WEEKEND ROUND UP: JOHN SINGLETON ACCIDENTLY KILLS PEDESTRIAN / MIKE VICK SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY

August 25th, 2007
JOHN SINGLETON KILLS PEDESTRIAN
John at recent movie premiere (Splash)

Director John Singleton has accidentally killed a 57-year-old woman in a car crash in Los Angeles.

The Boyz N the Hood filmmaker was driving his SUV in the city on Thursday at about 8pm, when a female pedestrian, not in a crosswalk, suddenly stepped in front of Singleton’s car.

A spokesman for Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Singleton was neither speeding nor under the influence of drugs or alcohol and described the incident as “a very, very unfortunate accident.” The spokesman added that Singleton waited at the scene for police and an ambulance to arrive.

The woman has been identified as Constance Russell of Los Angeles.

MIKE GETS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY

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Mike Vick gets suspended

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Michael Vick indefinitely for his role in Bad Newz Kennels. The suspension came just hours after Vick acknowledged that he bankrolled gambling on dogfighting and participated in the gruesome killing of some dogs that were deemed not worthy of fighting.

“Your admitted conduct was not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible. Your team, the NFL, and fans have all been hurt by your actions,” said Goodell in a letter to the ex-Falcons quarterback.

“Your plea agreement and the plea agreements of your co-defendants also demonstrate your significant involvement in illegal gambling. Even if you personally did not place bets, as you contend, your actions in funding the betting and your association with illegal gambling both violate the terms of your NFL Player Contract and expose you to corrupting influences in derogation of one of the most fundamental responsibilities of an player.”

Vick faces up to five years in prison for his crimes.

  1. 1.
    dctrinigyal

    wow, not another brandy… is this the new trend for tha summer. geez

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    dj kayk

    lol @ #1… my conclusion is that she was trying to commit suicide with the facts that he wasnt speeding or under the influence

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    LikeThatYall

    I’m pretty sure all the IDIOTS out there are gonna attack John Singleton for being a “murderer” like they are saying about Brandy.

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    whylordwhy

    I like Vick but it is what it is. You can’t do wrong and expect not to get punished. Hopefully the judge who is know to be harsh will not throw the book at him to hard.

    In regards to the car accident: May she rest in peace. He wasn’t drunk or on drugs. It could of happen to anyone. MAMA ALWAYS SAID don’t cross in the middle of the street! lol

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    Shag

    God bless John and the woman. I’ve encountered him on a couple of occasions, and he’s a really good dude. Just as a cautionary tale about driving in L.A.: people walk out in the streets all the time, especially the homeless and the downtrodden.

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    That is unfortunate what happened with John Singelton and the lady who he hit accidently. Thankfully he was not drunk or speeding.
    Damn saying Mike Vick fucked up would be an under statement. I hope he saved up a lot of damn money, it looks like a wrap for his ass.

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    KEEPIN IT REAL

    Brandy is a killer. How you gonna miss a BIG-ASS car in FRONT of you. Obviously she was messing with her cell phone or doing something she wasn’t supposed to be doing behind the wheel.

    John Singleton can’t help it if he is driving legally on a road and some fool JAYWALKS in front of his car. I hate when people do that and at night too? She was asking for death.

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    Awwww man that’s sad. I know it’s gonna be on John’s Mind for a long ass time. Damn his movie just came out yesterday….

    I know Mike is singing “If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time” By R,Kelly

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    WOW, #3??? I’ll take it.

    It’s unfortunate what happened to Singleton especially this weekend with the release of this new movie (Illegal Tender). I’m glad they know it was an accident.

    On to Vick…as an ATL-lien I will say I am truly pissed and disappointed to see all that talent and skill go to waste just off of making dumbass decisions. Athletes think they are on top of the world and untouchable….sucks to be Vick right now. All I know is the Falcons better up their game, for real!

