Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actress, Tatyana Ali, dated a popular actor who was mostly known for his TV and film roles throughout the ’90s. Her ex was considered a teen sensation among the pop culture crowd and he and Tatyana were extremely in love during the height of both of their careers. Sadly, this actor actually took his life.

His name is Jonathan Brandis. You may recognize his face from several roles. He was a highly sought after actor who starred in the ’90s film Ladybug, he was the star of the ’90s NBC series seaQuest DSV and he made many guest appearances on shows like Who’s The Boss, Full House, One Life To Live, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, and more.

Jonathan Brandis ultimately died from injuries he suffered from hanging himself in the hallway of his apartment on November 12, 2003. Tatyana and Jonathan began dating at the height of Jonathan’s career in the mid ’90s and they were deeply in love for three years. They were no longer dating at the time of his 2003 suicide, but they were still friends.

Tatyana was extremely saddened about his death, which was really evident in his EOnline special, Broken Dreams, when she spoke emotionally about his suicide. She also hinted that his dwindling career was what caused him to go over the edge when she stated: “When you’ve been on covers of magazines for years, when that stops happening, what’s your identity?”

Johnathon’s friends also echoed that same sentiment, as reported by sitcomsonline:

‘Brandis died from injuries he suffered after hanging himself the previous day. According to his mother, he went out to dinner with friends, then they went back to his apartment. His friends reported that he seemed to be agitated and pacing around quite a bit. He left the room, and approximately 15 minutes later, one of his friends went looking for him and found him hanging by a nylon rope in the second floor hallway of his building. His friends cut him down and called paramedics. Despite all efforts to revive him, he was later pronounced dead.

The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement regarding his death:

Brandis apparently did not leave a note of any kind. He had no known personal problems, except for the fact that he was usually quite hard on himself. According to his mother, he had no prior suicide attempts, drank socially and had quit smoking two years prior. In a People Magazine article, friends were quoted as saying he was lonely and depressed about his lagging career. One friend admitted that Brandis drank heavily, and had even mentioned that he might kill himself. He was also said to be upset when his appearance in Hart’s War, a role he hoped would be his comeback, was cut from the film.’

It’s probably not be a bad idea for childhood actors to go through a required ongoing life coaching program that will help them to develop and be psychologically/emotionally healthy individuals. Matter of fact, that’ll be great for them to undergo during the height of their fame; as well as after after the lights and elated screams from tween fans fade out. Tatyana seems to have dodged that bullet, but many stars like the Diff’rent Strokes kids- Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, Dana Plato- and so many others weren’t as fortunate.

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ILOSM family the internet has been buzzin’ for a while about Tatyana Ali’s bangin’ look-alike sister, so we thought we’d see what all of the fuss was about. Turns out, Tatyana has not one, but TWO beautiful sisters…and all three of them look a lot alike. All of these years have gone by since 42 year old Tatyana Ali’s “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” days, and somehow her sisters have managed to stay out of the limelight that their big sis’ loves so much. I guess entertainment wasn’t their passion, but all three sisters are very close to this day, so the good thing is that they never let Tatyana’s fame and popularity drive a wedge between their relationship. Check them — and their Mom and Dad — out below…

MEET THE ALI SISTERS

TATYANA & HER SISTER ANASTACIA ARE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER
Tatyana and Anastacia started their film/TV production company, HazraH Entertainment, in 2007.

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One rumor Tatyana shut down on her Breakfast Morning Club interview, is that she is NOT related to Muhammad Ali at all. That’s a long standing rumor that started circulating years ago, so props to her for clearing that up, although we all know there are still gonna be folks who’ll swear up and down that Tatyana is lying, LOL. Y’all know how it is…it’s just the price of fame, that’s all.

TATYANA & HER SISTERS LOVE TRINIDAD’S MARDI GRAS SEASON

Above is a photo of the three Ali sisters celebrating at a parade during Trinidad’s Mardi Gras season. They are mixed with Afro-Panamanian from their Mother’s side, and Indo-Trinidadian from their father’s side of the gene pool.

MEET THEIR PARENTS

After all these years, Tatyana Ali’s and her sisters’ parents are still together…old school love is a beautiful thing.

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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actress, Tatyana Ali, dated a popular actor who was mostly known for his TV and film roles throughout the 90s. Her ex was considered a teen sensation among the pop culture crowd and he and Tatyana were extremely in love during the height of both of their careers. Sadly, this actor is actually committed suicide.

