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Juvenile Says No To Attending Daughter’s Funeral And Yes To Doing A Concert & Afterparty Instead
As previously reported, rapper Juvenile’s 4 year old daughter Jelani was shot and killed last week in a horrific turn of events. Her funeral was March 8th in James Island, South Carolina, and Juvenile was not in attendance as several sources reported. And now, several pictures reveal what he was doing that evening instead. He was performing a concert a couple of hours away in Augusta, GA. More pics under the cut…
Photog: Brigham/Spotted
Juvenile told folks he would not attend his daughter’s services because he did not want to divert attention away from the actual services with more media attention. While sources in attendance at the concert tell The YBF that Juvenile did not have an ounce of distraughtness in his look and demeanor that night, everybody handles grief differently. Interesting.
Sayku
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:25 pm | Reply | QuoteHe’s an idiot. Too bad about what happened. I have 3 kids, and there is no way in HELL I would not be there if something this horrible happened.
Another dumb ass rapper in my opinion.
umyea
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:26 pm | Reply | QuoteWOOW
nychele
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:27 pm | Reply | Quotewell they say he didnt claim her as his daughter until a month or so ago. but thats still no excuse.
msjakkia
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:28 pm | Reply | QuoteJuvenile is trash…..period.
pamelicious
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:28 pm | Reply | QuoteHE’S A LOW LIFE!!!!! Changes are he was not involved in the girl’s life, not for nothing wasn’t her married a short time after the little girl was born. I think he married a Registered Nurse. He’s probably never visited the child …. or knew her at all… He’s probably celebrating the fact that he no longer has to pay child support….. sorry individual
Erica
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:28 pm | Reply | QuoteAre we suprised? He wasn’t in the child’s life. He is another deadbeat father. Who cares about media attention when it comes to your own child?? That is a very weak excuse. I’m so disgusted by this story.
Ken
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:32 pm | Reply | QuoteThe name says it all.
S.A.M
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:32 pm | Reply | QuoteSCUMBAG
kimmy
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:35 pm | Reply | QuoteIt’s official he’s whack…His initial excuse of not wanting to take the attention away from the funeral was lame in the 1st place…. Rapper or no rapper he’s a dumb ass MAN… and i use the term man very loosley
tohellwithhim
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:36 pm | Reply | QuoteThat’s a damn shame.My father was a piece of s**t to me but I paid my respects when he passed. She was an innocent child. Everyone grieves differently my a$$.
B
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:38 pm | Reply | QuoteThis just further confirms that his priorities are not in the right place.
superherochic
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:39 pm | Reply | QuoteWhat a loser!
NUBIANPRINCE
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:39 pm | Reply | QuoteCOMEON NOW NOW LETS NOT BE MEAN.. KERMIT REALLY THINKS HES A PIECE OF WORK TISK TISK THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE WAT THE HELL MEDIA ATTENTION HE TALKING BOUT SURVELLANCE VIDEO FROM THE FUNERAL HOME I MEAN LETS BE REAL
tiaraera
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:40 pm | Reply | QuoteI almost felt bad for him and was about to say “everybody grieves differently” until i read that last paragraph… (smh) wow thats crazy… this situation will haunt him in his dreams years from now… he could have at least paid his respects….
Mila T
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:41 pm | Reply | QuoteI don’t think I had any respect for the man in the first place considering the fact that the only thing he is famous for is telling women to back that ass up, but now if there was ever a chance to respect him it has been thrown out of the window! The man is trash… meeedddiiiiaaa attention gimme a break NIGGA she was YOUR FUCKING DAUGHTER!! do you think you are the first celebrity to have a child die?? You ain’t even that big! I hope your careers continues to decline! PS she was a beautiful girl and it is such a damnnn shame!!!
Alex
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:42 pm | Reply | Quotejust trifling!!!!
Nikki
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:42 pm | Reply | QuoteAnother disgrace to the black and human race.
Jaurdyn22
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm | Reply | Quotei mean, juve, forreal–divert attention away from a funeral…really? i don’t care how star struck a person is or if a person is a star–i would not diss a funeral b/c of my star status and i would definetly knock a nicca out if somebody asked for an autograph. time and place, time and place. so yes, i agree, the lamest excuse ever! and besides, who is gonna be ogling over fugly juve, except maybe a lone cameraman–shoot, he aint dropped an album in eons and think his whole fan base is gonna uproot and follow him to South C., for a funeral at that.