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    well damn…I thought I was #3…okay 9 is not so bad :(

    yall don’t play with this commenting thing, lol

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    @ #7…asking for death?? Damn, really? lol

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    AIJUSWANNASAY

    TO BAD FOR THAT LADY…

    # 7 CHELLE I SEE YOUR NEW AVATAR LUV, GOTTA SAY I’MA MISS THAT SMILE…

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    AIJUSWANNASAY

    # 6^^^^^^CHELLE^^^^^^^^^

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    oh snap

    That’s really unfourtunate…Accidents happen though. The crosswalk is your friend people!

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    kmniles

    Poor John. I hope the family is able to accept that it was an ACCIDENT and be realistic, unlike the Brandy situation.

    Mike Vick isn’t washed up or less talented cause of his dumb ass actions, but his image is tarnished forever.

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  16. Yeah,,,,,I’m say it, John Singleton pulled a Brandy.

    Vick, should have realized that a Black man with money
    is always under the microscope…….and if he ain’t careful
    he’ll soon be under the bus.!!!

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    Naw Son

    John Singelton must be losing his mind right now. i hit someone before, the person jumped up and started running like nothing happened, but i was in shambles.
    Dude i feel for you truly

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    Naw Son

    As far as Mike Vick, IT’S DOGS SON, DOGS, sh!t people are dying with no food, getting lynched and ya’ll buggin over dogs. THE NFL= Negros Finances Lost

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    Nigeria K

    #9 .. ur comment on Vick was so true. Thank u. I suppose this goes back to the age old argument of Black celebs and athletes being ROLE models for their community. I personally feel that once a black person is in the limelight like that, they Should be start acting like a ROLE MODEL, if they haven’t been acting as one already before they became famous. I do feel back for Vick. But as a dog lover, I feel even worse for those precious dogs that didn’t ask to die just cuz Michael Vick wanted to be a dumb ass.

    But he has my prayers nonetheless..

    and JOHN: my heart truly goes out to you.. Lord only knows what emotions ur feeling right now.. God Bless..

    and if ANYONE on here tries to John Singleton and Brandy “Murders”.. KNOW they they are only human and the SAME shit could have happened to you. Please put urself in their shoes before you say such harmful things..

    In brandy’s case, let me say this: How many Black people have u seen either A) cruisin and doin crazy stuff on the street with their car or B) doing other stuff while driving.. i.e– talking on cell phones, yelling at kids, SMOKING cigarettes?

    It just happened to be Brandy that day.. but it could EASILY been someone else.
    At least she wasn’t fuckin DRUNK DRIVIN like Lindsay Lohan, Brittany or those other girls..

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    Nigeria K

    and #18..human or animal.. a fuckin life is A LIFE.. i wish you could be an animal for a day so u could figure that out!

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    I agree with you #3. It seems to be an honest accident, but they are going to put him at fault.

    As for Vick, he knew the consequences he would have to face when he started that mess, so I do not feel sorry for him at all

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    Dame

    #2 I agree about Singleton
    Goodell doesn’t play Vick had a meeting & denied everything to him & now he took a deal.

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    #1 that was a accient the lady was jay walking and on top of that if you are jay walking you can get a ticket if a police catch so, therefore it was lady fault I am so sorry she died but every knows you are taking a big risk when you jay walk and I
    really think john singleton is a good man because he stay there and waited to the cop came so that good because he could of been a jack ass and just drove off so I hope thing get better for john singleton poor man he must have been really scared.

    As for mike vick I had enough of hearing about him so he deserves everything that is coming his way because he knew better!

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    #1 that was a accient the lady was jay walking and on top of that if you are jay walking you can get a ticket if a police catch so, therefore it was lady fault I am so sorry she died but every knows you are taking a big risk when you jay walk and I
    really think john singleton is a good man because he stay there and waited to the cop came so that good because he could of been a jack ass and just drove off so I hope thing get better for john singleton poor man he must have been really scared.

    As for mike vick I had enough of hearing about him so he deserves everything that is coming his way because he knew better!

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  25. 25.
    bklyn-bella

    OK we really need to retest celebrities on their driving skills…or let me know when they’re on the road PLEASE!!

