM

Very, very sad and tragic. I can’t even imagine the depth of her pain from the magnitude of this loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to her and the family.

by Anonymousreply 89January 22, 2022 4:24 PM

Her Oscar speech was ironic in retrospect.

by Anonymousreply 90January 22, 2022 4:26 PM

Maybe it wasn't suicide? Remember this young woman, actress and director. She hang herself and everybody thought it's suicide. But in reality some man in her building had conflict with her, and killed her. She had very young child and just finished editing her first movie.

by Anonymousreply 91January 22, 2022 4:27 PM

Do everyone a favor R52 and crawl up and die.

by Anonymousreply 92January 22, 2022 4:29 PM

Just curious, but is this a gay suicide, a stressed black male in America suicide, a heartbreak romance suicide, etc.??? Still waiting for more details. Sad, but human history is chock full of people taking themselves out for all kinds of reasons. Never heard of him until this post.

by Anonymousreply 94January 22, 2022 4:39 PM

The sweetest souls kill themselves

by Anonymousreply 95January 22, 2022 4:41 PM

Drugs? Legal issues? Bankruptcy? Out of his mind? Why did he do it? We know why Chris Laundrie did it. Why did this kid do it???

by Anonymousreply 96January 22, 2022 4:41 PM

Wow, so sad for Regina!

I saw recently about the son of Lisa Vidal from Being Mary Jane killing himself

by Anonymousreply 97January 22, 2022 4:43 PM

So what, people die.

Start living your own life to the fullest and being so obsessed about others deaths.

by Anonymousreply 99January 22, 2022 4:49 PM

I wonder if Marla Gibbs will send her a card.

by Anonymousreply 100January 22, 2022 4:51 PM

God damn - this is horrible. Regina struggled for years to finally get the recognition and accolades she has - and at her peak, this happens.

I wonder if there were drugs involved or something else. I really feel horrible for her.

It reminds me of Jennifer Hudson - riding high after her Oscar win and then her whole family is killed. How do you cope with that?

by Anonymousreply 101January 22, 2022 4:51 PM

[quote]he literally just released new music days ago.

And a performance in coming days. So wild but then again, Chris Cornell committed suicide a few hours after getting off stage. When that suicidal ideation hits there is no rationale

by Anonymousreply 102January 22, 2022 4:54 PM

R96, it seems like Regina and her son had a closer bond than most. She talked about him constantly. Maybe he's struggled for a long time, and she had to stay extra close to pull him through. And then, it looked like those troubles were behind them because he was happily partnered and both families were celebrating together.

But you never know what's going on inside someone's head. A depressed person could be putting on a happy face to protect other people from worrying. There is so much negativity in the world today: a pandemic, rabid mean-spirited politics, an uncertain economy that makes young people (of all classes) dependent on their parents, and prejudice against POCs and LGBT. And some people inherit conditions like anxiety which makes negative thoughts circle in your head in an endless loop for hours or days at a time. And if someone becomes addicted to drugs, that just exacerbates everything. Some people are genetically dispositioned to addiction, but you won't know if you're one of those people until it's too late. Getting/staying sober is a lifelong struggle, and people feel weak and shamed when they relapse.

by Anonymousreply 104January 22, 2022 5:07 PM

People feel weak and ashamed after a relapse

That’s because AA/NA Shame them

by Anonymousreply 106January 22, 2022 5:26 PM

NO, R106. After a relapse, a person who struggles with addiction feels ashamed and weak that they can't overcome a dangerous, expensive habit that has too much control over their life and could kill them. They also feel like they're disappointing the people who love them and have been supporting them in their struggle.

That applies even to people who don't use support groups.

by Anonymousreply 107January 22, 2022 5:29 PM

This is horrible poor Regina King, no mother should have to bury her child.

This year is fucking awful with all of this death and misery and it’s only January.

by Anonymousreply 108January 22, 2022 5:37 PM

R55 so he did it on his birthday

by Anonymousreply 109January 22, 2022 6:58 PM

In active addiction you can hit a place, where suddenly you realize you are the rat on the wheel, You are fully in the grip. You are well & truly f--ked. Alcohol is a depressant, so if you try to use it to come off other drugs you just plunge deeper.

