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Harry Belafonte is DEAD TO ME!!!

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He was gorgeous in his prime. And what a voice!

by Anonymousreply 1April 25, 2023 2:58 PM

Great man and artist. RIP.

by Anonymousreply 3April 25, 2023 2:58 PM

This thread is useless without wistful assertions of his secret down low life.

by Anonymousreply 4April 25, 2023 2:59 PM

Daylight came, and he wanted to go home.

by Anonymousreply 5April 25, 2023 3:00 PM

He fucked Joan Collins, but then who didn’t?

by Anonymousreply 6April 25, 2023 3:02 PM

He was a great man. Passionate advocate for civil rights, social justice and humanitarian causes his entire career. Early in his career his open and vocal support of MLK and the civil rights movement cost him gigs, goodwill and money. His appeal as an entertainer was obvious. He was hugely successful and a 'first' in many areas of entertainment. His true legacy is that he was a determined freedom fighter who was steadfastly committed even when he had much to lose.

RIP, Mr. Belafonte

by Anonymousreply 11April 25, 2023 3:09 PM

I loved him in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?!

by Anonymousreply 12April 25, 2023 3:11 PM

Let's hear it for the British Open, R6.

by Anonymousreply 13April 25, 2023 3:11 PM

Archie Bunker called him a good looking guy dipped in caramel.

by Anonymousreply 15April 25, 2023 3:15 PM

When Pet Clark touched his arm, Dee Plorable's grandma lost her SHIT!

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by Anonymousreply 16April 25, 2023 3:16 PM

1 of the top ten most gorgeous male celebrities, ever, IMHO. Talented AF, too.

It doesn’t end there! He, by all accounts, was a genuinely lovely person.

RIP, King.

by Anonymousreply 18April 25, 2023 3:28 PM

Here's my look at Harry in his prime, leading an all-star cast in the interracial soap, "Island in the Sun."

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by Anonymousreply 19April 25, 2023 3:28 PM

R10 - note how Dick Cavett doesn’t get a close-up during the comedic musical performance. That’s how you help a weaker performer.

by Anonymousreply 21April 25, 2023 3:33 PM

Oh, no…sad. But a long and fulfilling life. He didn’t play it safe and risked his career in the name of the civil rights movement.

by Anonymousreply 23April 25, 2023 3:36 PM

He lived a long life. RIP

by Anonymousreply 24April 25, 2023 3:53 PM

I love the Banana Boat song

by Anonymousreply 25April 25, 2023 3:54 PM

Harry was on the downlow!

Lena Horne was a lesbian!

by Anonymousreply 28April 25, 2023 4:01 PM

Saw him live in the early 60s and he remains one of the greatest performers I've ever seen. Had the audience in the palm of his hand. Check out his two Carnegie Hall recordings as proof.

by Anonymousreply 29April 25, 2023 4:01 PM

I hope Fresh Air replays his interview. It was fascinating. He came from nothing.

by Anonymousreply 30April 25, 2023 4:05 PM

Belafonte and Joan Fontaine in Island in the Sun are the most perfect-looking onscreen couple I've ever seen. Those two sure looked purty against the equally purty Caribbean landscapes. But behind the scenes Harry was busy drilling the holes of the other Joan who worked on the film - Joan Collins. Here's what Dame Joan had to say about him:

[quote] "He was 31, six foot one, with melting brown eyes, a strong nose and close-cropped black hair. His sexual allure was accentuated by tight trousers and a shirt opened to reveal caramel- coloured skin. Although we had no scenes together, the all-British crew teased me relentlessly when they noticed how often Belafonte — who was married — threw me suggestive glances...He was mesmerising, and we soon began an affair, away from prying eyes, in my tiny apartment. But, after a few exciting liaisons, we knew we had to cool it. He went back to his wife and I moved on."

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by Anonymousreply 31April 25, 2023 4:07 PM

Love him. A true pioneer.

by Anonymousreply 33April 25, 2023 4:13 PM

He and Petula Clark almost started a riot in 1968 when she touched his sleeve while singing live on television.