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    what you know about that

    @ #7

    People and their double standards….so brandy is a murderer for having an accident by john is not? They both had ACCIDENTS. And it was already confirmed that Brandy WAS NOT ON A CELL PHONE OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE. People need to stop being ignorant and read the facts before they make unsubstantiated comments.

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    21# how the hell they are going to put him at fault??? jay walking is illegel he was just driving down the damn road Obeying the law

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    Agree with 19…..Lohan and Paris were just so fortunate enough to have not taken any lives the 15 million times combined they were driving under the influence. Brandy made a mistake, point blank. But this post is about her….

    I kno that was tough for John. He’ll take care of that family though.

    And for Mike, I feel like he had to make this guilty plea. If he didn’t he would have had 3 witnesses against him, which would have been a damn good case against him and he would have gotten way more time. What happened to the no snitching rule???? Obviously his boys haven’t heard Camron….lol just kidding……It’s a shame how they were trying to save their asses by bringing him down with them. Damn, “friends”. That’s why I hate that word. And then to have his own father come out and make a statement all b/c he supposedly wouldn’t give him money. You were missing during his life, but he was paying your rent. That’s more than enough. Vick is def in my prayers.

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    KEEPIN IT REAL

    @26. Where is how was it confirmed that she wasn’t on a cell phone? She had to be doing something wrong to run into the back of another car hard enough to knock it on the other side of the interstate and KILL the person driving. Sorry, it just don’t add up.

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    *isn’t about her

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    whylordwhy

    WTF??? HOW CAN YOU SAY THEY ARE JUST DOGS. HOW ABOUT I BECOME A DOG AND BIT YOUR *&&^! LOL PPL JUST STUPID. I AGREE WITH YOU #20

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    #26 I agree accients happen all the time on the road. just because people or involved in accients that people just happen to die don’t make them murderers! the fuck murderers are the people that come in your home and kill you in your sleep that a murderer.

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    Mrs. AKA

    I personally know John and his family and my prayers go out to him. It was clearly an accident. God Bless the victims family as well.They have suffered a loss.

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    jusme

    See the difference with this is he was paying attention… Brandy wasn’t paying attention to the road when she hit that womens car though. So shes going to look like she was in the wrong.

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    whoever got a problem with brandy can Kiss my ass she ain’t no murderer people just talking shit about her because she’s a good person and got more money then any of these broke ass people that sit on the internet and talk shit. Just like people or going to get on here and start talking shit about john singleton being a murderer if people ate going to start saying that I guess the world is coming to a end

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    Nikki

    Damn, that sucks..

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  37. Did they give this woman a ticket for jaywalking.???

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    Mrs. AKA

    @ 37 : Ticket for jaywalking? She is deceased.

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    OG_Sweetz

    Sorry this happened, but I’m so glad John wasn’t under the influence of ANYTHING. It’s enough being black, so he didn’t need to add anything else to the scenario.

    Now, I’m a dog lover as well, but enough is fucking enough! People have been fighting dogs, chickens, etc for as long as I can remember, and the only reason Mike is singled out is because of who he is. Get real folks!! This is some dumb shit, and you know it! I’m just mad that he continued to do this ignorant ass shit. Stop letting your silly ass homegirls/homeboys/relatives influence things in your life. When you reach a certain celebrity status, you have to cut out most of the shit you did when you were kicking it in the hood. SMDH!

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    38# wtf are you talking about I was stating that you can get a ticket which makes jaywalking llegal I was just point out that she’s in the wrong!!

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    sorry #38 I thought you was talking to me but I read your comments wrong sorry

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    Mrs. AKA

    California law states that the driver must have control of the vehicle at all times. No she did not get a ticket even though she was”jay walking”.

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    42# I just stated that I am sorry I thought you was talking to me I just read your comment wrong

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  44. That’s a shame about John…..first Brandy now this WTF….Vick gots to have something wrong with him mentally if he thought that he could participate in such cruelty to amimals and not get caught, I mean hell his own homies snitched on him so it seems like it was some type of set up just to bring him down….Vick betta not even smile at another dog no more after this……

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    stuff

    damn that sucks , johns a good dude too. from the way it sounds – either she used him to commit suicide or she was not paying attention and where she may have been walking was a blind spot situation.. after something like that i dont know if i would even be able to drive again after that .

