Interview with Dwight Eubanks over A.J.’s death, reunion show taping postponed
Dwight Eubanks, the hairdresser and unofficial “sixth” housewife on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” said he was “shocked” when he found out about Ashley “A.J.” Jewell’s death early Saturday morning.
The reunion show taping was set here in Atlanta later this week but has been postponed, Eubanks said. But he expects Bravo will tape it later. The network has time. It won’t be airing the reunion shows until November.
“I don’t see them editing him out,” Eubanks said. “It’s television. It’s reality. We just have to prepare and get geared up for next year.”
He has no clue if “Housewife” and R&B singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss, who was engaged to A.J. until late August, chooses to stay with the show.
“She’s had such a dramatic year,” he said. “She had her uncle die, too. She has her own career to focus on. Now her life has changed with her daughter and taking temporary custody of [AJ's] twins. My father was murdered some years ago. I know the pain and stress she’s going through.”
He has chosen to leave Kandi alone in her grieving but has been in contact with Kandi’s aunt and mom, who did not approve of A.J. “That’s how she felt,” he said. “She was adamant about it. Kandi was going to try to win her mother over with A.J. If her mother could not accept A.J., she couldn’t marry him. That’s the way she was reared.”
From what Dwight could see, Kandi “has a great support system. She has an incredible extended family.”
Dwight did not know any of A.J.’s friends. “The strip club,” he noted, “is not my thing.”
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Carol Martin
October 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
Can someone please tell me who has done Dwight’s plastic surgery, I have got to know!!
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The Truth
October 12th, 2009
9:42 am
For those of you who only see Eubanks on the “Reality” show, your opinion of him I believe are motivated by your experiences, vivid imaginations, and “boxed” education. For those of us who really know him; Eubanks is certainly extravagant in giving to others, caring about others; if he knows you are not. Don’t forget, all of the cast members are characters and they do have us talking.
Why not play your character well?
Tanya
October 12th, 2009
12:44 pm
My heartfelt sympathies to Kandi and her daughter and the family of A.J. Even thought your mom didn’t agree with your choice of man, you were steady in your trust, love and devotion to him…Real love only comes around once in life, you have to grab hold and live it up! May many new blessings come to you and best of luck with your future career. May God bless you and keep you.
Godschild FL
October 12th, 2009
1:09 pm
Kandi no matter what people say my sista put your trust in God. pray and ask Him for guidance thru
it all God will not put no more on you that you can’t carry. I will keep you & your daughter lifted up in my prayers, no one seem to remember that your daughter was close & love AJ & she is hurting too. It’s not about the show, or about what Dwight & NeNe said. It is about a life that was taken from them, in stead of talking about things that don’t matter now, lift both families up in pray. As for his children my sista i know you want to do what’s best for them, but right now your daughter needs you & you need her. Give his kids back to their mother & her family to take care of. Cause some were down the road after you get close to them, here they come ooh i want my children back so before it ge’s that far. Get your attoney to overtrun that temperary custody papers cause AJ is no longer with you.
Right now Kandi needs to focus on Kandi & your daughter. May God keep you & strenghten you on every side. Ps.watch out for those that like to impose their believes on people to tell you what you should do & how to do it……….Hope to see your beautiful smile again on the show…..Peace out… Holla!
Mosetta
October 13th, 2009
12:50 pm
Khandi, my prayers, and my heart goes out to you, and I truly understand your loss.I’d just like to remind you that you’re a class act, compassionate, understanding, and giving.You will rise from this, I can’t say how long it’s gonna take, but know this, that all you had to endure, and have endured, it might have bent you a little, but it didn’t knock you out,”You’re Still Standing”, and “Standing Taller than ever.” So know that from this pit experience,”GOD’, is going to give you double for your trouble. God Bless!!!!
Sweetest
October 15th, 2009
8:07 am
DWIGHT – YOU ARE A GEM! I LOVE YOU!
As for the loss of AJ and anyone who has passed away. God knows best and calls for his children when he is ready to receive them. The best thing is for us to stay positive and keep everyone in prayer. Regardless of how anyone feels about the show… it provides us with great entertainment and keeps all of them employed and that is a blessing so stop hating and enjoy.
My Heart goes out to AJ's family and Kandi!
October 15th, 2009
12:20 pm
screw the rest of the sluts. Especially Dwight, want to be woman. Disgrace!
Sweetest
October 15th, 2009
12:42 pm
DWIGHT IS VERY CLASSY. I’ve never met Dwight but I can look at him and tell he has a beautiful heart and spirit. For those of you who have negative comments… keep them to yourselves… Talk about what you like and what makes you happy!!! Obviously Dwight is happy. I enjoy watching Dwight on the Real Housewives of Atlanta show. Peace.
Sweetest
October 15th, 2009
12:48 pm
The only people who don’t like Dwight are TRULY UNHAPPY WITH THEMSELVES.