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by Anonymousreply 34April 25, 2023 4:16 PM

R27, straight, but briefly was a roommate of Mr. Farley Granger, who understandably was quite taken with Harry. Harry was gay-friendly. He was vocal in his support of the LGBT community.

by Anonymousreply 35April 25, 2023 4:16 PM

[quote]He fucked Joan Collins, but then who didn’t?

Yeah, but did he fuck Joan Crawford?

by Anonymousreply 36April 25, 2023 4:31 PM

Awww, that's a shame. I loved him in La Law.

I have to say I didn't realize he was that old, though.

by Anonymousreply 37April 25, 2023 5:05 PM

Great post, R29. I'll bet that was a magical night.

by Anonymousreply 38April 25, 2023 5:11 PM

I got to see him in 2012 at the 92Y where he was interviewed by Charlie Rose for his new book My Song. I got to have a brief chat with him afterwards when he signed my copy of his book. I made a point of how much I appreciated his good work over the years in moving the civil rights cause along.

by Anonymousreply 39April 25, 2023 5:18 PM

Possibly the most beautiful man of the 20th Century. RIP Harry Belafonte.

by Anonymousreply 40April 25, 2023 5:23 PM

He hit on me, but I told him he was too old.

by Anonymousreply 41April 25, 2023 5:23 PM

No, no, no OP -- Harry Belafonte is Day-O'd TO ME!!!

by Anonymousreply 42April 25, 2023 5:45 PM

Harry was hot and a great performer, but he was a DIVA of the first division. Let's put it this way - fellow diva and frequent collaborator Lena Horne did not save him a seat in the hereafter...

by Anonymousreply 43April 25, 2023 7:06 PM

[quote]He and Petula Clark almost started a riot in 1968 when she touched his sleeve while singing live on television

That was the sponsor, R34. Here in New York we didn't notice anything weird.

by Anonymousreply 44April 25, 2023 7:08 PM

Harry is jumpin' the line.

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by Anonymousreply 45April 25, 2023 7:08 PM

Here's an excellent free copy of "Island in the Sun," from YouTube:

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by Anonymousreply 46April 25, 2023 7:14 PM

They barely touched each other in that movie…which gives one an idea of how racially charged the times were.

by Anonymousreply 47April 25, 2023 7:33 PM

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

President Joe Biden

by Anonymousreply 49April 25, 2023 7:55 PM

I met him once at a meeting where he was a goodwill ambassador for the charitable organization I worked for. He was so nice and soft spoken. The women all adored him,

by Anonymousreply 50April 25, 2023 7:55 PM

Harry was staying with Farley at his Coldwater Canyon home in 1952…then this shit went down…

“ Harry Belafonte, singer-actor, staying at the home of actor Farley Granger in 1952.

One night after dinner, I went walking up Coldwater Canyon. Within minutes, a police car pulled up. I was told, in no uncertain terms, to put my hands on the car and spread my legs.

"Why you out here walking, boy?" one of the cops demanded.

I said I was out in L.A. making a movie for MGM.

The other cop said, "So, you're a movie star?"

"Well, I wouldn't call it that."

"What kind of crazy-ass story is this nigger telling?" one of the cops said to the other. The cops ordered me into the car, took me down to the Beverly Hill police station, and charged me with illegal loitering. When I asked to make a phone call, the police just laughed. In due time, they told me, in due time. Two hours later, Farley became alarmed enough to call the police and report my disappearance.”.

My

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by Anonymousreply 51April 25, 2023 8:00 PM

Scary. White people don't always comprehend the extent to which people of color had to deal with harassment and even threats by law enforcement over the decades. Yes, it is better today, but it is still prevalent enough, even in major cities.

by Anonymousreply 52April 25, 2023 8:04 PM

I hate cops. I really hate them.

by Anonymousreply 53April 25, 2023 8:08 PM

Dlisted the blog has gone to shit, but to this day, Michael K is the champion of obituary writing. He has turned it into an art form over the years. Respectful, yet a bit of humor, informative yet not just assembled like a laundry list of life achievements.

Here is his for Harry:

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by Anonymousreply 54April 25, 2023 8:24 PM

[quote]by all accounts, was a genuinely lovely person.

