Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on Friday, citing insufficient Police had recommended that the former star of the TV comedy "Moesha," whose real name is Brandy Norwood, face vehicular manslaughter charges in the four-vehicle crash, which began when her Land Rover struck another car from behind on a Los Angeles freeway.
"After conducting a thorough investigation, which included consulting with some of the top accident reconstruction experts in the country, city prosecutors concluded that there was insufficient evidence from which a jury could find Ms. Norwood guilty of such a charge beyond a reasonable doubt," Los Angeles City Attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
Brandy, 28, had been facing up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine if charged and convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the December 30, 2006, crash.
Relatives of Awatef Aboudihaj, who was killed in the crash, have filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Brandy. Aboudihaj was killed when her vehicle slammed into a third car, careened into the freeway's center divider and was hit broadside by a fourth automobile.
Investigators ruled out alcohol and drugs as factors in the crash and say there was no evidence that Brandy, who was alone in her car, was using a cell phone or otherwise distracted.
A lawyer for Brandy said she was "extremely pleased" the performer would not be charged.
"These past twelve months have been extraordinarily hard for Brandy and her family, who were unfairly forced to live under a cloud of suspicion initially caused by an ill-advised and premature press release sent out by the California Highway Patrol accusing Brandy of wrongdoing before the police investigation was even finished," attorney Blair Berk said.
Berk added Brandy was mindful there had been a life lost in the crash and that she was extremely fortunate not to have been injured.
I'm not a fan of Brandy's like I used to be, but I am sooo happy for her! She's really been through a lot this past year and I know that if I was in her shoes, I would be depressed and worried. Thank God this happened.
Rihanna has admitted that fame has started to leave her feeling lonely and unhappy.The singer, who was spotted at the age of 15, claimed that there is a "dark side" to being famous and that she is left on her own a lot of the time.She told the Sunday Times: "Fame is lonely. At first, I was on an adrenaline high. But after a while it gets repetitive and that is when you think, 'Oh wow, I am sitting in a hotel room once again, just me and the television'. "When you are in the spotlight, people are like, 'What do you have to worry about?' They forget that the success is one great aspect of your life, but behind that there are problems, there are dark sides, there is loneliness and unhappiness.
"Rihanna also revealed that she feels that she has to read people before she can trust them because of her celebrity status.She added: "In this business, people are shallow, they are dishonest – you can't trust them. I have always had a things for reading people. I sit, I watch you, I observe you. It really helps me to understand how to play the game - it's a game that sucks."Despite selling millions of LPs and holding a record for the longest-running number one single in the UK for this decade, the 19-year-old insisted that she still does not understand her popularity.She said: "I did a show two days ago in Belgrade. We were expecting 6,000 people and 24,000 showed up. And I couldn’t understand why... I look at them and I still think, ‘Why are you screaming for me?’ I still think of myself as a normal girl."
I ask that same question when I see pics of her performing. Why would anyone go to see a bad singer try to sing and dance? Well, she aint gotta worry about being lonely and famous for a while, because her career will be over sooner than she expects.
Lenny Kravitz performed on NBC's New Year's Eve 2008 with Carson Daly on December 31, 2007 at Times Square in New York. He looks great! I love the all black.
Christina Milian was photographed at the The Shore Club on December 31, 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida. These photos are supposed to be photos from a "photoshoot" she did at The Shore Club, but as we all can see, they are nothing but posed candids. Some male photographer probably spotted Miss Milian and asked could he take posed photos of her. Christina Milian is naturally pretty, has beautiful skin, is a nice size, but her belly looks nasty! It looks saggy and sickly, kinda like how Tara Reid's belly looks now. She said she has lost 15 pounds and works out everyday and we can see that with her fit arms and legs, but something's off with her mid area. Besides that, she looks so cute!
