Don Cornelius Suicide to Result in Major Ex-Wife Payout
by Hilton Hater at .There's a strange twist to the death of Don Cornelius.
As previously reported, the Soul Train creator took his own life early this morning via a gunshot to the head, as his son discovered his body and called 911. But it's another relative who will soon make news as a result of this tragedy.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, the music icon passed away with a pair of life insurance policies in his name - and because the suicide took place more than two years after he signed them, they cannot be challenged by California law and around $300,000 will be handed out to Don's ex-wife, Viktoria.
Who Cornelius despised.
The couple got divorced in 2009, following a conviction for Don on a charge of domestic abuse and an allegation against his wife that she pepper sprayed him on numerous occasions.Meanwhile, countless music industry folks expressed their sympathy for the Soul Train creator via Twitter, but we'll give the final word here to Aretha Franklin.
"It's so shocking and stunning. God bless him," the artist said. "He created a solid and broad foundation for young people and adults alike to socialize, dance and have good clean fun. He united the young adult community single-handedly... Everybody loved Soul Train and appreciated Don!"
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Comments (86 Total)
CORNELIUS IN HELL IF HE DID NOT PRAY
LISTEN MAN BEFORE YOU MAKE THE ASSUMPTON THAT WHITE WOMEN ARE TROPHY WIVES YOU REALLY NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE TRAVELING IKEA.ARABIC WOMEN ARE DIMES AND FINE AS SHT.....INDIA WOMEN ARE FINE AS SHT,ETHEOPIA WOMEN ARE FINE AS SHT....RIO WOMEN ARE FINE AS SHT.....I BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IT'S NOT JUST WHITE WOMEN MAN.......TAKE A TRIP AND YOU WILL SEE...
well, she is a real hottie...Russian babes make the best lovers but perhaps Don was not quite up to keeping her satisfied...I mean Don looks tied and she looks refreshed. I wonder what she'll do with that $$$$$$
Reed you are correct. Cornelius went white to have a trophy wife, but it never works when you mix cream with the cocoa. He should have stuck with his own race. His white wife probably tried to get him to be more professional and not carry on like he was from the ghetto, and the pressure was too much for him. After a while, she probably got tired of correcting his speech (Axed for Asked, Toof for Tooth, etc).
I don't think you understand the prestige in a White Trophy! This is a Win/Win in the eyes of Black Males. Rethink your surprise in this !