Don't know this poor young man's plight, but am praying for his soul & his poor mother. Saw my grandmother go through this & my mom. They Never recovered. always a lingering sadness in their eyes, can't imagine what was in their hearts.

by Anonymousreply 111January 22, 2022 7:55 PM

Contribute, lazy ass r112.

by Anonymousreply 113January 22, 2022 8:57 PM

" I use Twinkies as tampons! "

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by Anonymousreply 115January 22, 2022 9:03 PM

This is so sad, and it just proves that people who put on this "we're so close, everything is just wonderful," schtick sometimes have a lot of problems. Never feel bad when someone else appears to have their life more together than yours because you just never know what's really going on.

by Anonymousreply 117January 22, 2022 9:13 PM

[quote] so he did it on his birthday

That's right. The day she gave birth to him. You know all that OTT praise for your child may not be the best thing in the world. It creates expectations and pressures. I never once doubted my mother's love and she always supportive, but she was never falling all over me and using me as her date (a la Angelina Jolie) or saying I was the most important thing in the world - in fact she made me understand I was not the center of the universe and that didn't hurt my confidence in any way. In fact, it gave me confidence to look outside myself and get my head out of my own ass to successfully navigate this world full of OTHER people.

I'm sorry for this. But watching all these videos of her and her son and I just see red flags. Such a loss. SMDH.

by Anonymousreply 118January 22, 2022 9:17 PM

Why was Regina a single mom? What’s the back story there?

by Anonymousreply 119January 22, 2022 9:17 PM

She split with her husband (and the son's father), a music producer. LSA said that she and the child later moved in with Malcolm Jamal Warner, her boyfriend, but her eventually threw them out of the house.

by Anonymousreply 120January 22, 2022 9:19 PM

Oh god, I can’t imagine anyone dating MJW? I would chose Erkle or the guy who played Carlton before him. That sounds like rock bottom.

by Anonymousreply 122January 22, 2022 9:22 PM

r117 I doubt his issues would make them any less close, in fact, it probably made them closer. I'm sure she did all she could to help him. She accepted him and was just celebrating with him and his boyfriend on TV weeks ago. He was her only child and she was a single mom. Black men generally have extraordinarily close bonds with their mothers, mom is put on a pedestal above all others. Her heart must be totally shattered.

by Anonymousreply 123January 22, 2022 9:25 PM

Oh, I know, R123, and I'm not singling out Regina and her son. I have no doubt that they were genuinely close, but sometimes people judge themselves based off things like social media status of people whose lives appear perfect. I feel terribly for Regina and her son, she must be devastated and I hope she gets a lot of support to help her through this.

by Anonymousreply 124January 22, 2022 9:28 PM

I lover her too R80. I was an 80s kid and grew up watching 227. It may be silly, but I think of her like an older sister and watching her achieve so much over he last thirty plus years fills me with immense pride. When I saw the news about her son, my heart stopped as if it was my own family. I am truly, truly heartbroken for her loss.

by Anonymousreply 125January 22, 2022 9:30 PM

[quote]Oh god, I can’t imagine anyone dating MJW?

r122, bitch are you crazy? That dick was probably life changing

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by Anonymousreply 126January 22, 2022 11:49 PM

Yeah, what's so wrong with Malcolm Jamal Warner?

by Anonymousreply 127January 22, 2022 11:55 PM

From NYP

"“You know that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s–t…..yea that one really hits home,’ Ian tweeted five days before his death.

In another recent tweet, the DJ who went by desdune reflected on his relationship with social media, sharing, “I don’t think instagram is healthy for me.”

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by Anonymousreply 128January 23, 2022 5:23 AM

[quote] In another recent tweet, the DJ who went by desdune reflected on his relationship with social media, sharing, “I don’t think instagram is healthy for me.”

Do you ever wonder if someone might read something really nasty on Datalounge, which leads to something like what Regina's son did?