Link to "all accounts"? I've always, always heard the opposite.

by Anonymousreply 55April 25, 2023 8:39 PM

[quote]He fucked Joan Collins, but then who didn’t?

Me, Jim Nabors and Tab Hunter. We were the only ones who didn't fuck Joan.

by Anonymousreply 56April 25, 2023 9:45 PM

ICON. HOLLYWOOD AND CIVIL RIGHTS. RIP.

by Anonymousreply 58April 25, 2023 9:50 PM

Both my mother and grandmother were huge fans of Harry, but this is what won me over.

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by Anonymousreply 59April 25, 2023 10:10 PM

Beetle juice is one of my favorite films. If the Banana song didn’t exist I can’t even imagine the two iconic scenes in Beetlejuice even taking place.

by Anonymousreply 60April 25, 2023 11:08 PM

Too late R17.

Matilda, she already took his money and run Venezuela.

by Anonymousreply 61April 25, 2023 11:13 PM

My favourite thing about the video at R59 is how he's trying so hard not to crack up.

by Anonymousreply 62April 26, 2023 12:08 AM

R54 agreed. Some of his obits made me cry.

MK's posts are still pretty good. It's the other writers that suck.

by Anonymousreply 63April 26, 2023 1:17 AM

R56 she came on to me but I was far too ethical and professional.

by Anonymousreply 64April 26, 2023 1:59 AM

Predictions for the next two celebrity deaths-Terii Garr and Ellen Barkin

by Anonymousreply 65April 26, 2023 2:08 AM

RIP. He was a beautiful man when he was young.

by Anonymousreply 66April 26, 2023 2:10 AM

[quote]RIP. He was a beautiful man when he was young.

And even as he aged.

by Anonymousreply 68April 26, 2023 2:38 AM

r63 Very true. The only one who comes close to his style on there is Ben. Michael K is notoriously private but I am so curious what made him take a few hundred steps back, AND fuck up his "product" by bringing in all of these lame writers. We will likely never know.

This thread from 2018, now closed was a good one.

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by Anonymousreply 69April 26, 2023 4:53 AM

Harry was a womanizer. Wonder what happened when he hit on DL fave Lena Horne.

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by Anonymousreply 70April 26, 2023 12:55 PM

Wonder what he would have been like as the lead in a Broadway musical. The Arlen-Harburg JAMAICA was written for him, but when he pulled out, they adapted it for Lena. In a color-blind 1950s, could Harry been Harold Hill?

by Anonymousreply 71April 26, 2023 1:26 PM

Harry Belefonte was NEVER heterosexual to me.

by Anonymousreply 72April 26, 2023 2:07 PM

Was he Joan Collins’ only bbc?

by Anonymousreply 73April 26, 2023 3:14 PM

Nice “60 Minutes” profile from 1997.

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by Anonymousreply 74April 26, 2023 3:16 PM

Look. I agree with almost everything that's been said on this thread. He was a heroic person, a true freedom fighter, and beautiful to look at, brilliant mind, too. But he was not a "nice guy." He was full of himself, he was only warm and magical with his friends, and if you weren't "important" you weren't a friend. He collected important, influential people. And the Joan Collins episode was nothing. He was cheating on his 2nd wife so much, he left her while she was pregnant. He was a pig when it came to women. And he was not "liberated" in his views of women or Gays. Not a "man of the people." He loved to show up, and lecture and educate. And he was articulate. passionate, and absolutely authentic in his commitment to human rights. But the every day guy was no picnic. He expected women to be servile towards him. His attitude towards Gays has "evolved." I'm not trying to take him down. I am just saying we tend to put people on pedestals, and while he was a serious activist and a talented artist, he was not "accessible" to ordinary people. Ironic since both Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela were.

by Anonymousreply 75April 26, 2023 3:36 PM

R75 where do you get your information from. Just asking. I admired him, but sure, no one is perfect…

by Anonymousreply 76April 26, 2023 3:52 PM

[quote]Harry Belefonte was NEVER heterosexual to me.