Babyboy and Mysti
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm | Reply | QuoteOh, now I know what’s important.
kaykay
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:44 pm | Reply | Quotei didn’t want to judge until i saw how he partied and perfromed the night of the service. he’s trife. no question
Nicole
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:44 pm | Reply | QuoteWow, is the word…or is that truly the word for this selfish act. It’s a shame that this man did not attend his own child’s funeral regardless of his status in the “rap world” he is a washed up nobody and I believe that if the media was there, it was in regards to the life’s lost, not the rapper who attened. It’s clear of where his mind is or was according to what he was doing that night…rapping his wack a$$ lines. Please, he’s going to reap that, don’t anyone worry!
Detroit Hummigbirdee
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:44 pm | Reply | QuoteHe probably thought it would be DISRESPECTFUL to show up to a funeral for a daughter that he did not claim in life & had no interaction with. Her family probably would’ve been mad that he was there. Him being there would’ve been more of a distraction. They should focus on the life of the little girl.
That being said… I can’t back you Juvie when you are out partying the same night. Now that WAS DISREPECTFUL & tactless.
Tate
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:45 pm | Reply | QuoteThats disgusting. No matter what, as a father, he should have been there, nobody follows Juvenile around, who the hell is he Jigga. Stop it, and do better
Mahogany D.VA
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:46 pm | Reply | QuoteKen wrote:
EXACTLY!!!
cmacindahouzz
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:46 pm | Reply | Quotethats garbage!!! fa real!!! who gives to flying woops if its gonna bring media to it…. shit you got media all ova yah azz at the concert…. man i agree what a low life… shows no respect!!! his daughter is up in heaven crying right now!!!
Amber
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:47 pm | Reply | QuoteThis may not be ture anyways
Lovin Life
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:48 pm | Reply | QuoteI kinda believed his excuse for not attending the funeral, but 2 do a concert the same damn nite, thats just out da box
Rasta Impasta
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:48 pm | Reply | QuoteBombaclot!
Rasta Impasta
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:48 pm | Reply | QuoteBombaclot!
Detroit Hummigbirdee
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:49 pm | Reply | QuoteHis daughter is in heaven smiling with God. She ain’t thinking about her no good trifling sperm donor.
Brittanyesta
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:50 pm | Reply | QuoteWhat a hot mess! A hot ignorant mess! And he has the nerve to call himself a man. When people are this remiss of feelings it comes back to them. His day will come.
MsFishyCat
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:51 pm | Reply | QuoteHe just makes me furious.
FashionIcon2010
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:51 pm | Reply | QuoteI live in San Francisco, but I’m from Augusta Ga. This story is so true!!!!!!
kell
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:55 pm | Reply | QuoteThats some fucked up shit. His time will cme
Tammy
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:57 pm | Reply | QuoteJuvenile is a jerk i knew all along he could have cared less about that little girl. He was PAYING child support. Nothing wrong with that but i am sure he hasnt seen that girls since she was born if even that. May there souls rest in peace.
Mz.Delilah
On Mar 12, 2008 at 1:59 pm | Reply | QuoteTrue he should have been in attendance, no argument there, but everyone greives differently. Some cry, some deny, and some run away (like he is obviously doing). It’s a sad situation all around but at the end of the day, not going to see the last of his child is going to have to be his cross to bear.
Mz.Delilah
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:02 pm | Reply | Quotecmacindahouzz wrote:
no she’s not. no tears in heaven. she’s with GOD now. Her HEAVENLY FATHER.
zblock
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:03 pm | Reply | QuoteDetroit Hummigbirdee wrote:
Detroit Hummigbirdee wrote:
I agree with you 100%
what?
