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  • Bill Cosby ‘Rapeseed’ Portrait Causes Outrage, Artwork Pulled From State Fair

    A rapeseed portrait of Bill Cosby sparked outrage from attendees at the State Fair held at the Agriculture Horticulture Building in Minnesota, causing it to be taken down after a day of display.

    Artist Nick Rindo, Minneapolis based software designer, made the crop portrait of Bill Cosby from a type of canola seeds called rapeseed. He accompanied the Cosby portrait with a small card, explaining that it was made from rapeseed but one of the staff taped over the word rapeseed.

    Ron Kelsey, the Fair’s longtime crop art superintendent, reasoned out, “We call everything canola in this country.”

    Rindo believed the word was taped over so Kelsey could avoid controversy regarding the Bill Cosby portrait.

    “Now it looks like I just painted a portrait of Bill Cosby with canola seeds,” Rindo said.

    Rindo explained that he put the word rapeseed in parentheses with the Cosby portrait to clarify that he was not a Cosby fan, it was supposed to be connected to the alleged rape cases against Cosby.

    “I didn’t want it to look like I was glorifying Bill Cosby,” Rindo said.

    Without the word rapeseed in the Cosby portrait, a lot of fairgoers reportedly complained and accused the exhibit of being pro-rape, so Kelsey took it down last Friday.

    “It’s my responsibility to look at them all and check them out,” Kelsey said.

    However, Nick Rindo was not bothered by what happened to his portait of Bill Cosby, in fact he was surprised it was even accepted in the fair.

    He said it’s just a reflection of how the public rejected Bill Cosby because of his alleged drugging and sexual assault of dozens of women.

    “I think it’s actually maybe the best possible scenario,” Rindo said. “Up for a day and then taken down.”

    Rindo’s other works are still in the fair.

  • Bobby Brown Returns to Atlanta With Tyler Perry, Welcomed Bodhi Brown–Waits for Bobbi Kristina’s Last Breath

    Bobby Brown returned to the Atlanta-area hospice bedside of his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown on Thursday, along with close friend Tyler Perry. Perry arranged for his private jet to fly the two men from California, where Bobby Brown welcomed his baby girl, Bodhi Brown, into the world a week ago. What a mixed bag of emotions he is surely feeling as he rejoices in the birth of one daughter, yet waits for another to to take her last breath.

    Tyler Perry visited with members of the Houston family as he joined them sitting vigil at Bobbi Kristina Brown’s bedside on Friday. This is just one of several times the actor has visited with Bobbi Kristina and lent his support to Bobby Brown since this tragedy occurred.

    Bobbi Kristina Brown has remained unconscious since she was discovered in her bathtub back on January 31. Bobby Brown has refused to allow her boyfriend to visit her. Nick Gordon has been served with a $10 million civil lawsuit. That suit alleges her physically abused Bobbi Kristina and withdrew money from her bank accounts without permission. One such withdrawal took place after she was discovered unconscious, and was lying in a hospital bed fighting for her life.

    Bobby Brown feels certain Nick Gordon is responsible for what happened to Bobbi Kristina. An investigation is ongoing, and it’s uncertain whether Gordon might be charged with murder when Bobbi Kristina passes away.

    Imagine for one moment walking in Bobby Brown’s shoes. One second he relishes the joy of a new baby girl–born just over a week ago. And then reality forces him back inside that hospice facility, to the bedside of another daughter, who is slowly dying at the age of 22.

    It’s clear that Bobby Brown desperately needs friends like Tyler Perry in his life right now. Hopefully that friendship will not only sustain him through the coming days, but in the days after Bobbi Kristina passes away, too.

  • Bobbi Kristina Brown: Tyler Perry Brings Bobby Brown Back to Atlanta and Her Hospice Bedside

    Bobbi Kristina Brown is living out her last days in a hospice facility outside of Atlanta, and yesterday Tyler Perry brought Bobby Brown back to her bedside.

    Bobby Brown had been in California by wife Alicia Etheredge’s side as they welcomed their daughter Bodhi into the world. Just a week after welcoming one daughter into the world, however, he faced a harsh reality as he returned to Atlanta to watch another one die.

    Tyler Perry, who visited Bobbi Kristina weeks ago and again on Friday, arranged for his private jet to fly him and Bobby Brown to Atlanta. Perry also penned a letter on Facebook asking both fans and the media to respect all the Brown and Houston families are experiencing as they await the passing of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

    This morning I woke up with Whitney on my mind. I couldn’t help but think about all that she must have dreamed for her…

    Posted by Tyler Perry on Friday, July 17, 2015

    “This morning I woke up with Whitney on my mind. I couldn’t help but think about all that she must have dreamed for her child. I know this was not her dream…and as difficult as this time is for the people that love both Whitney and Krissi, what makes it more egregious is the blatant disrespect, lies, and ignorance that are rapidly printed in this awful time,” he wrote.

    “For some reason, it has become human nature in our society to look for, seek out, and celebrate darkness, glory in tragedy, and enjoy reading and reporting it. It makes me sad to know that everybody wants to be the first to report something awful. So much so, that they find it OK to speak death onto those who are still alive,” he continued.

    Tyler Perry closed by asking everyone to pray for and respect both Bobbi Kristina and her family.

    “May I ask you all to please show some decency and respect? Not only to Kriss’s family, but also to the other families that are there in this place. Not only is Kriss at the center but there are several other families who are grieving the loss of their loved ones at the same time. It’s heartbreaking to think that even in a time like this, this child is not allowed any peace. I assure you, the family will issue an official statement if something changes. Until then, can we just pray for Krissi, and the Houston and Brown families?”

    Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious in a bathtub inside her Roswell, Georgia home back on January 31st. She has never regained consciousness. Nick Gordon, her boyfriend, has been served with a $10 million lawsuit that alleges he physically abused Bobbi Kristina in the days leading up to this tragedy, and that he may be responsible for the state she is presently in. The suit also alleges that Nick Gordon withdrew money from her bank account without her permission.

    Bobby Brown is no doubt grateful to have a friend like Tyler Perry by his side as he prepares for the inevitable–the passing of his daughter Bobbi Kristina. Even though no one can erase the hurt he does and will continue to feel, there is comfort in having someone who truly cares standing close by.

    Hopefully once Bobbi Kristina Brown is gone, her dad will take solace in the new little girl he welcomed into this world just over a week ago.