Who?

by Anonymousreply 77April 26, 2023 3:53 PM

I knew one of his kids in passing. We weren't friends but friendly acquaintances. No love lost there. Odd combo of being proud of Dad, but not liking him much. Said he was cold and impersonal. Not close. Raised by Mother. I was also involved in the Anti Apartheid movement and had a chance to observe him as he made an appearance at a couple of events, and snubbed people or ignored them when they attempted to say hello. I'm talking about local dignitaries. His hosts. He was haughty, and cold. People, "little people" who had to work with him said he was a shit. He just walked passed me as if I was invisible and seemed out of sorts. When I asked one of his entourage if something was wrong, they laughed and said, "no that's just Harry. He's a bitch."

by Anonymousreply 78April 26, 2023 4:06 PM

R78 = R75. This was a response to R76.

by Anonymousreply 79April 26, 2023 4:07 PM

Wow, r79, that’s sad to hear. Proof that we should never meet our heroes.

by Anonymousreply 80April 26, 2023 4:08 PM

He sound like my grandfather and every other man of that generation. They didn't think much of women or their roles in society, no matter how progressive or liberal their views in other areas were.

by Anonymousreply 81April 26, 2023 4:24 PM

Did anyone else here sing Jamaica Farewell in choir?

I'll remember the lyrics till I die.

by Anonymousreply 82April 26, 2023 4:26 PM

Belafonte sounds a bit like Gene Kelly…no use for people who he couldn’t use. Oh, well.

by Anonymousreply 83April 26, 2023 4:29 PM

I sang Calypso too, y'know..

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by Anonymousreply 85April 26, 2023 4:42 PM

I think he dated Diahann Carroll for a New York minute too.

by Anonymousreply 86April 26, 2023 4:53 PM

R75 nailed it. Belafonte was a person of his time - born in 1927.

I've heard many times over decades that he was a horror to work with, demanding, self-centered, rude, treating people below him like shit. Perhaps that's why he quit show business and went to UNICEF full time.

On how he thought about gays, in his autobiography he talks about prostate cancer and how he was reluctant to be examined in that area. I laughed!

by Anonymousreply 87April 26, 2023 4:56 PM

[quote]I think he dated Diahann Carroll for a New York minute too.

No, that was Sidney Poitier. Diahann and Sidney had a LT relationship for at least ten years. But Sidney wouldn't divorce his first wife.

Harry Belafonte preferred WHITE women as conquests and as two of his three wives. Diahann Carroll did not qualify.

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by Anonymousreply 88April 26, 2023 5:02 PM

So what if he was conceited or whatever. He was the total package. Really brilliant mind, gorgeous man, talented artist, and committed activist. His public persona is enough. Not like I'd ever have a beer with him. R80 and R81 are right. I gotta say, though, I like Sidney Portier better. People always talked about what a sweet, kind man he was. Sidney, in his public appearances, always seemed embarrassed by all the deference and the attention. Harry expected the deference and attention. So that was the basic difference. But according to Hollywood lore they were close friends.

by Anonymousreply 89April 26, 2023 5:07 PM

R87 , that's about right.

by Anonymousreply 90April 26, 2023 5:13 PM

R87, You mean, he didn’t want the finger?

by Anonymousreply 91April 26, 2023 5:27 PM

[quote]His public persona is enough

R89, are you aware that this is a gossip site? It's not a coronation for dead celebrities.

Lena Horne (a piece of work in her own right) once said Belafonte was "like my brother." Twenty years later she claimed she "hardly knew him." Must have been really hard to interview her based on her past interview responses.

Harry didn't go to her funeral in 2010.

by Anonymousreply 92April 26, 2023 5:30 PM

R92 Lena was also a political activist in the 60's . To say, "Harry is like my brother" was a way to express solidarity, not necessarily expressing that he was close on a personal level. And there's absolutely a superficial aspect to relationships between celebrities who have intermittent contact from time to time because they are engaged in similar activities. To say later that she "hardly knew him" was perhaps the most honest assessment of their relationship. people sometimes assume all famous people know one another in Hollywood or in the music business, and there is especially that assumption about Black entertainers.

by Anonymousreply 93April 26, 2023 5:57 PM

Please, R93, she did mean it as they were close personal friends. They made an album together in the 50s, did a show in Las Vegas in 1969-70, a TV special together in 1970, they even lived in the same building at 300 West End Ave - he sold her a co-op.