That's why I try to be careful here about what I say, and how nasty I get.

You never know who is reading the bile you might be spewing, and how it could affect them.

I would feel fucking horrible if I knew that something cruel that I said here on Datalounge, caused someone to take their own life.

Reading some of the mean and nasty posts upthread, really makes me wonder.

Regina's son was gay and in the entertainment business, so it's plausible that he might have visited this forum.

by Anonymousreply 129January 23, 2022 5:43 AM

he was a bum who mooched off her??

by Anonymousreply 131January 23, 2022 9:39 AM

Now you see, if I were Regina King's son and read R131's post, I would not only feel disgusted but also very hurt by such a nasty comment.

It amazes me that trolls have absolutely no conscience whatsoever.

They spew hateful and ugly poison at anyone and everyone, with no consequences at all.

However, I do truly believe that they'll get what's coming to them.

And that means YOU, R131. It'll catch up to you one day.

by Anonymousreply 132January 23, 2022 10:28 AM

There are people on here who deliberately try to hurt people r129, which I don't think a lot of people realize. I think they assume it's just a jerk or someone giving bad advice, but sometimes they're awful enough I put them on ignore, then see all their posts at once and realize they'd been trying to hurt others in multiple threads. Everything from "you're mentally ill and will probably kill yourself which would be for the best" to "take a triple dose of magnesium citrate before bed to cure insomnia."

R131 almost certainly posted that BECAUSE you said you were concerned about mean comments. That's just how it works around here.

by Anonymousreply 133January 23, 2022 10:30 AM

I remember when MJW threw them out of the house, it was all of a sudden and she was blindsided. She later said that he broke up with her on Valentine's Day and even sent her flowers to go along with the breakup, then got really mad when she didn't keep the flowers.

by Anonymousreply 134January 23, 2022 10:36 AM

Why would MJW throw them out of his house? Is that drama-speak for “he asked them to move out”?

And I find the “black men are always so close to their mamas, no one is above her” creepy as hell. Is that some kind of fetishistic stereotype like the one about their penis size? Is it even true?

by Anonymousreply 135January 23, 2022 11:32 AM

Isn’t MJW a Bill Cosby apologist?

by Anonymousreply 136January 23, 2022 11:36 AM

His mom was an award-winning actress and director, and he was...a DJ. He probably felt inadequate.

by Anonymousreply 137January 23, 2022 11:51 AM

Black men's relationships with their mamas are "creepy as hell"?

Have you ever met/dated any gay/bi men of any color?

by Anonymousreply 138January 23, 2022 12:09 PM

r137 His dad Ian Sr. is also very successful behind the scenes in Hollywood as well. He likely did feel some inadequacy being that both his parents hit their stride very young, despite both being supportive of him. The gay thing could've also played into it.

As far as nasty comments online, I didnt see rude comments here when Regina presented him and his boyfriend on New Years Eve. And to be honest DL is such a old, tiny corner of the internet I don't expect most celebs to even know it exists unless they are gay, and even then its a long shot.

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by Anonymousreply 139January 23, 2022 12:16 PM

R129, R132, R133, I agree. Some fun bitchiness is fine, but when people go out of their way to make vicious or nasty attacks on someone, it can be toxic and damaging. And for celebrities they also have to endure utterly false and slanderous things being posted about them on social media every day.

by Anonymousreply 140January 23, 2022 12:54 PM

Malcom is most certainly a Cosby apologist

by Anonymousreply 142January 23, 2022 2:45 PM

B Scott is absolute trash for leaking the news and then flagging it as an exclusive. He is so ugly and his "love muffins" shtick is obnoxious. Love that he is being dragged on social media.

by Anonymousreply 143January 23, 2022 2:53 PM

Is there empirical evidence that establishes causation between suicide and social media comments?