His name is Jonathan Brandis. You may recognize his face from several roles. He was a highly sought after actor who starred in the 90’s film Ladybug, he was the star of the 90’s NBC series seaQuest DSV and he made many guest appearances on shows like Who’s The Boss, Full House, One Life To Live, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, and more.

Jonathan Brandis committed suicide and ultimately died from injuries he suffered from hanging himself in the hallway of his apartment on November 12, 2003. Tatyana and Jonathan began dating at the height of Jonathan’s career in the mid 90’s and they were deeply in love for three years. They were no longer dating at the time of his 2003 suicide, but they were still friends.

Tatyana was extremely saddened about his death, which was really evident in his EOnline special, Broken Dreams, when she spoke emotionally about his suicide. She also hinted that his dwindling career was what caused him to go over the edge when she stated: “When you’ve been on covers of magazines for years, when that stops happening, what’s your identity?”

Johnathon’s friends also echoed that same sentiment, as reported by sitcomsonline:

‘Brandis died from injuries he suffered after hanging himself the previous day. According to his mother, he went out to dinner with friends, then they went back to his apartment. His friends reported that he seemed to be agitated and pacing around quite a bit. He left the room, and approximately 15 minutes later, one of his friends went looking for him and found him hanging by a nylon rope in the second floor hallway of his building. His friends cut him down and called paramedics. Despite all efforts to revive him, he was later pronounced dead.

The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement regarding his death:

Brandis apparently did not leave a note of any kind. He had no known personal problems, except for the fact that he was usually quite hard on himself. According to his mother, he had no prior suicide attempts, drank socially and had quit smoking two years prior. In a People Magazine article, friends were quoted as saying he was lonely and depressed about his lagging career. One friend admitted that Brandis drank heavily, and had even mentioned that he might kill himself. He was also said to be upset when his appearance in Hart’s War, a role he hoped would be his comeback, was cut from the film.’

It’s probably not be a bad idea for childhood actors need to go through a required ongoing life coaching program that will help them to develop and be psychologically and emotionally healthy individuals during the fame and after the lights and screaming tweens fade out. Tatyana seems to have dodged that bullet, but many stars like the Diff’rent Strokes kids- Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato- and so many others weren’t as fortunate.

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ILOSM family the internet has been buzzin’ for a while about Tatyana Ali’s bangin’ look-alike sister, so we thought we’d see what all of the fuss was about and it turns out, Tatyana has not one, but TWO beautiful sisters and all three of them look a lot alike. All of these years have gone by since 37 year Tatyana Ali’s “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” days and somehow her sisters have managed to stay out of the limelight that their big sis,’ Tatyana, loves so much. I guess entertainment wasn’t their passion, but all three sisters are very close to this day, so the good thing is that they never let Tatyana’s fame and popularity drive a wedge between their relationship. See who they are below…

MEET THE ALI SISTERS

Tatyana (39; center) is the oldest sister Anastacia (30-something; left) and Kimberly (32; right)…

TATYANA & HER SISTER ANASTACIA ARE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER

Tatyana and Anastacia started their film/TV production company, HazraH Entertainment, in 2007.

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One rumor Tatyana shut down on her Breakfast Morning Club interview, is that she is NOT related to Muhammad Ali at all. That’s a long standing rumor that started circulating years ago, so props to her for clearing that up, although we all know there are still gonna be folks who’ll swear up and down that Tatyana is lying, LOL. Y’all know how it is…it’s just the price of fame, that’s all.

TATYANA & HER SISTERS LOVE TRINIDAD’S MARDI GRAS SEASON

The three Ali sisters celebrating at a parade during Trinidad’s Mardi Gras season. They are mixed with Afro-Panamanian from their Mother’s side and with Indo-trinidadian from their father’s side of the gene pool.

MEET THEIR PARENTS

After all those years, Tatyana Ali’s and her sisters’ parents are still together…old school love is a beautiful thing.

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Tatyana’s Breastfeeding Pic Sends Social Media Into Frenzy

In case y’all haven’t heard, Tatyana and her husband, Vaughn Rasberry, welcomed their son, Edward Aszard Rasberry, into this world nearly two years ago on September 16, 2016. What they probably never expected is that two years later, he’d be a part of the controversy surrounding the beauty of motherhood. You see, a few weeks ago, Tatyana posted a photo of herself breastfeeding little Edward (who was 1 year and 11 mos. old at the time) and stirred up a ruckus on her Instagram timeline.