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:04 pm | Reply | QuoteThats true that everyone grieves differently, but how are you gonna basically go party on the day that ur lil girl, which was shot and killed, is burried…I can’t say much for our young men nowadays…He probably wasn’t in her life anyways, i hate to say it but is probably true…
WHOOPDATASS
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:07 pm | Reply | QuoteRasta Impasta wrote:
You said it all wit dat one!!! AND did any one notice that chick in the pic wit her nasty ass stomach all hangin out. She needs to get on a work out plan and tighten that shit up.
sweet
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:11 pm | Reply | QuoteAs if avoiding the funeral would divert attention. Dumb ass. He didn’t give a shyt about her and it shows.
charli skipper
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:12 pm | Reply | Quotemy opinion will probably be an unpopular one, but i’m not shocked or saddened by the fact that he did not attend the funeral. what’s sad is that he (presumably) didn’t do anything for the child during her life. And what’s more sad is the tragic way she and her entire family were destroyed. i believe that you should do what you can do for a person while they are living, so his showing up to a funeral would have, at best, been a meaningless gesture and at a worst, a fraud. the fact is that he was NOT her father, and the haunted dreams that someone spoke of earlier have probably already begun. so, on some level, i would rather a person just put their’s out there and say “forget your funeral” than just show up to show up when they didn’t love me anyway.
that being said, he could have respected that day by not doing the concert, but what would you expect? i actually used to be fan, but i’ve lost what little respect i had for him–not because he missed the funeral, but because of the whole background of the situation.
j
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:14 pm | Reply | Quoteman i used to luv juvie and i was feeling bad for him thinking he may not recover from this he jus lost a fan foreal
Natasha hit me back on that email Help ya girl out
charli skipper
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:14 pm | Reply | Quoteand by “media attention,” he must mean the news reports that would come after getting his tail whooped by the little girl’s mom’s parents for being a deadbeat to begin with. that i can believe.
PLSTELLTHETRUTH
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:14 pm | Reply | QuoteTruth be said!!!! First and foremost he is not a MAN!!!! Ok grant it people deal with the lost of someone different….but this was your child!!! How and God’s world could someone perform THE SAME NIGHT YOUR LOVE ONE (CHILD) was laid to rest, we ask ourselves? Well, remember that after Kanye’s mothers death(RIP Dr. West)he performed “BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT SHE WOULD PREFER HIM TO DO AND HE GRIEVED DURING THE SHOW”. but that boy(Juvenille)suppose to be the adult, FATHER…MAN..DAD..GRIEVING…and he looks as if he was enjoying every moment. Did he at anytime mention his daughter during this so-called concert? Donors are all over the world, whether it be male and or females. He was just a donor…he has to answer to his Father (God)…the boy (Juvenille) is a product of his environment!! Please pray for him…for he not know!!! Get off of your wanna-be celeb status Juvenille and MAN-UP!!!…YOU NEED THERAPY PAPI….
Kiya
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:15 pm | Reply | QuoteI could be wrong…but that doesn’t look like him to me.
lyricalbrown
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:17 pm | Reply | QuoteHow do you expect someone who calls himself Juvenile to act? It did not claim her whe she was alive and he is not claiming her now. Its a true shame.
Moneymonk
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:19 pm | Reply | Quotegoofball! Even if he was not in her life, that was the least he can do
Catina
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:19 pm | Reply | QuoteJaurdyn22 wrote:
You said a mouth full….but told it very well
"olivia"
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:19 pm | Reply | Quoteok wow. I guess he is one of the artists I need to put on that… I will cop that next hit at the flea market so he does not get a dime list right along with the RRRrah, Kelly. wow
goof TR00p
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:22 pm | Reply | Quotewhoa!!!……im so dissapointed..i mean who kares how famouse u thnk u r..wen it komes to sum one dieing in the family all dat shiit goes out the window…at first i thought okay sumpeople dnt go kujss dey kant handle reality of sumone klose tew em dieing soo thats wat i thought at first but wen i saw dem flick of him perforimg and den read that last paragraph i was like…wdf!!!…..he goin to hell fo dat..on sum real shit!!!!