My take is that people like to go simplistic to "solve" the death ("Oh, if he hadn't read that ONE comment, he'd still be here").

by Anonymousreply 145January 23, 2022 3:03 PM

Yeah B Scott is really getting blasted for breaking this, however twitter also flagged it as "exclusive" and there are many complaints about how disrespectful it looks. He died on Wednesday I believe so Im sure other outlets also knew by Saturday but did not break it.

by Anonymousreply 146January 23, 2022 3:09 PM

R126 nipple rings. Malcolm Jamal isn't straight. He looks like a bisexual freak. Who could have thought he would turn out to be the wild one besides Lisa bonet.

by Anonymousreply 147January 23, 2022 3:19 PM

Well r147 as much as I'd love for MJW to be a bisexual freak, that pic at r126 is about 15 years old and I can't tell if the piercing is real or just for whatever he was filming. He definitely still has a huge chest which I lust over on when I catch him on 'The Resident'

by Anonymousreply 148January 23, 2022 3:38 PM

[quote]Isn’t MJW a Bill Cosby apologist?

He seems to be. A few years ago, he bitched in an interview about how he lost earnings when The Cosby Show was pulled from reruns on cable channels and broadcast network affiliates.

MJW and Keshia Knight Pulliam always seemed to be biggest Cosby ass lickers out of the actors who played the Cosby kids. Tempestt Bledsoe and Sabrina Le Beauf never really came as Cosby ass lickers pre scandal and afterwards. Lisa Bonet despite being weirdo figured there was something off with "Mr Cosby".

by Anonymousreply 149January 23, 2022 9:22 PM

Surely his new earnings from the Cosby Show amount to little more than pennies by now?

by Anonymousreply 150January 23, 2022 9:23 PM

R138, I think it’s creepy that someone is promoting this “black men are mama’s boys” thing, as if everyone knows this. It’s fucked up.

by Anonymousreply 151January 23, 2022 10:13 PM

During the Andy & Andy show, the bf keeps glancing at him every time he takes a drink- which is over and over.

Perhaps it's time she shared sonny's substance abuse problems?

by Anonymousreply 152January 23, 2022 10:44 PM

[quote]Perhaps it’s time she shared sonny’s substance abuse problems?

FFS, you’re a moron R152.

by Anonymousreply 153January 23, 2022 10:59 PM

It's ridiculous for a 26 year old to feel inadequate because he hasn't achieved much yet. What put that crazy notion in his head? His mom for overpraising him before he earned it.

You can love your children and be supportive without spinning their head with nonsense.

Whenever parents do that - the overpraising, the constantly talking about them thing publicly - I think it's about the parent and patting themselves on the back or reassuring themselves they are good parents rather than about the child. It's very narcissistic. Parents like that have issues. They often raise kids with issues.

by Anonymousreply 154January 24, 2022 12:03 AM

Manolo Vergara does't seem overstuffed.

by Anonymousreply 156January 24, 2022 12:18 AM

This is so sad. I feel sorry for Regina and her sons BF. I just watched Miss Congeniality 2 and Legally Blonde 2 and Regina was on both. Also loved her in south land.

by Anonymousreply 157January 24, 2022 12:23 AM

How did his boyfriend not know that something was wrong and that he needed immediate help? I know my partner well enough to know when someone is really off. I'm sorry, but the boyfriend really let him down.

by Anonymousreply 158January 24, 2022 12:37 AM

R158 wouldn’t say such a thing if the boyfriend was black. His anger at the white.

by Anonymousreply 160January 24, 2022 2:33 AM

Those of you blaming Regina for his death are TRASH humans. She would give anything to have him back.

by Anonymousreply 161January 24, 2022 5:02 AM

Are we sure MJW didn’t molest him when he was a child? We know MJW learned from the best and that would justify them being thrown out of the house immediately if accusations were starting to be made?

by Anonymousreply 162January 24, 2022 10:07 AM

R151, like a lot of oft repeated generalizations there is a historical context. Black women were once very protective of their sons because of the possibility someone might take them away from their homes justified or not. Often black women gave their son extra love and attention in order to protect him from the world. There used to be a saying that black women love their sons but raise their daughters.

by Anonymousreply 163January 24, 2022 2:01 PM

Michael Madsen's son also committed suicide at age 26.

by Anonymousreply 164January 25, 2022 2:59 PM

Some trying to make 26 happen.

by Anonymousreply 165January 25, 2022 3:00 PM

Who is Regina king by the way? Is she a FOO (friend of Oprah)?

by Anonymousreply 166January 25, 2022 3:11 PM

What in the hell is going on? This is like the 3rd celebrity's child I've read about that's died from "apparent suicide."