They had a love-hate relationship, on and off, and when it was off it was OFF. Btw, Lena, like most of her black peers was a civil rights "activist," but nothing like Belafonte was.

by Anonymousreply 95April 26, 2023 6:12 PM

R92, And he lives in NYC, the site of her funeral.

by Anonymousreply 96April 26, 2023 7:26 PM

Whoopi and Sunny were offering tributes to Harry on “The View” as if he were Gandhi, Mother Teresa and MLK all rolled into one.

by Anonymousreply 97April 26, 2023 7:31 PM

R95, you have obviously done your research. I didn't know about the history of their relationship. Thank you. I'd love to know what precipitated their falling out. Wow.

But I want to clarify one thing. Back in the 70's I often heard Activists call one another "brother" even when they had never met. They used the expression to show spiritual/political solidarity. So I did have context for that.

by Anonymousreply 98April 26, 2023 9:21 PM

I figured, R98. Because of their contributions to the civil rights movement, the press left both of them alone for the most part.

Everything I've read assumes the feud began from clashing of their huge egos. A star like Streisand might get lost swooning over a beauty like Harry and forget any slight, Lena wouldn't have had any of that. Which made me think of something. Harry may have known a bit too much about Lena. He stayed with her and her 2nd husband once; knew they didn't sleep in the same bedroom, may have known or assumed a few personal things about Lena. She could have not trusted him.

by Anonymousreply 99April 26, 2023 10:19 PM

[quote]Whoopi and Sunny were offering tributes to Harry on “The View” as if he were Gandhi, Mother Teresa and MLK all rolled into one.

Another Lena thing. I heard on The View and on Today this morning that Harry Belafonte bought a NYC bldg that wouldn't rent to him, then "gave" the penthouse to Lena Horne. In reality, Belafonte SOLD the penthouse apt to Lena. Even though he was a Saint, he wasn't foolish enough to give away a ten-twelve room apartment to anyone.

In the early 1960s, when their friendship was on the outs, Lena invented a wild story of how she found the apartment, not mentioning Belafonte's name! It's in her 1965 autobiography.

by Anonymousreply 100April 26, 2023 10:30 PM

[quote]I like Sidney Portier better.

They call me Mr. Tibbs!

by Anonymousreply 101April 26, 2023 10:42 PM

[quote]Never heard of him.

Thank you for sharing that important news with us.

by Anonymousreply 103April 26, 2023 11:20 PM

[quote]Thank you for sharing that important news with us.

[quote]You must be terribly proud of your ignorance

Americans think their pop stars are famous all over the world.

by Anonymousreply 104April 26, 2023 11:59 PM

Gorgeous surname, gorgeous head.

But a very, very high tenor voice. The record producer on 'Island in the Sun' song added a male chorus to balance his contralto soprano[?] voice.

He had a strange lower body; thick legs, no waist.

by Anonymousreply 105April 26, 2023 11:59 PM

[quote] And he was not "liberated" in his views of women or Gays.

Did Harry hate cocksuckers?

by Anonymousreply 106April 27, 2023 12:02 AM

I'm enjoying the gossip. keep it coming. Does anyone think Lena may have had an affair with Harry and then things went sour? OR maybe she rebuffed him?

by Anonymousreply 109April 27, 2023 12:09 AM

Minority and homophobic. DIAGF.

Oh wait, too late.

by Anonymousreply 111April 27, 2023 12:12 AM

Did Harry have an affair with Dorothy Dandridge? I think I read somewhere they may have hooked up.

by Anonymousreply 112April 27, 2023 12:14 AM

R75 Did you know him personally or any of his friends. Because if not everything you state is taken with a grain of salt in my book. So much is written about celebrities I would have heard all these awful things. And being a womanizer does not mean he hated gays. This beautiful chick who crushed on me while I was at NYU interned in his office in New York and she had nothing but complimentary things to say about him.

by Anonymousreply 113April 27, 2023 12:16 AM

I’m so sick of soft ass people applying today’s parenting style to previous generations. Harry Belafonte was NOT a boomer. The main was born in the 1920s.

by Anonymousreply 114April 27, 2023 12:18 AM

[quote] I’m so sick of soft ass people

Yes, R114, I can't bear soft ass people too.