Smokie
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:23 pm | Reply | QuoteI dont see what the big deal is. Juve wasn’t in her life when she was alive, so why fake it and come to the funeral…? Hell, he was probably celebrating NO MORE CHILD SUPPORT.
nikkifromtheboogie
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:24 pm | Reply | Quotepamelicious wrote:
I feel the same way, he was probably celebrating the fact that he no longer has to pay child support so sad, its still the loss of 3 lives 1 of which was his child,she could have been the one to grow up and take care of him in his old age or save his life, some men just don’t think like that and are just low lives, and I used to like him for some strange reason now he gets no props at all. Looser and low lif indeed
Sunshine
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:25 pm | Reply | QuoteRasta Impasta wrote:
LOLLLLL!
les923
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:26 pm | Reply | QuoteThink of it from this angle folks? HE IS GLAD SHE IS DEAD! He denied her, in the 1st place, he (most likely) was pissed when the results came back that he was the father - so to him he is HAPPY that she is dead - less money coming out of his pocket - so hey, y not celebrate? He has just been saved from 18 years of child support. I can bet he found his azz at Family Court to discontinue payments though! But trust and believe KHARMA IS A B!TCH!!!!! Oh he is gonna feel it. I’m sorry for his kids that he does claim cuz the sins of the father ALWAYS fall on the kids!
Tia
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:26 pm | Reply | QuoteJuvenile hasn’t had a hit song in about 2 years…what kind of media attention would he have brought to he’s CHILD funeral? Juvenile is another dead beat daddy that couldn’t do anything for he’s child..EVEN IN DEATH. This is not something that should be forgotten and hopefully juvenile is haunted by this for the rest of his miserable life.
BellaY
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:28 pm | Reply | QuoteThe universe will pay him back for this. Nothing in his life will ever be a success.
JUJU
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:30 pm | Reply | QuoteHe PROBABLY felt bad and didnt wanna show since he wasnt in her life! But I bet if that was one of his daughters with his wife or one of his homies he would have been there! HE WOULD HAVE DID BETTER BY JUST SAYING HE DONT DO FUNERALS WHICH SOME PEOPLE DONT.
someone
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:31 pm | Reply | QuoteI hope there’s something going on with him mentally because that’s the only excuse I am ready to accept. Sad story….
B.SophiaLoren
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:31 pm | Reply | Quote* I used to like his sexy gutter voice, disrespectful to hoes & all. But this is disgusting. A man who can not “grieve” long enough to see his daughter properly laid to rest is not a real man at all.
P_Luvs_B
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:37 pm | Reply | QuoteWoooooow!!! Sad and Pathetic!
Skyy
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:37 pm | Reply | QuoteIf he didnt want another child he shoulda did what he had to do not to conceive one men kill me with that s**t you know what you got to do if you dont wont kids so do it.He shouldnt have been f**king around anywayz being that he was married!
Giselle
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:39 pm | Reply | QuoteI am outraged that this clown. That is some effed up ish. Media attention ‘my arse’. Who da hell does he feel he is? He’s not that important. Media or not, being a father and having the feelings of a parent could NEVER lead one to make such an ‘asshole’ decision — celebrity or not. That just goes to show that he never cared about this poor innocent baby girl who, by the way, should not have died in such a horrible manner. I wonder, if his mother were to be in a similar position, would the ‘media’ prevent him from attending her funeral? But, we live in a ’shake it fast world — prolly if there were some big booty strippers,with some 18″lace front wigs who were ‘backin their asses up’ to the beat of Amazing Grace, he problably would have made it. Just in time for the drinks. Hell, patron to da patrons and have a toast to the short life of this young innocent soul.
Tawny
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:42 pm | Reply | QuoteTUSHAY
Kara
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:45 pm | Reply | Quotecharli skipper wrote:
werrrd!!
NYC
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:46 pm | Reply | QuoteI think I read somewhere that he didn’t even claim paternity until like last year, so he didn’t care about that girl. Sad situation all around.
Ms. Goodie
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:49 pm | Reply | QuoteKen wrote:
Exactly “Juvenile” and hasn’t grown since he came on the scene
Dwindyes
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:50 pm | Reply | Quoteles923 wrote:
Sad but true.
GAPEACH
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:52 pm | Reply | QuoteBased on this post, he is the only person in the WORLD that thinks this is justifiable…WHAT A SHAME!!!! His SORRY ASS probably didn’t even pay one red penny to bury his daughter or his baby mama, but I’m sure he spent a whole lot of red pennies to pop bottles this night…AGAIN, WHAT A SHAME!!!
