First!

Damn!

I applaud his wife for being such a strong woman and making the decision to stand by him. All I can do is hope that he really means what he say, he has repented to God and to his family and they can move on from this. That was a heck of a betrayal on his part, but who are we to judge. We all sin and fall short.

this is still a mess..if you insider’s from the last post have new info on the mess that is their life, please feel free to leave the details..although i am at work, i will periodically be stopping here through out the day for tickles..

I hope that he can move on from this. I hate to see another black man trying to excel in a major leadership position being subject to negative media coverage. However, his story is another example of how, “it’s not the scandal, it’s the cover up”. If he had “manned up” earlier about his affair, then he wouldn’t be facing the fallout from lying under oath. I also agree that he owes Christine Beatty a public apology as well, but most people will forgive him for that as well. After all, “check the ho, not the pimp”.

Negro, please. You caused every single bit of the embarassment and shame. Next.

It was like watch Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s public apology back in the day! lol!!

she must be crazy sitting there next to dat fool.. why do women do that im not saying u gots to leave him but stay home and watch the news conference and act like u got some self respect. damn did he include u when the affair was going on …so why be included now?

It was like watch(ing) Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s public apology back in the day! lol!! – right down to the hand holding – (Excuse the typo in the last post, too busy laughing to type properly…LOL!!)

I live in Detroit. And all I want 2 know is;What is he apologizing for? Not once did he mention the reason for his apology.Detroit is well-known for the violence throughout different communities. This city is in waist deep debt with the Public Schools system, the economy, and countless other issues. But this man has a 500,000 home in Florida.

I didn’t watch the video but I still don’t buy it. How can you have the nerve to say the “L” word (love), in several text messages, to another person but then come back and say ohh i’m sorry i didn’t mean it, i “love” my wife, etc, etc.

i would love to see a press conference where the wife that was cheated on just acts “real” in the interview. Just get up off the couch and start cussing his butt out on national tv…..LOL!!

Beatty and Kilpatrick ruined their own marriages…

Damn…..lol “See you at Work Tomorrow”..He made that statement strong

@Karen – hopefully, you’re NOT that stupid in real life [cyber life, people have internet balls] but really, he HAS BEEN cheating and she HAS KNOWN about it so, either they have an open marriage we aren’t privy to OR she really just wants to be the first lady – like those pastors wives that put up with everything so they can be called the ‘first lady’ – all scripted and all an attempt to gain sympathy for his soon removel from office! i don’t know who’s more the dummy, him for getting caught like a 12yr old or her for holding that hand that’s been everywhere but on her body SMH

The reverse situation would NEVER happen. If a woman cheated on her husband he would never embarrass and humiliate himself like that… most men would NEVER sit next to a woman that did that to them, hold hands and then read a speech about how much he loves his wife. I really just want both of them to STFU! He’s not sorry and she is losing more of herself every second that she stays with him.

CNN) — This is the text of a statement released at the request of Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, through her husband’s attorneys, Harold Haddon and Pamela Robillard Mackey, and his agent Rob Pelinka.

“I know that my husband has made a mistake — the mistake of adultery. He and I will have to deal with that within our marriage, and we will do so. He is not a criminal.

“I know that he did not commit a crime, he did not assault anyone. He is a loving and kind husband and father. I believe in his innocence.

“Because I know him to be innocent, I will stand by him and we will face this together. I will give him all the strength and support he needs to face these false accusations. I will not let him face these accusations alone.

“I know Kobe better than anyone. The great person you see on the court and in the public is a far greater person off the court.”

Why is anyone feeling sorry for Christine Beatty?

How did he ruin her marriage?(It takes 2 to tango)

Could she have said no to his advances?

Is the Chief of Staff position the only job avaiable in Detroit or even Michigan that an intelligent black woman can get?

I heard that she feared losing her job if she didn’t go along with his sexual advances. But isn’t she a law student?

Couldn’t she have hired a lawyer or at least threaten to so that she could get that monkey off her back?

It takes two to play the adultery game, and she is no victim.

This is a wack a$$ ni@@a… And they call him the first “Hip-Hop Mayor” or something like that…

Ever since he’s been the Mayor of Detroit, there’s been nothing but once scandal after the other…

He’s REALLY immature and is one stupid mother f#cker… And I say that because he does stuff without thinking about the consequences of his actions, like a little boy… He’s a TRUE dumb a$$…

This ni@@a is an embarrassment to the Black community and I’m & tired of hearing about him and his bulls#it…

Grow Up, you stupid mother f#cker…

they had to put on the image of a “united front”. Look at Hillary and Bill Clinton, Magic and Cookie Johnson, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant.