In her photo caption, she made her purpose for posting the pic very clear- to “normalize breastfeeding.” Peep what she wrote below…

@tatyanaali: “The more we see ourselves in each other, the more courage it builds in us to trust our hearts and our bodies. Be kind to yourself. #blackbreastfeedingweek #breastfeedingweek #breastfeedingweek2018 #normalizebreastfeeding”

Fans Spark Debate

Though the moment was supposed to be a sweet representation of the natural power of a mother-child bond, a debate was instantly sparked among Tatyana’s fans.

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Some of them slammed the hell outta her for posting her breast with her baby on social media…

aikisha****: Ok but we can still cover agree it’s a TITTIE!!!!!! so why not cover it and the baby up? …it’s a beautiful thing to breast feed but it’s also important to [shield] your breast from perverts…they are Still titties!!!!

cassms****: If women think this is appropriate in public then boys with their pants hanging below their butts is appropriate too then. Because exposing your body parts because you think it’s okay to do is not. A mom who breast feeds should be a mother but only in private places.

lorie_murc****: @ebonyey**** I totally agree with you. This generation is so tasteless it’s sad. They are so common.. they have no dignity about themselves as far as being a lady. Babies have been breastfed since the beginning of time so [their] not doing anything extraordinary! They just making a spectacle of themselves no taste at all… SMH

ebonyeye****: @lorie_murch**** exactly somethings are meant to be private but that’s just my opinion?

While others stood up for Tatyana and applauded her for normalizing breastfeeding:

ify****: @itznice2bsli**** people take pics of it because believe it or not, it’s not a common practice… Especially in the Black community. The whole point is to encourage women, black women, to breastfeed and to normalize it so more people feel comfortable doing it. That’s what breasts are for. Breastfeeding passes antibodies to your baby and gives them disease protection since they don’t even have an immune system in infancy. That’s the importance of women, especially black women, seeing this.

ify****: @aikisha**** do you cover your head or face when you eat? How do you think a baby feels?

sparklingpe****: Love you and I love this picture and the message it sends ❤❤

elanacjoh****: Thanks for helping #normalizebreastfeeding this photo is beautiful and the more everyone sees breastfeeding for what it is, normal, the less people will get so uppity about it.

The debate about public breastfeeding has been a long one that is pretty much divided down the middle. Not sure if there will ever be a common ground reached on this controversial topic. Nonetheless, we’re just happy Tatyana and her husband have a healthy bundle of joy.

ILOSM fam,’ what’chall think about this- should breastfeeding be more normalized in today’s society, or nah?

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ILOSM fam’ this story of the former kid actress who played the young Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is a perfect example of two old school sayings: (1) What’s done in the dark, will always come to the light; and (2) Every dark cloud has a silver lining.

Actress, Rae’Ven Kelly, was just a little girl when the world was watching her work her magic on the big screen, but she was going through hell behind closed doors. Some of y’all may recall our prior story where we revealed that Rae’Ven slapped her parents, Phyllis Larrymore-Kelly and Kevin Kelly, with a major lawsuit in 2016 for defamation- unimaginable lies she said they spread about her out of spite; emotional abuse; and for allegedly stealing almost one million dollars from her. It left her in a tough position in life (read more about that here).

We also reported that in 2016, Rae’Ven endured an ugly incident of police brutality and it was one the most demeaning things that NO woman should ever have to go through at the hands of police…

Today though, at 31 years old, she’s bouncing back in a MAJOR way, with a little help from Whoopi Goldberg, a lot of self-determination, and a whole lotta resilience- much like the icon Tina, who she played 24 years ago (in 1993).