Mr. Telephone Man
October 15th, 2009
2:50 pm
Honestly, the show has gotten mixed reviews, conventions dont want to come here because of “real drama”? The other Housewives show dont get nearly as much press, so whats the deal? I think this show is a bit over the top but it’s enetertainment tv, do we really feel like it changes our lives that much? Dwight is a hot mess but he is just himself.
keona c.
October 16th, 2009
10:28 am
after readin a lot of the thoughts/comments that people have posted about AJ and the amount of children he has, it kind of upset me a bit…okay, yes having six children with however many women does not look good, but none of us know the circumstances as to how these children came. None of us are perfect, and i am more than sure that all of us at some point has made dreadful decisions. But they were YOUR decisions, just like these were his. No one can take that from you and i dont think that he should’ve been made to feel like crap about it!
I say these things because i am a single mom of four myself. I am not ashamed to say that i have had these children with 3 different men either. Again, circumstances are different for everyone. I was once married and now im not. I am successful in my endeavors and i take care of my children. With all that said, Miss Khandi, if you feel that you can handle raising these twin girls as your own, you do so. And as strong headed as you appear, you will have much success to do it without fail. whether you believe it or not, you do have a support system and it can be done. My deepest condolences to you and AJ’s family. Much love and respect.
Karen Westffield
October 16th, 2009
1:21 pm
I was with Kandi’s mom, I did not like the fact that she would have to deal with Momma drama. To many mommas on top of it. I believe she is very sweet. She’ll be alright, do you remember when they were at the museum and what he was doing? on the phone. I do feel sorry for all those children. Dwight I like even though I don’t go along with his life style. He has a very creative eye. Sheree needs to listen to him, she wants to be a star and doesn’t have a clue how to get it done in the profession she has chosen.
traevis
October 16th, 2009
4:03 pm
why is it that when some one speaks the truth that is not popular, they are called negative? a person dies and the world is compelled to say something nice. his fate has already been decided. yeah i am sorry for his kids. kandi has a big heart for taking care of those kids leave that alone, obviously she knows more on that than we do. i used to own a strip club and its no place for a father of daughters. you reap what you sew. and it sounds like bullcrap trying to say something good about somemone you dont know. saying something good when its fake is worthless, he cant hear it. we all can die anywhere, but to die in a parking lot at a strip club is a bad way to go. six kids and he’s at a club… yeah i said it
LadyG/Seattle
October 16th, 2009
7:21 pm
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chip jones
October 16th, 2009
7:40 pm
cosby has it right!! they keep on sucking on the governments teat and complain about not having a chance because of their race
glamish
October 17th, 2009
1:14 am
I truly appreciate Kandi~her realness and geniune ways.Look@what she did w/Kim’s song(wow) waaay talented too!I liked AJ and regardless of your opinion she loved the man and it showed.I thought they were great together,if you’d lay aside finances and use your heart you’d know that God is our provider and he`s gonna make sure that the kids are taken care of and if he wants to use Kandi in the blessing it’s his world!Remember when you love people you help people why not raise the twins if she wants?She’s a grown woman!The nerve of you to be noising around asking the whereabouts of the twins mother.I wonder what you got goin on in your life to be up in someone else’s B.I. like that.You must really have it goin on!
My heart dropped when i heard of the tragic death.God Bless all that are connected to him.
Kandi’s appearance on the show was very refreshing not all fake and backstabbinsh.Can’t recall her gettin caught up till she had to step to (need to sit down)Ne~Ne, other than that she was focused!Her future is soo bright.
Ne~Ne was cool w/me till she played herself when Kim didn’t want her on the album.
Love Dwight.Grown people calling others name?Huh?(the greyhound dog??)How childish.I call it Hating/jealousy!The show pops w/him on it.I love it!You go Dwight.You add lots of “EXTRA” to the show.
LIL' BOBO
October 17th, 2009
12:54 pm
May the GOD of GODS be with you and AJ’S family at this time.
c2it
October 17th, 2009
1:23 pm
RIP Ashely Jewell. My prayers for covering & peace to the Jewell family, Ms Kandi B and all family/friend.
Dwight**** THANK YOU. You are single handedly bringing back an era of STYLE, GLAMOUR, FASHION all rooted in LOVE!!! I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of your home on the AJC pictorials. The story behind each room/deocor was absolutely magnificient. You are a person that does not let the illed world define you or your life in any way. TRUTHLY, your presence on The Real Housewive of Atlanta bring a grounded, focused point. Most of us are so absorbed in our pain and rejection we forget to PRESS ON*** you obviously do and have. I ADORE YOU DWIGHT. We my friends. etc talk about how much we love seeing you on the show!!
OMG – I thought I was the only one not running out to buy pillow-top matresses! I stack my mattresses too as learned from my great grand motner. Maybe thats why folks think im 30something and all of 50!!
