ATL HOUSEWIFE KANDI’S FIANCE KILLED
THE FACTS
Kandi Burruss’ fiancé, A.J. Jewell, was murdered during a fight on Friday night in Atlanta.
THE SPIN
A.J. Jewell, who gained national attention once he appeared as Kandi Burruss’ fiancé on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, died Friday night after receiving a serious head injury during a fight at the The Body Tape strip club in Atlanta.
Police didn’t have a motive for the altercation, but do report that A.J. was involved in some sort of brawl that led to him being stabbed and ultimately killed. Police added that they have a “person of interest” in the case that they will question about the incident.
Kandi took to Twitter last night to address fans:
“I’m about to give my swollen eyes some rest now. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their prayers. I gotta get up and go to my uncle’s funeral. I could never in a million years imagine this happening. Please pray for AJ’s children. That’s who I’m the most concerned for. I’m just in one of those moods where i don’t wanna talk, I don’t wanna be held and told it’s gonna be ok. I just wanna cry myself to sleep, alone.”Jewell is survived by six children – two of whom Kandi currently has legal guardianship of. Kandi’s publicist and the Jewell family have asked that their privacy be respected.
Kandi also sent a blog to Hello Beautiful.
Below is a clip of A.J. with Kandi on the show:
And as recent as Friday, A.J. had joined Twitter to help settle rumors about himself and his relationship with Kandi.
Thoughts and prayers go out to both Kandi and his family.
Send your condolences here.
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Damn! That’s messed up. Granted, he probably shouldn’t have been in a strip club but that’s besides the point at this time.
My condolensces to Ms. Kandi.
Ervin he owned the stripe club. That is a sad situation. Kandi seem to have a very sensitive heart. My prayers to her and her family.
He did not “own” the strip club. It was reported that he worked there. I one said as manager, another said assistant manager.
Still, when you put yourself in that kind of environment it is not always the best decision. All that aside, nobody should loose their life like that. My heart goes out to his children.
This is pretty sad. A man has gone from this earth and 6 children are left without a father. A mother losses a son. Another Black killed in the streets by another brother. I mourn for Kandi too.
Thanks Goodness she took custody of AJ’s 2 twin daughters.
We have to do better than this. I am sure what ever the fight was over that lead to AJ’s death it was not worth it. Black people we need to stop.
Sorry Arjai I meant Co-Owned you can read the story in this article.
Again this is a sad situation for AJ’s family.
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/05/2009-10-05_housewives_kandi_burruss_on_death_of_exfiance_aj_jewell_he_had_so_much_more_livi.html
OMG…this is not a coincidence when I hear about anyone that particpate in strip clubs as a owner or have any ties with that kind of life, it always leads to their death. Remembering the death of Shawn Bell who died with 50 bullets the night before his wedding at a “strip joint”…I pray that other men will pay attention to the signs. Some businesses need to be illegal to have period.
My heart goes out to Khandi, and thank God for her to take interest in his children, May God grant favor to Khandi…Khandi and your not alone and maybe you can get together with Nicole Bell Shawn’s fiance and your can support one another.
It’s time like these when you can’t find words to say…I doesn’t matter how it happened or who owned what, it hurts so bad when you know it was preventable and sensless and she had just spoken to him two hours prior to his death.
My condolences to Khandi and AJ’s family and children
I would like to give my condolences to first A.J. family and children. Second I would like to say Kandi you always and forever will be my girl and Iam truly sorry and devistated about the tragic lost of your fiance. My prayer’s are being sent out to all of you.
Wow!! Khandi as much as this hurts to lose a love one in something tragic like this. God do have plans for your life girl. You deserve much greater love. When something bad is happening its God calling for you. We have to go through some humiliation to come to know that God is our help in times of trouble and he will strengthen your heart. (psalm 30:5) In Time you will find strength and overcome what the enemy is trying to do. Be encouraged in our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Jesus is our comforter. He wants you to use your gifted voice and talents for his glory and no more for the world. Maybe this is his way of removing what you couldn’t do on your own. AJ could of been your weakness and holding you back from God. It do happens this way sometimes.
