Harlepolis said:

First of all, how do you know the family is behind it? And I agree the R. Kelly thing is pivotal to her career cuz people never stopped talking about it.

One of my best friends Gina died on the plane with her. I wonder if her family is aware of this.

RIP Gina


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SCNDLS said:

SCNDLS .. she has my name

Flowers2 said:

Daaaaamn, Geeeeennnnnah!

SCNDLS said:

No, not that one. These:

Mary

Lola

Cara

Esha

Inez

Mena

Thea

Lucy

Enid

Mara

Lisa

Mona

CeCe

Jana

Tina

Rita

Ally

Lena

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

She was my BOO!!! The sweetest person on EARTH that I've ever met. Purest spirit ever but boy could she spill the tea.

She worked in promotions at Jive here in Dallas and took care of the artists when they came through town. That's when she first met Aliyah during the promotion for the first album and she confirmed that all the R. Kelly stuff was true but the label and the family covered it up. Surprise, surprise.

Then she moved to LA to work at Atlantic Records. Matter of fact, this pic was taken in my apartment the night before she drove to LA. She stayed with me that night. Then when her boss left Atlantic for Motown, she asked Gina to come with her to NYC. Gina moved and soon after got the offer to join Blackground Records. They knew Gina from the Jive days and trusted her plus she was just a lovely person. Aliyah seemed to have some really great people around her at all times.

Supa lol

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You stoopid!
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LaDiosa said:

LaDiosa said:

In a long wig over one eye

good choice.
i saw her when she first came out and immediately noticed the resemblance.
r.i.p aaliyah.

paisleypark4 said:

I will boycott Hollywood if she tried lol ..

SCNDLS said:

I think so. I know alliyah's brother rashad always acknowledged the deaths
of others on that plane with his sister during that time so i am pretty sure
her parents did as well. What r kelly did with alliyah was despicable during
that time but i can understand her parents trying to protect their teenage
daughter.

SCNDLS said:

That shit is deep, Cynda

One of the girls who died in the crash had a minor RnB hit back in the early 90s did they meant her or somebody else?

paisleypark4 said:

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Well, she's got the Aaliyah look, let's see if she can deliver. Will it open up a can of worms, don't know. In the Selena story, they say that she and her female manager were lovers. Was that true? Don't know even though the movie never gave that indication.
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phunkdaddy said:

I've always had a different take on this. IMO her parents were complicit in Kelly's abuse because they never pressed charges, helped the label cover it up for the sake of her career, and did not publicly brand Kelly a child molester. If they had said something to protect her then, maybe a lot of other little girls wouldn't have fallen prey to Kelly over the next 15 years. I think they were too concerned with securing stardom than REALLY protecting their child. I mean, if she was my child ain't a studio on Earth he'd be able to hide in to get away from me.

Harlepolis said:

I dunno. I thought Gina was the only other female on the plane and she wasn't a singer just music executive. The rest of the victims were guys if I remember correctly. She wasn't even supposed to be on the plane though but she begged the stylist to let her go back first so she could get back home to her fiance.
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yea...on that selena thing...what?!

i was obsessed wit selena for years because of that movie...

SCNDLS said:

Yeah, that whole deal stunk something fierce back then what they did left a bad taste on alot of people's mouths.

I wonder how she felt about her parents stunt later in her life.

SCNDLS said:

Is this any different than Prince dating the 16 year old Crown Princess of Cairo?

Harlepolis said:

To me, it just looked like they pimped her out for tracks.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Shut it, Supa!

SCNDLS said:

Just saying At least Prince Kelly only plucked one youngin. Wait, how old was Carmen Electra when they met?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He done tol' ya'll he waited til she was 18 to smash. And Carmen was of age too. Regardless, Prince may be a horny lil toad but he's no predator unlike R'ruh.

That's actually a really good casting choice. Big ups to Canada's Keshia Chante!!

If this singer/actress bail out today or tomorrow, I think that Alicia Keys would be good for Aaliyah. My opinion, though.

Harlepolis said:

What about the rumor that Aaliyah's mother was also sleeping with Arruh back then?