Big D
October 17th, 2009
5:09 pm
First of all, it’s tragic for anybody’s loved one to loose their life. Kandi my prayers are with you. That said, Cosby Jr. is right. Too many kids and too many different mothers. That is just bad judgement on Kandi’s part. Mom was right! Too many times black women seek the attention and affection of what the view as a “Bad Boy”. They ought to have enough sense to realize that along with that lifestyle comes a state of mind that is askew, to put it lightly. If these women had better self esteem, they wouldn’t have any thing to do with these so-called bad boys (thugs). They subconsciously think that they don’t deserve or have anything in common with a well educated, well spoken, or just a hard working guy. They should understand that all of these men; Doctors, lawyers, investment bankers, business men, electricians, plumbers, entrepeneurs, etc. came from the same neighborhoods they did. They just decided to go in a different direction, a positive direction. So, don’t play the victim when things don’t go right. As the joke goes…You knew it was a snake… Woman UP! Go get a real man. Not just Kandi, ALL OF YOU!
Jay McCall
October 18th, 2009
3:39 pm
Kandi’s Mom is a total JERK!
Toni Watts Bridges
October 19th, 2009
6:09 pm
Leave Dwight along!
Go Dwight do your thing! I have known you since elementary & high school and you were sharp then and you are even sharper and richer now. Do you and too heck with haters!!!!
just a joke!
October 20th, 2009
1:45 pm
Why is everyone acting as if they know AJ personally? We’ve all had people in our lives that we loved. We saw in them possibly what other’s did not. The cast members, Dwight, NeNe, etc. may have made fun, all for the show. I truly do not think this is the outcome they wanted. This is tragic and empathy should be exhibited here. It is sad to see all these blessings, etc. intertwined with hellish remarks. Pathetic!!!!!!!
SBS
October 21st, 2009
11:15 am
My god I can’t belive what I am reading. The lack of respect that some of you have for life. Please place yourselves in others place. The place of the familys, the children. See it through their eyes. Feel their pain. Remember a lost of your own. Was it easy for any of you. Kandi’s mom is Kandi’s mom. In the grand scheme of things honor thy mother and thy father. But in all things use wisdom. She was doing what she was to do which was to keep praying. AJ just like everyone else has things in there life that were not always done in the wright order. Focus on your own short comings. Your not perfect either. Kandi seems true. Honest and real. Consentrate on the things you need to do for you and yours. Don’t sweat the small stuff and at this point any and everything that ring of postive energy, of GOD is all small stuff ( no matter whom it comes from). Weather it be friends or family (momma). As for NeNe. Money doesn’t give you class. Money doesn’t make you a better person. Money doesn’t make you smater. Money doesn’t tackful and sure DOESN’T MAKE YOU BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSE!!!!! You NeNe need to become a hell of a lot more humble and remember where you came from. You married well that’s all. You want to be a blessing to others so you say, THEN KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!!!! As someone said if you can’t say something good don’t say anthying at all. In your case just don’t say anything. Nothing good comes of you speaking at all. How does your husband tolerate you and yes he does tolerate you. You could be so much more if you let God use you and not the devil. Clam down honey it’s not that serious.
SBS
October 21st, 2009
11:23 am
i meant if it doesn’t have postive and of god then it’s small stuff
Gloria
October 22nd, 2009
7:33 pm
Kandi I was devastated when I heard about AJ’s accident I can sympathize for you my daughter lost her fiance’ almost 10 years ago and it is still dificult for her. My prayers are with you Kandi. Oh yeah, stay out of that mess Kandi with the others work on YOUR career before you get dragged into the DRAMA. All of you need to leave Kandi alone because she is trying to stay out of the mess you all continue to make. Ok, all of you Housewives constantly have something negative to say about eachother. No one is innocent about calling eachother names. NeNe you are always talking about someone being country well sister you came from the country. Just because you have money that does not make you all that. You may not have grown up in the getto but you sure act like it. I guess you think the louder you talk you can intimidate someone but keep a taperecorder in your pocket and just listen to what comes out of your mouth everytime you open it. Sherri stop talking about Lisa’s fashion show, she had one unlike your “SHOWING”. Playbacks need to be done so you all can see what had been said by whom because Kim wasn’t lying NeNe when she said Lisa and Sherri talked about you, watch your back girl.
Bernadette Black
October 31st, 2009
7:41 pm
Khandi, you and family are in my prayers. If taking care of the twins is what you want to do, then handle your business. Please don’t get caught up in this gossip and petty drama. You are the classiest woman on this show. Love you much.
misstephy
November 11th, 2009
12:08 pm
Dealing with death it self is difficult to handle so I know 1st handson what is like my mother was murdered 20yrs ago by my stepdad so having my mom taking away and being killed like a dog is unreal and not fair aj jewell didn’t deserve to died like he did ottom line I don’t care who started it this man had kids and he had family why do we try to do what’s wrong then when you realize oh dam I fed up iam going to jail we have got so stop the violence please