Please commentors do not interupt what I have posted with your negative feedback. This is serious business for the Lord.
Berry Hudson said: “We have to do better than this. I am sure what ever the fight was over that lead to AJ’s death it was not worth it. Black people we need to stop.”
My sentiments exactly, Berry. Another senseless loss. My deepest sympathy to AJ’s family and Kandi.
vicious one speaking said “…Maybe this is his way of removing what you couldn’t do on your own. AJ could of been your weakness and holding you back from God. It do happens this way sometimes.”
So, you actually believe God removed AJ from his children and other loved ones for Kandi’s redemption? This is absurd! Only a ruthless tyrant would commit such an act. Not a loving Heavenly Father who grants his children ‘free will’. What effect do you believe your words will have on the man’s family? If you don’t want people to comment on your “serious business for the Lord” then don’t make a public display of it.
Peace!
You and your family are in my prayers Kandi. May God bless you and be with you during this tough time like only He can.
You and your family are in our prayers.We have watched you on this session of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta “and your spirit is genuine. God will protect you and AJ’s kids during this lost. Keep your head up and trust in God.
It’s always the intellectuals that believe they know more than GOD, and how GOD do things. AJ lived by the sword so he died by the sword and that’s how life ends. If anyone feel that I was disrespectful to Kandi’s loss so be it. I’m glad that Kandi is now “free” and given a chance to be with someone who will appreciate and value her unselfish Love. AJ was a selfish undeserving man for how he treated woman period. If he loved his children and the woman that loved him he would NOT have choose the life that he lived. What are the characteristics of a man who would invest his money on raunchy strip “joints”? A man that disrespect woman and don’t see them as an appreciated asset. Good riddens to AJ.
My condolences for AJ’s Mother and the woman that tried to love him and the poor fatherless children he left from the time they entered this world.
Peace!
Brenda W:
September 15, 2009
Time: 7:02 pm
read my post to Kandi on her relationship to AJ I’m keeping it real for the Lord.
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Posted September 15, 2009:
Kandi, seems to be that you are setteling for the bottom of the pudding cup. Listen to momma,cos she knows whats best. Aj, has the characteristics of a pimp….Don’t live with the regrets. So what if you are alone then ending up with someone that will triple your troubles. Be smart and look in the right direction.
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Now AJ’s death a few weeks later. If any of you like to check your post on this topic on “Kandi relationship with her fiance” you can do so. God speak through people sometimes.
So don’t interupt the spirit.
Peace!
vicious one said:“Aj, has the characteristics of a pimp….Don’t live with the regrets. So what if you are alone then ending up with someone that will triple your troubles.”
So, viscious, you believe you prophesied AJ’s death? You are implying that because AJ’s life was not exemplary, God ‘knocked him off’ to save Kandi? This would make your God as much a thug as the knife-wielding lunatics who robbed AJ of his life force.
The purpose of this blog is to send Kandi and the Jewell family our condolences. You are vilifying a young man who was the victim of a violent crime. With so many of our young brothers destroying each other this way, I could not let you go unchallenged. Some impressionable/gullible mind might take it to heart that taking a life was “the Lord’s work”. Who are you to judge AJ? Or me? I am hardly an intellectual. But if I were, it would not preclude me from having a rich spiritual life. You don’t know me. You may call it ‘the spirit’ or whatever you want, but I believe what you are doing is cruel, destructive…vicious. Just my opinion.
Peace!
My prayers go out to Kandi’s family and his children.
Peaceandlove
Brenda W: You’re an intelligent woman. I do respect a lot of what you bring to the forum.But, On this particular topic you aren’t being focus or rational.
I’m just giving my own honest remarks on how I felt from jump about Kandi and AJ’s relationship. I know a lot of other commentors are not going to agree on what I wrote and that’s fine.