Also, Black folks don't typically commit suicide. So this is sus. I hope they investigate thoroughly.

by Anonymousreply 167January 25, 2022 3:32 PM

College prof here: I had a brilliant honors student, great looking, headed for med school, loving girlfriend and family. W spent time together discussing his future, and he never once let on that he had a deep darkness inside. Killed himself at 21 ten years ago, and I still cannot forget. No one, no one, understood or even suspected he was in such a horrible place. Please have some compassion for these people and those they leave behind.

by Anonymousreply 168January 25, 2022 3:39 PM

[quote]Black men generally have extraordinarily close bonds with their mothers, mom is put on a pedestal above all others.

That's because Black mothers tend to shield their sons more than their daughters. In fact, they tend to do the opposite with their daughters. Whereas when it comes to Black fathers and their daughters, they...tend to neglect them entirely so Black girls basically learn to emotionally look out for our damn selves.

Let me not get into that, though. -_-

by Anonymousreply 169January 25, 2022 3:41 PM

At the end of the day, an Oscar and 4 Emmys don't mean anything. I feel bad she lost her only child.

Oh, and as someone who has suffered from severe depression his whole life, R168 unintentionally highlights one of the main reasons I've occasionally thought of suicide over the years: When people constantly point out how smart, successful, loved, nice, etc. you are, and yet you STILL feel empty, it can convince you how fucked you are if you're hoping for things to get better.

Sometimes people who seem to have everything are the ones who suffer the most, because nobody can comprehend how they could possibly have any problems.

by Anonymousreply 170January 25, 2022 3:58 PM

A severe mental health crisis is gripping this country and the ongoing pandemic is making it worse. There's an active DL thread about comments Sean Penn made regarding the future and how bleak it seems. I'm sure a lot of young people sense that and feel very hopeless about what lies ahead.

by Anonymousreply 171January 25, 2022 4:17 PM

Someone in the other thread mentioned that Madsen's son was in the military? There's a high rate of suicide amongst veterans and a lot of them have severe mental issues. I don't know those issues are caused by their experiences oversees or if the military attracts people with underlying mental health problems to begin with.

King's son seems more of a gentle sort who just couldn't overcome his depression.

All very sad.

by Anonymousreply 172January 25, 2022 4:27 PM

[quote] Black women were once very protective of their sons because of the possibility someone might take them away from their homes justified or not.

That was over 150 years ago. Can we please deal with the present and reality?

All parents live with the fear of losing a child. I think many celeb moms overcompensate for their fear that they have neglected their children to further their careers. It's still hard to juggle life and raise children.

by Anonymousreply 173January 25, 2022 10:05 PM

Julia Duffy's son committed suicide not that long ago. He was 30.

by Anonymousreply 174January 25, 2022 10:23 PM

R153, no it was not a 150 years. It was happening as recent as the 1950's and early 60's.

by Anonymousreply 175January 25, 2022 11:03 PM

R167 depression and trauma knows no color. It can affect anyone regardless of race and age.

by Anonymousreply 176January 25, 2022 11:44 PM

Bitch was all up in everyone's face at the Derek Chauvin trial, shouting about how she was gonna get mad.

Too bad she didn't spend as much energy on her own kid as concern for a junkie. Maybe her kid would still be alive.

Of course she plays the race AND victim card

by Anonymousreply 177January 25, 2022 11:47 PM

[quote]Of course she plays the race AND victim card

r177. Just weeks ago she CELEBRATED her son's relationship with a white man on national TV. Please stop your trolling. A lot of people here criticizing her for how she raised her son (who was a grown man BTW) are deplorables and likely have no kids of their own.