SEE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LAWSUIT & WHAT SHE & WHOOPI ARE DOING>>>

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ILOSM family the internet has been buzzin’ for a while about Tatyana Ali’s bangin’ look-alike sister, so we thought we’d see what all of the fuss was about and it turns out, Tatyana has not one, but TWO beautiful sisters and all three of them look a lot alike. All of these years have gone by since 37 year Tatyana Ali’s “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” days and somehow her sisters have managed to stay out of the limelight that their big sis,’ Tatyana, loves so much. I guess entertainment wasn’t their passion, but all three sisters are very close to this day, so the good thing is that they never let Tatyana’s fame and popularity drive a wedge between their relationship. See who they are below…[kkgallery kid=”1495″]

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Tatyana Ali has announced double good news with her fans that she is expecting her first child and that she has a new fiancee. She labeled her news “Wife and Mommy all at the same time.” The thing that caught many folks off guard was that she revealed that she met her fiancee, Dr. Vaughn Raspberry, on an online dating site, eHarmony.

Most people sent them well wishes, but some also wondered why someone as known and as beautiful and successful as Ali would have to go to a dating site to find the dude of her dreams.Well, we don’t have the answer to that, but what we do know is that the two lovebirds look happy and we give them a big congratulations. They show that there should never be limitations on how we allow love to come into our lives. Here’s what Tatyana revealed:

“Planning our wedding has been so exciting, but when we found out we were expecting, our perspective shifted completely. We want our ceremony to really celebrate our newest blessing!”

Raspberry proposed to Tatyana while they were hiking in the Redwoods in Yosemite, which she described as:

“The most picturesque clearing. Just the two of us. It was so thoughtful and perfect. We’re best friends.”

Tatyana and her new man have been dating for a year and a half and although they dated online, Tatyana said they proceeded with caution:

“It was my first time dating online. We wrote letters for months before we decided to Skype. And then, of course, met.”

A word to the wise if you plan to follow in their footsteps with the online dating though: Be careful who you hook up with online, they might be all good on that first date, but by the that third date rolls around, some signs of being (in my Martin Lawrence “You So Crazy” voice) ‘crazy, de-raaanged’ might pop out. Anyways, good thing for Tatyana Ali and Raspberry, that is not the case and we wish them a lifetime of happiness with their little bundle of joy on the way.

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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actress, Tatyana Ali, dated a popular actor who was mostly known for his TV and film roles throughout the 90s. Her ex was considered a teen sensation among the pop culture crowd and he and Tatyana were extremely in love during the height of both of their careers. Sadly, this actor is actually committed suicide.

His name is Jonathan Brandis. You may recognize his face from several roles. He was a highly sought after actor who starred in the 90’s film Ladybug, he was the star of the 90’s NBC series seaQuest DSV and he made many guest appearances on shows like Who’s The Boss, Full House, One Life To Live, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, and more.

Jonathan Brandis committed suicide and ultimately died from injuries he suffered from hanging himself in the hallway of his apartment on November 12, 2003. Tatyana and Jonathan began dating at the height of Jonathan’s career in the mid 90’s and they were deeply in love for three years. They were no longer dating at the time of his 2003 suicide, but they were still friends.

Tatyana was extremely saddened about his death, which was really evident in his EOnline special, Broken Dreams, when she spoke emotionally about his suicide. She also hinted that his dwindling career was what caused him to go over the edge when she stated: “When you’ve been on covers of magazines for years, when that stops happening, what’s your identity?”

Johnathon’s friends also echoed that same sentiment.

According to sitcomsonline:

‘Brandis died from injuries he suffered after hanging himself the previous day. According to his mother, he went out to dinner with friends, then they went back to his apartment. His friends reported that he seemed to be agitated and pacing around quite a bit. He left the room, and approximately 15 minutes later, one of his friends went looking for him and found him hanging by a nylon rope in the second floor hallway of his building. His friends cut him down and called paramedics. Despite all efforts to revive him, he was later pronounced dead.

The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement regarding his death:

Brandis apparently did not leave a note of any kind. He had no known personal problems, except for the fact that he was usually quite hard on himself. According to his mother, he had no prior suicide attempts, drank socially and had quit smoking two years prior. In a People Magazine article, friends were quoted as saying he was lonely and depressed about his lagging career. One friend admitted that Brandis drank heavily, and had even mentioned that he might kill himself. He was also said to be upset when his appearance in Hart’s War, a role he hoped would be his comeback, was cut from the film.’

It’s probably not be a bad idea for childhood actors need to go through a required ongoing life coaching program that will help them to develop and be psychologically and emotionally healthy individuals during the fame and after the lights and screaming tweens fade out. Tatyana seems to have dodged that bullet, but many stars like the Diff’rent Strokes kids- Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato- and so many others weren’t as fortunate.

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