It’s not like AJ was an employee at Barnes and Nobles and/or owned a Starbucks. He died the way he lived and it is what it is. My symphathy to Kandi she will overcome. Weeping may endure for a night and joy that unspeakable joy will come in the morning!
I wish you well Brenda W.
Peace!
Dear Kandi,
Words cannot express the empathy and sympathy in your time of loss. I admire you. You are a strong woman, please continue to be strong for AJ’s kids and his spirit.
Sincerely,
TKP
“Death comes like a thief in the night”. Earth has no sorrow that Jesus can not heal. I pray that God cover Sister Kandi in her loss and give her the strength and courage to move forward to care for those babies. God be with you My sister Kandi.
My deepest sympathy,
This is a sad sad day. I feel for Kandi, she sacrifice sooo much for AJ. “What is for a man to gain the world and lose his soul”. I hope AJ made his peace with God before he took his last breath.
Kandi my prayers go out to you and the children.
VOS,
you are hardcore, and so right at the same time. I get upset when I attend funerals and people get up and say the nicest things, about a person that did some horrible things while they were alive. My grandmother always said “its not about the dead anymore, because they can’t hear you its about the living”. My point to you is that you are saying it the way you felt it from the beginning and you sticking to your views and I respect that.
For Kandi, I don’t know her and never posted anything on the site about her. I only see you as trying to “stir” her mind to see things as best for her.
You don’t have to respond to other folks opinions on how they feel.They didn’t know the man or Kandi personally.
I’m telling you this to shut it down. You proven point. So,don’t worry about it.
I meant to say: you proven your point.
Viscious One Speaking, the moniker you chose set the tone for the kinds comments we could expect from you. One of your first statements posted under that name was that you hated pretty women. So now, you want to counsel people about what you perceive as negativity in their comments? Interesting.
Obviously there are comments on other blogs with which you take issue; you should have addressed those directly instead of in this passive-aggressive way.
Miss America, I don’t know if your grandmother is still living, but imagine how you would feel if someone who didn’t like or think well of her, chose to vent those feelings at her funeral? Yeah. Emotionally, that would feel like salt poured into a wound. The nice things said about the dead, whether factual or not, are for the comfort of the family. THAT is supposed to be the point.
Kandi,time want heel your love for AJ,,,you got his kids. 1 day someone will fill his shoes, and you’ll grow.Kandi u in my prayers. NOW,,this world is about supply and demand. When A black man get up on his feet 2 even have that chance 2co-own,a strip joint,gas station, apt builds. their is always a Hater,,,Now Y is that??
I,m still finding A.J.’s death outrageous. I strongly disagree with anybody to think it’s to redeem Kandi. I could’ve turned immoral because of losing a huge number of people(death-wise) I’ve always cared very much for.
Rance said: “Viscious One Speaking, the moniker you chose set the tone for the kinds comments we could expect from you. One of your first statements posted under that name was that you hated pretty women. So now, you want to counsel people about what you perceive as negativity in their comments? Interesting.”
That is near confirmation, Rance, of what I suspected about vicious one. I grew up in the church and have been involved in it long enough to observe that people who stand on moral high grounds, claim to speak for God and point out the flaws of others are experiencing some void in their own lives which they try to fill with self-aggrandizement. I’m not saying that’s definite, vicious one, just a hunch. Even the moniker you chose and the fact that you don’t capitalize it are kind of telling.
As far as my not being rational, let me point out to you that you said, “Good riddens to AJ.” Then your very next sentence was, “My condolences for AJ’s Mother and the woman that tried to love him and the poor fatherless children he left from the time they entered this world.” Do you believe that’s rational?