They have soft asses.

by Anonymousreply 116April 27, 2023 12:23 AM

R97 as they should because I’m sure your assessment is a fkin blatant exaggeration.

by Anonymousreply 117April 27, 2023 12:24 AM

R113, see my answer at R78.

by Anonymousreply 118April 27, 2023 12:25 AM

R109 That’s exactly what happened if she once claimed he was like her brother and then 2 decades later claimed she barely knew him— because only women behave that way. They probably fucked and women cannot bear the task of owning their sins when it comes to sex so in some way he must have wronged her. What’s funny is she probably was married too during their dalliances, lol.

by Anonymousreply 119April 27, 2023 12:28 AM

Harry probably wasn’t so great in the sack if Joan Collins ended their fling so quick.

by Anonymousreply 120April 27, 2023 12:50 AM

^ Joan received a better offer.

by Anonymousreply 121April 27, 2023 12:52 AM

[quote]Does anyone think Lena may have had an affair with Harry

Ha ha, are you new, R109? The obvious answer is NO.

by Anonymousreply 122April 27, 2023 1:45 AM

If word had gotten out that Joan and Harry were seeing each other, the fallout would have been immediate and devastating to both of them.

by Anonymousreply 123April 27, 2023 1:51 AM

R119, maybe so, but not with LESBIANS

by Anonymousreply 124April 27, 2023 2:25 AM

R124 I forgot about the Lena Horne lesbian rumors. She’s probably bi. Also gay women can get get dickmatized in ways that gay men can never be pussy whipped. The mechanics of sex.

by Anonymousreply 125April 27, 2023 3:06 AM

That makes absolutely no sense R125.

by Anonymousreply 126April 27, 2023 8:28 AM

R126 I’m talking about bisexual gay mean or gay leaning bi men.

by Anonymousreply 127April 27, 2023 1:01 PM

I now have to question the nature of he and Farley’s relationship…

by Anonymousreply 128April 27, 2023 4:06 PM

HIS and Farley's. Oh dear.

by Anonymousreply 129April 27, 2023 4:50 PM

[quote]I forgot about the Lena Horne lesbian rumors.

Not rumors. Her biographer names two lesbian relationships in his book when she was alive.

by Anonymousreply 130April 27, 2023 6:41 PM

I got the impression that, yes he raised $$, he marched, made speeches and he raised awareness. Like many others he used his celebrity to call attention to injustice. But he took things a step further in his massive ego he thought he could stand along side guys like King or Mandela. He elbowed a lot of other people out of the way to do that. And he had an enormous ego.

by Anonymousreply 132April 27, 2023 8:15 PM

Too bad. I still admire him for the good works he did over his lifetime.

by Anonymousreply 133April 27, 2023 8:34 PM

R133, yes, I agree. Today's climate is very different from the 50's and 60's and even up until the 90's. He really put his career in danger by speaking out. It took a lot of courage. And he stayed the course throughout his entire life.

by Anonymousreply 134April 27, 2023 8:39 PM

R132, Jesse Jackson also tended to overstate his relationship with MLK.

by Anonymousreply 135April 27, 2023 8:54 PM

R135, yes he did. Absolutely.

by Anonymousreply 136April 27, 2023 9:10 PM

I can’t stand Jesse anymore. He did his wife dirty. And in the name of diversity and creating opportunities for people of color, he lined his own pockets and those of his inner circle. A blatant opportunist and grifter.

by Anonymousreply 137April 27, 2023 9:35 PM

R137, One of Jesse’s affairs was with Roberta Flack.

by Anonymousreply 138April 27, 2023 9:40 PM

R137 Plus he threatened to castrate Obama. Coon cunt.

by Anonymousreply 139April 27, 2023 9:40 PM

R138, I thought Roberta Flack was a lesbian. The song she recorded called "Jesse" was written by Janis Ian who most definitely did not have an affair with Jesse Jackson. It was probably based on a woman named Jesse.

by Anonymousreply 140April 27, 2023 9:43 PM

R137, His son, Jesse Jackson, Jr., lost his House seat, was convicted on mail fraud,/wire fraud charges and misuse of campaign funds.