    Brandy situation was different the chick was reckless , didnt they say she was doing make up or something while driving when she hit the car in front of her ..

    Either way good luck to everyone involved in the unfortuynate situations

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    Mike, tell PacMan jones I said hi! DMX is going down too yall! Why would you make it easier for “the man” to crush yo ass! Im just appalled at some of the decisions that our men are making. I am so very upset the way they are running this into the ground. Now did they show the nba ref that got busted for gambling 1000 damn times! Hell no. He made a mistake (again) and he will pay (again) but dammmit talk about something else on espn please!!!

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    ThinkAboutIt

    Prayers for the family and friends of the accident victim as well as prayers for John Singelton. Being responsible for someone losing their life is a heavy burden… and soon you are going to have people calling him out just like they did – and are still doing to Brandy. These accidents happen everyday.

    As for Vick, this might be it for him. They certainly have made it clear that that door is damn near shut – and if he comes back, it will be at the most minimum salary possible. But he will need every penny because they have emptied his pockets on this one, and if his dogfighting enterprise was proof of his long time financial planning – then he is truly SOL.

    Just plain foolishness, you risk your long term, real BIG money, for some short term dirty change…. You have got to be just ig’nant.

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    Ninagirl1

    Thats horrible, he was just on 106 & Park the other day. Now this. What is going on these days?

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    Knuck

    Umm… @ #45– Brandy was NOT doing makeup (where the HELL did u get that?) or on the phone (they have checked.. it is very easy with all the satellites and signals from the towers)

    ANYWAY, I am praying for both John and Brandy.

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    Rik

    i swear some yall are crazy like it cant happen to you…. this was an accident same with Brandy they have ruled out the Cell Phone Business she wasnt using a cell. the car infront of brandy suddenly slowed down then brandy went into the car in front it happens

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    newz head

    On Mike Vic, he actually admitted knowing about the dog fights, but he did not gamble on the dog fighting. He has messed up did something stupid but he’s not going to get anytime for this more than likely. All FED’s would want him to do his to give names of others that are involved in the “Underground Dog Fighting World”. And I would stand up for him too…why bet? When you are making 15 MIL a year. Leave that for the country bumkins.

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    #7 please don’t comment because it seems like you don’t even know what your talking about, you just running off at the mouth, get a life and stay out of brandy’s

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    sxcighanamamii

    whats the point of dog fighting? seriously?
    i need an explanation.

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    OG_Sweetz

    @ 53

    I question the same thing about boxing. Two men/women stand in a ring, and try to beat the hell out of each other for money. Just ridiculous.

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    SultryGurl

    Legal Tender was a really good flick! It’s so unfortunate for both parties involved.

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    LikeThatYall

    Brandy was NOT reckless, doing her make-up, or even DUI. NONE of that. For the people who are still bashing her, please stop it. You’re embrassing yourselves making such false accusations.

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    #56 that’s what I am saying^^^ people need to shut the fuck up because they was not in brandy car the time of the accient so they don’t know what she did

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  58. wow sucks for john i’m just glad he wasn’t in the wrong…the lady was probably trying to kill herself. but as for vick sucks for his ass 2

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    CoffeeBrown

    # 19 needs a hug. My prayers go out to John and the victims family. Vick needs to take his ass to jail, he hurt a living being, dog or not. Did some clown just come out and say NFL=Negros Finances Lost, ROFLMAO!

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    Miss Erin

    May the lady rest in peace and I know John is probably having a hard time because that situation is scary. One day I was driving at like 3AM on this main road and this man wearing all black basically was right in the middle of the road, my friends and I all bugged out because the road we were on is the road that a numerous amount of people get struck and killed…No John did not pull a Brandy…He was driving legally and was not intoxicated…

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