Let me ask you this. If God were in the business of ‘removing’ people who were ‘selfish’ and ‘undeserving’, then why didn’t he ‘remove’ Bin Laden and the Al Qaida before they murdered 3000 innocent people? Before 5000 more of our brothers and sisters died in combat trying to capture them? My point is, I do not believe God the Father who created and loved AJ was the author of his destruction. And if Kandi grows spiritually from this tragedy, it will be her choice. God does not force his will on anyone. Please know that I grew up in church learning of a jealous, wrathful, vengeful God who would test my loyalty to him with tragedy and temptation. But when I became a parent, I learned better. I would not manipulate my children this way, so how could I think he would do this to me? I believe temptation and tragedy have their roots in hell, not Heaven. I mature spiritually when I reach out to God, His Comfort, His Strength. His Wisdom, His Love to triumph over them.
Rance, thanks for the buffer, sister!
Peace!
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Rance:
Garcia, for confirming my post a few months back. I did make the statement of not liking,”pretty girls” It was me I admit my wrongs by action, word and did.God has brought my mind a long way since then. I am okay with all that you had to say. It is all good and well with me, that you had to go digging deep for that information.I never said I was always good, If you go deeper into my history on the post I have been in transition for a while. I did tell some of my own story about how God has brought me through from alcohol, marijuana smoking and cussing. There is still room for approvement in me. Can I say the same for you? why you so angry and got so give your negative feedback? on what others comments. When I’m posting about something it had some reflection of my own past experiences.I’m not always logged in to antagonize people, sometimes it’s to help someone. Not everything is for everybody I don’t always have something to always to say, but you always seem to show up on sites just dogging people. You have some deeply rooted issues yourself or you wouldn’t be on these bloggs day in our day out to beat up on other peoples words you are a “pit bull” always looking to tear some one apart. Hurting peoples feelings and you have the nerve to say the wrong time to say something. When have you said anything at the right time sister?
Brenda:
I respect you, what you say even if you trying to set the record straight. It’s said with love and compassion. I’m not mad at you.
God Bless.
Rance, yes madear is still alive and well. She tells her story everyday, about what she did in her youth. She even tell us everyday that we are to talk to God each day and let him know about all our troubles. My grandmother everytime I speaks to her to ask for Gods forgiveness, because we are always doing something thats not perfect in the sight of God every day and we are not aware of our wrong doings. Madear taught me well to resite the Lords prayer.
If anyone is still bitter or mad over something that happen eons ago, it’s not for me to worry. I have my relationship with God and he knows all about it. If the person that I hurt dosn’t forgive me than it’s on them.
Madear says “it not about the dead, it’s the living, they are the ones to know forgiveness, the dead is gone and can’t hear you.”
I hope what I shared with you answered your question.
sorry incorrect:
My grandmother everytime I Speak with her always tells me to ask for Gods forgiveness,because we are always doing something that’s not perfect in the sight of God every day and not aware of our wrong doings.
Well said Rance and Brenda W
VOS, nope…didn’t have to dig. It’s just one of those things I remembered about you, and if I remember correctly, the topic was Gabrielle Union, which was only about a month or two ago. But, now you say you’ve reformed since then? That would be a miraculous tranformaton in such a short time. But, if you say so, OK.
How about this? When you see the name Rance, know that you’re going to read an opinion that will rub you the wrong way. It would be easier for you to simply skip over it, than think you are going to make a grown woman begin to make only statements that you find palatable. By now, you should have figured out that I don’t care what you think of my opinions. I keep posting them, don’t I? So, for your own peace of mind, don’t read my comments. It won’t affect me in the least.
My heart goes out to all who loved AJ!!!
Brenda/Rance thank you for your eloquent opinion. VOS…please take an English class. I missed your point as a result of the poor grammar.
SweetAngel, Thank you I will.
Summer MN, get your own mind and use it wisely.
Life has its purpose. There is always good things behind the tragedy. We have to earn his untimely death. This will serve as lesson to everybody and my deepest condolence to his wife Kandi and relatives. That’s life, every beginning has an end.
Wow! Didn’t the message say: Send your condolences here. (NOT YOUR OPINIONS)
My prayers go out to the family and friends for their loss.
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