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D’Angelo Was Forced to Hide Relationship with Angie Stone Due to Her Weight
Soul singers D’Angelo and Angie Stone shared a romance that went unnoticed thanks to members of D’Angelo’s team who forced him to hide their relationship. He was forced to act single in public because Stone was allegedly too “fat and dark” to be seen with him.
“…What people didn’t realize was that before he became successful there was Angie Stone from the group Vertical Hold — a strong beautiful sister who dated somebody who had not even crossed the threshold of the industry yet,” Stone said in an interview with Essence. ” It wasn’t until Brown Sugar came out that people actually took a good look at him and said, ‘You know what? He’s fine.’ Then all of a sudden, he’s so fine he shouldn’t be with me.”
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Ronald Isley Was Cashing His Dead Brother’s Checks
In addition to evading payment of more than $3 million in federal income taxes, R&B singer Ronald Isley was accused of cashing royalty checks issued to his dead brother, O’Kelly Isley. Isley, also known as Mr. Biggs, then used the stolen cash to support his lavish lifestyle. He reportedly bought a 87-foot yacht, expensive cars and several homes in L.A. and St. Louis.
Isley was convicted of tax evasion in 2003 and sentenced to three years and one month in prison.