The Lioness
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:54 pm | Reply | QuoteI rarely comment anywhere but this here is disgusting. What makes him think that he would draw additional “media attention”?? Juvenile is not a celebrity, no one is out checking for him! There is no excuse that is good enough as to why he wouldn’t want to see his 4 yr old daughter being laid to rest. How did he actually perform while his baby girl was being buried? Straight up trash, disrespectful dead beat. Thank goodness he’s not an valuable artists worth listening to.
buttacups
On Mar 12, 2008 at 2:54 pm | Reply | QuoteI think charli skipper said it all. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Bless you servant!
ebony
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:00 pm | Reply | Quotewow the excuse a man will make to not attend his “childs” funeral…
disgusted..
GAPEACH
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:00 pm | Reply | QuoteOne more thing….his wife is just as pathetic by not ensuring that his sorry ass attended this funeral and if he didnt go, she should have showed up to pay her respects to her children’s sibling!!!!
hell to tha naw
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:02 pm | Reply | QuoteThis is nothing but complete selfishness. He has always disgusted me. How dare he not attend this child’s funeral!! Bump the talk about everybody grieves differently. This is absolutely trifling.
Stacy Holt
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:03 pm | Reply | Quotehe did not care about the little girl in the least bit. what kind of media attention is he talking about? it is not like ET was going to be on the scene with papparazzi! he just did not want to be bothered
Luanda
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:05 pm | Reply | QuoteWtf?????
What a lame excuse for not attending his daughter funeral , really I’m shocked! When we thought that we already saw, read and heard anything shit like this pop off. Unbelievable!
SexynCali
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:05 pm | Reply | Quote*Shaking my head* That’s a damn shame!
Luanda
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:06 pm | Reply | Quote*everything not anything!
pgrier
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:08 pm | Reply | Quotecharli skipper wrote:
what more can be said, that hasn’t been said..
T-Roy
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:10 pm | Reply | QuoteI cant believe Im on here blogging with all the wonderful women. I ususally dont respond to blogs let alone trash another brotha. But Juve has crossed the line on this one. He lost a lot of cool points for pulling that BS. Dude need to get his priorities straight.Man that was his child. If he dont give a F— about his child, how is he gonna give a F— about his fans.
-From a man point of view
BlackTurk
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:11 pm | Reply | QuoteI will never support Juvenile, or purchase any album he is ever featured on…this is just HORRIBLE. To think, I actually felt sorry for you…I didn’t know that the prayer I had for you to recover from this tragedy was for you to do this!!! MF’er, you are kickin it while you daughter is laid to rest. WTF are you smokin’? Hopefully Karma kicks in, and you become the victim of the random acts of violence you perpetuate and condone. God bless your daughter….Fukc you dude!
his rib
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:12 pm | Reply | QuoteOk, so what songs did he perform?? Juve aint had a hit since……….yeah that long ago. It’s funny how he says that he didn’t got to the funeral because he didn’t want all the media attention (who told him was still relevant to the media?) to take away from the funeral, yet he’s getting nothing but negative attention. You aint never that big of a star to NOT attend your own childs funeral. I understand everyone grieves differently but come on, just to up and not go to you own childs funeral is beyond disrespectful. If he was as big as someone has lied to him and said that he was he would have arranged for it to be a very private ceremony. No excuse will ever be good enough, this was your child.
So Sad
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:13 pm | Reply | QuoteMoney and Selfishness…he will live with this one for the rest of his life….so sad…nothing is more important than getting money…damn shame!!
J CHRISTOPHER
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:13 pm | Reply | QuoteDominque Ross, who has a Super Bowl Ring with the Cowboys and is the 11 yr old’s father attended the funeral. He was fighting for visitation and had child support issues with the Mom too, just like Juvie. Everybody wants to demonize Juvie for not going, but no one wants to address the real issue. Where is the 17 yr old boy’s father? Was there issues with him and child support too? Our women need to make sure the fathers are a part of these kids lives, even if he doesn’t pay. Stop pimping and selling these kids to their fathers. Maybe this and alot of other situations in our community could be avoided if the kids father’s are in their lives.
Haute
On Mar 12, 2008 at 3:15 pm | Reply | QuoteKen wrote:
You are RIGHT on point! Your comment sums up EVERYTHING.</