[quote]That was over 150 years ago. Can we please deal with the present and reality?

r173 we are talking about long standing cultural behaviors that started way before African people were brought to America. And furthermore, a parent being protective of their child transcends race. That is just human nature.

In addition, black people rarely cut off and become estranged from their parents. I'm not saying its good or bad, but that's just how it is. Black people are more likely to deal with a lifetime of drama from a parent than just cut them off and have a less stressful life.

by Anonymousreply 178January 26, 2022 12:33 AM

Regina King appears to have been a loving mother. The truth is no really knows what any one is thinking or feeling. Why are we blaming her and not the father who left the household? Oh I know because she is black woman. I am not a Regina King stan but I do not recall any interview where she has claimed victimhood. She has advocated for opportunities for women and minority while pledging to do her part when producing projects.

by Anonymousreply 179January 26, 2022 12:35 AM

The son likely learned in childhood to keep his feelings and fears to himself. But that became his choice, past a certain point.

by Anonymousreply 180January 26, 2022 12:37 AM

[quote]Why are we blaming her and not the father who left the household? Oh I know because she is black woman.

r179, neither Regina or his dad should be blamed. He was 26 years old, well into adulthood and making his own life choices. Its like someone with a drug problem. There is only so much a parent can do at that point. He should have sought professional help if he needed it.

by Anonymousreply 181January 26, 2022 12:40 AM

how strange is it that this thread is now an online klan rally?

by Anonymousreply 182January 26, 2022 12:45 AM

R173 Emmett Till was abducted and killed in 1955.

by Anonymousreply 183January 26, 2022 2:09 AM

i actually watch this on NYE. This is so sad. People always say, "it is so easy to get help." This is not TRUE at all. We need to stop say there are easy fixes to depression, challening life situations and other issue that effect a person thinking and emotion well-being. We to need to stop saying talk therapist and pills can fix everything, just like that.

by Anonymousreply 184January 26, 2022 2:16 AM

R37

She is famous for having been a secondary actor on a show decades ago.

by Anonymousreply 185January 26, 2022 2:25 AM

She's had a renaissance, hon. Gen into it.

by Anonymousreply 186January 26, 2022 2:30 AM

They declared it a suicide, How?

by Anonymousreply 187January 26, 2022 2:31 AM

R185 You’re a fool. If anything she’s known best for her exquisite work on Southland.

by Anonymousreply 188January 26, 2022 2:37 AM

r184 of course depression is not an easy fix at all...but even if he was depressed I believe a professional *may* have helped to prevent his suicide, if he wasn't already seeing one. Black men have sometimes have heavy duty issues with depression, suicidal thoughts, and addiction and do not seek help. Being gay just compounds the problems. My point is that it is ridiculous for some people here to blame this mother who adored him, and saying she didn't raise him right.

by Anonymousreply 189January 26, 2022 2:48 AM

She was amazing in Southland--what a great show that was canceled before its time.

by Anonymousreply 190January 26, 2022 2:49 AM

There's a huge waitlist to get a visit with mental healthcare professionals now. I'm not saying that impacted Ian in any way because I really don't know. I'm just pointing out that the need is really high right now and providers are backlogged.

by Anonymousreply 191January 26, 2022 4:14 AM

obviously, he had medical health, including mental health care. I think this is what people should see here: Talk Therapy and medications is not enough to help people through life. We need to have a BETTER society. More importantly, there are people who do not have the best mental health care or have NOTHING. We need universal health care.

by Anonymousreply 192January 26, 2022 4:29 AM

I had my worst New Year's ever. I watched this and thought I am glad they are happy. I am glad nice people are doing well and happy, enjoying themselves. Wow, what a tragedy.

by Anonymousreply 193January 26, 2022 5:06 AM

[quote] And furthermore, a parent being protective of their child transcends race. That is just human nature.

But that isn't what you said. You said this.

[quote] oft repeated generalizations there is a historical context. Black women were once very protective of their sons because of the possibility someone might take them away from their homes justified or not

YOU made it a racial trait rather than a normal human or maternal trait.

by Anonymousreply 194January 26, 2022 5:24 AM

Suicide hotlines are underperforming ,as are city resources. People are just out right nasty right now. MH Professionals are not equal and many of these type of professionals are cause so much more problems. Bad therapy is BAD FOR YOU.