Both he and his wife served prison time.

by Anonymousreply 141April 27, 2023 9:45 PM

I looked up the song info for "Jesse"

"I was 14 or 15 when I started that song," Janis Ian told Songfacts. "Originally Jesse was going to be about a Vietnam War vet coming home. But then that was limiting."

While the song could apply to a Vietnam veteran, Ian wrote it to have a more universal meaning, as the song could relate to anyone wondering when - or if - a loved one will return home. This is typical of her songwriting, as she likes to tell stories that listeners can extrapolate with personal experience

by Anonymousreply 142April 27, 2023 9:45 PM

Jesse Jackson had a long term affair and close friendship with Aretha Franklin. They'd pray then fuck.

by Anonymousreply 143April 27, 2023 10:04 PM

R143 😂 😆 😝. I’m sorry but even if that isn’t true that was so unexpected and funny. They’d pray then fuck. Classic.

by Anonymousreply 144April 27, 2023 10:08 PM

And his mistress flaunted their child together. Poor Jacqueline Sr. She is a classy lady; I met her when I was a boy at a march in DC for the murdered children in Atlanta.

by Anonymousreply 145April 27, 2023 11:43 PM

R131, that was two out of twenty.

by Anonymousreply 146April 28, 2023 1:11 AM

R143 here. Y'all think I was joking, but that is literally what they'd do. And the phrase was not mine. It literally came from a member of her family and I will not say who. They're no longer with us. LOL! He counseled her for years. Re was troubled. She suffered from depression and maybe was on the bi polar spectrum. Who knows. But I did love her and she threw some hellacious parties, gurl! People be passed out on the flo'. But by then she had done her walk through greeted people and left.

by Anonymousreply 147April 28, 2023 1:21 AM

Roberta Flack? That’s low. How phony is she?

by Anonymousreply 148April 28, 2023 1:55 AM

R147 😂 😆. I know it’s you.

by Anonymousreply 149April 28, 2023 4:12 AM

I'm surprised Jesse Jackson is still alive. He has major health issues.

by Anonymousreply 150April 28, 2023 3:02 PM

I can't see Jesse Jackson going near tubby neurotic Aretha EVER. She's even older than he is.

by Anonymousreply 151April 28, 2023 4:21 PM

R151 Aretha Franklin was not tubby in the 60s and 70s.

by Anonymousreply 152April 28, 2023 4:31 PM

Three years here and there do not make a person not tubby, R152.

by Anonymousreply 153April 28, 2023 5:10 PM

Jesse was born in 1940; Aretha in 1942, so, no, she wasn’t older than him.

by Anonymousreply 154April 28, 2023 5:24 PM

He left his first wife, who was so lovely and accomplished, from a good family. For some horsey faced white woman. The more I find out about him, the more I’m disappointed…

by Anonymousreply 155May 7, 2023 1:12 AM

Then, R155, after 50 years of marriage and two children with horsey face second wife, Harry dumps her to marry half his age blond white woman. She is always listed as a photographer, which means she knows how to point and shoot.

by Anonymousreply 156May 7, 2023 6:32 PM

[quote] Harry was a womanizer. Wonder what happened when he hit on DL fave Lena Horne.

She really is, isn't she? Datalounge LOVES Lena Horne! It's wonderful.

by Anonymousreply 157May 7, 2023 7:25 PM

That’s why we should admire our heroes from a distance…

by Anonymousreply 158May 7, 2023 8:37 PM

Harry was never a "hero" to me. He was fine. Gorgeous man. But I never considered him a hero. MLK, Jr. and Mandela are heros.

by Anonymousreply 159May 7, 2023 10:29 PM

R157 = David Ehrenstein checking in. He especially loves the "Lena + Harry" image in his mind.

by Anonymousreply 160May 7, 2023 11:52 PM

Harry liked white meat and Lena liked the ladies.

by Anonymousreply 161May 9, 2023 4:41 AM

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