Their 2009 Domestic Violence Incident

After their divorce, their was a domestic violence incident that made headlines in 2009. Debra called the cops to her home after she said Bebe shoved her to the ground in front of their then pre-teen and teen kids: daughter, Miya, and son, Benjamin. A judge later dismissed the charges, not because the incident didn’t happen, but because Bebe and his attorney had agreed for Bebe to attend domestic violence counseling in exchange for dismissal of the charges. Needless to say, Debra was pissed and reportedly revealed this in an interview, where it was also reported that she said it wasn’t their first domestic incident:

Via BCKOnline: “First of all, dismissal doesn’t mean absence of guilt and neither does it mean he was exonerated from his actions. But this was dismissed because of the psychologist. He had two sessions, not 10, but only two sessions with him. Not 30 days, but two sessions. He said BeBe showed no domestic violence behavior. But my response to the District Attorney is neither did the man who killed all the people at Fort Hood. They did a psychology analysis on him as well and he showed no signs of domestic violence. But the proof of the matter is that he did it. BeBe is in the wrong business, he needs to be an actor because he’s good at what he does!”

Debra also reportedly spoke about the letter their daughter had written to Gayle King, detailing her account of what happened and how BeBe and his attorney fought against it:

Via Fever Magazine: “They would not let the kids speak. I sent that letter to the D.A. I told them, ‘Somebody needed to see this. The judge needs to see this.’ But BeBe’s people were pushing so hard to get this exonerated… […] I had to tell my kids because they go to school and they look at YouTube and the whole nine. But they were furious and wanted to know why their dad gets away with everything.”

It’s A New Day For Bebe & Ex-Wife Now- See Happy Graduation Family Photos

The good news is that Bebe an Debra have now put the tension behind them and have come together for the greater good of their babies, Miya (now 21) and Benjamin (now 18). Check out the pics Bebe shared of their 18 year old son’s graduation from college. Bebe and Debra (shown in below pic standing next to Bebe) were there and so was their daughter, Miya; Bebe’s sisters/gospel singers, Cece and Angie; and get a load of the Winans’ family matriarch- 80 year old Delores “Mom” Winans is aging VERY well!

Family Photo

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Bebe & Debra’s children, Benjamin & Miya

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It’s beautiful Bebe and Debra were able to able to move forward. All’s well that ends well.

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She’s the daughter of the legendary, Carvin Winans, a member of The Winans gospel group…

Okay family, first things first- I’ve gotta admit that Deborah is a banger! Hopefully her gospel fam’ won’t get pissed with me for stating the obvious, but I couldn’t help it. As a man who had a crush on her Auntie Cece back in the day, seeing Deborah is like looking at Cece part two all over again…they damn near look like twins! But I digress, moving on…

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Deborah Winans Stars On Oprah’s Own Network Series

Deborah Winans chose a somewhat different path from her family, by venturing into acting. Currently she’s a cast member on Oprah’s Own Network drama series, Greenleaf, where she plays ‘Charity Greenleaf- Saterlee,’ the wife of ‘Kevin Satterlee’ (played by Tye White)- a brotha who’s in the church, but confessed to her that he’s fighting with his sexuality. It’s a controversial show, because the backdrop is always set within the relationships of people within a church, but there are several risque’ factors that pepper their lives behind closed doors.

Greenleaf is in it’s second season and Deborah’s been a part of the cast since the beginning. The series also stars acting heavyweights like Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, and Oprah Winfrey, as well as retired NBA legend, Rick Fox.

After the series previously received criticism from the church community for ‘mocking the Black church,’ Deborah Winans urged everyone to watch it with an open heart first prior to pre-judging it. She also said this about her character’s situation with the husband’s bisexual attraction:

Via ChristianPost: “I think that if “Charity” was my friend, I would tell her to consider everything. I would tell her to really get on her knees and pray about it. […] “When you’re married and you have that covenant then you bring kids into the world, you have to consider all of that before you make such a big decision.”

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As you can see, Deborah didn’t venture too far from the Winans family tree- her acting work still revolves around the topic of her family’s christian roots. By the way, she can sing just like her auntie and daddy and displays that gift in the show as well.

Also, when she’s isn’t acting, she’s a devoted wife to her husband, Terrence Williams…

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We’re looking forward to hearing more from Deborah Joy-Winans. Be sure to catch Greenleaf on the Own Network every Wednesday at 10p/9c.

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