It was easier for him to find a way to end his life than to find a team that could help him. This is what he thought.

WE NEED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE. Then, people can go to verious therapists, try medication.

END THE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION around mental well-being not being a medical and life and death issue. Just give people UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE! IN this system, no one would go to a bad therapist. We need laws protecting people from their therapist and therapy. There are limitations. These MH people saying and do all kinds of batshit stuff. See Gay conversion Therapy. It is a fucked up field. Many of these people are still seeing clients. Imagine, what the fuck these untrained psychos are telling people and doing to people who are not doing well.

by Anonymousreply 195January 26, 2022 7:35 AM

R 194, I wrote that not R178. It was in response to someone who specifically questioned the generalization about black women and their sons.

by Anonymousreply 196January 26, 2022 12:19 PM

Honestly, I’m still more sad and confused by the suicide of that young man whose father was a congressman from Maryland last year. That broke my heart, especially because he seemed Gay, but despite having a progressive free thinking family he couldn’t or wouldn’t come out.

by Anonymousreply 197January 26, 2022 12:49 PM

Republicans are saying that covid is causing mental illness, but it is really how depraved humans are acting during a pandemic. We need a better society. I am sure this young man had medical care, and therapist.

by Anonymousreply 198January 27, 2022 8:25 AM

I am repeating myself but as someone who lives in DC with parents in Montgomery County I have watched Raskin for over 30 years. I still cannot stand him. He was always this grasping attention seeker. He was always trying to get into Congress and settled for Maryland state politics until I guess he was able to pander enough to get into the REAL legislature.

Though I'm sure it was more, the possibility that Raskin's son committed suicide rather than come out tells you more about how "progressive" and really "loving" Raskin was, more than any all the politicking and PR he does.

The fact that Raskin turned his son's death into grief pron and used it to make political capital made me sick. And with all his public posturing did Raskin ever address what might have been the underlying reasons contributing to his son's suicide? Maybe smothering parents who were dictating his life path since he was young. Fast tracking him to a political career his daddy always wanted.

Please. That poor kid.

by Anonymousreply 199January 27, 2022 5:22 PM

People like R194 creep me the fuck out.

Fucking weirdo psycho stalkers.

by Anonymousreply 200January 27, 2022 5:32 PM

WARNING, Will Robinson: DARVO at R200.

by Anonymousreply 201January 27, 2022 5:36 PM

I think a lot of grapple with depression and mental health issues and not only are there insufficient resources, I think there is also a considerable stigma surrounding those issues. Social media puts so much pressure on young people to measure up to impossible standards.

The irony is, as you get older, you just tend care less and so things that seemed like a tragedy when you're younger - a break up, career setbacks, etc - just don't seem like that big of deal anymore. Because you've had more experience, financial issues don't seem quite as debilitating because you've dealt with them before and generally know how to ride them out. I'm not discounting real problems and mental health, but it reminds me of a line from the Ya Ya Sisterhood: life is short, but it's also wide. This too will pass

by Anonymousreply 202January 28, 2022 4:25 PM

This talk about stigmatizing people for depression - seriously what world have you been living in? There seems to be no stigma to any kind of mental illness among the young these days. Among anyone for that matter.

If this was a long-term issue for him then he had parents and resources and he lived in a community that embraces those with mental illness. If it's just the nature of depression, then I'm not sure what you can do except make resources available, encourage someone to keep up with treatment, let them know you love them and keep an eye on them when you sense they are struggling.

If someone is determined to kill themselves then they probably will.

by Anonymousreply 203January 28, 2022 4:31 PM

Many people who committ suicide have therapists. They are just BAD therapists. This young man had health insurance.

by Anonymousreply 204January 29, 2022 6:08 AM

A UK TV's star's song has died "after a short illness." He was quite young and successful. The Black Dog doesn't discriminate.

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The Black Dog? That's a new one for me.

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