There was that guy who was either the governor or mayor that admitted on live t.v. that he was having a gay affair with his assistant and the horrible thing is that his wife found out at the same time we all did!! Now that would have caused me go skrait bollistic. All you would have heard was Biggie in the background: “kicked in the door, waving the four-four all u heard was poppa don’t hit me no more”

This just makes me sad. I know that we as a people are capable of more than this. This is a man who is in the public eye and who (whether he realizes it or not) is held to a certain standard and must serve as a role model for our people. Yet, behaves no better than your average trifling idiot. Waiting for the day when our leaders are just that…true leaders.

@Harlem Chic

You are preaching in here today! Let the choir say Amen!

This ish pisses me off. Why do they keep talking about having to deal with this in public. Is this man not a PUBLIC figure? An elected official who has had numerous affairs, not just w/Beatty, on the public’s dime. I don’t want to offend anyone who is from Detroit or lives in Detroit, but I’ve been there once and found it depressing and sad. The disparity between certain areas was overwhelming.

To think his big ass has cost the city millions and they are trying to make this a “he cheated it’s a personal matter” thing is beyond me and a frickin shame. The repercussions of him and CB lying haven’t even begun.

Chile please. He didn’t ruin her marriage. She ruined her own marriage when she was running around with another man.

ummm, how’s that saying go? Oh yeah, nukka please.

TAKING A LESSON OUT OF SENATOR CLINTON’S BOOK, SHE IS NOW RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. BTW, SHE KNOWS THAT HE COMMITTED PERJURY SO WIFEY WILL GET HERS ON THE BACKSIDE. MS BEATTY IS ALSO TO BLAME, THEY BOTH SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE TRUTH. IF YOU ARE GROWN ENOUGH TO CHEAT, BE GROWN ENOUGH TO ADMIT IT, WHEN CAUGHT.

P.S. IF YOU DO THE CRIME THEN BE ADULT ENOUGHT TO DO THE TIME!!

I agree with CNS and Black Beauty. He does not owe Christine Beatty an apology for anything. She knew he was married with kids and she knew she was married. She made the decision to have an affair! Look at the text message she sent him. She was just as wrong as him. Someone mentioned she is/was possibly a law student…If so she should know about sexual harassment laws. I also agree with Lucy, “Where was God when you were creeping…” it seems like God only shows up when someone is caught doing something they shouldn’t do…Kwame, God said “Thou shalt not commit adultery!”

Christine & Kwame had a relationship prior to both of them marrying other people. Anyone from the D, care to speak on it??

Bottom line they both ruined their own marriages and they were both wrong for not being truthful when first questioned. More proof that “what is done in the dark, will come to light”

I am curious so still some celebrities and rich people feel lonely.

I found them on a millionaire&celeb dating site called”CelebMingle.com”last night.

(Playing devil’s advocate here on Carlita’s behalf) This stuff happened in 2001-2002, and his wife was aware of the affair at that time. She wasn’t aware of the content of the text messages, and probably not aware of the EXTENT of the affair. And I’m sure it wasn’t easy for her to see her man confess “being madly in love” with another woman, let alone “missing her sexually.”

My husband cheated on me. My first thought was not why he did – it wasn’t even to blame him for it. My first thought was “I’m not good enough, smart enough, caring enough – I’m not enough.” After READING (cheaters should really be careful and text and e-mail messages) correspondence between him and the “other woman,” my self-esteem went from 100 to 0 in 15 seconds flat. Of course my initial reaction was that I wanted a divorce; but I CHOSE to stay. Because you think about the kids, and the life you’ve built TOGETHER, and the fact that you really do love your spouse, and you stay.

No one can judge her because she chose to stay. Carlita may be a woman who recognizes that her sons need their father, that she and Kwame’s lives are very intertwined, and that she really loves him. She may realize that as a follower of Christ, she has to FORGIVE.

As for Kwame and Christine – if they truly wanted to be together, they would be together. Divorce doesn’t carry the stigma it once did, whether you’re a public figure or not. All the speculation and conjecture aside, Kwame stayed with his wife because he wanted to.

Christine Beatty, was not a victim but a participant in the affair. If her marriage was broken up she broke it up. Kilpatrick needs to step down if he had told the truth in the beginning it could have been repaired, but he continued to lie once the text message came out he had not choice but to tell the truth. He hurt himself now it’s time to pay the piper.

@Axelary

First off, my comment has nothing to do with being stupid or smart for that matter. I am simply saying that I applaud her for being that strong to even sit by his side after all this drama. Most women (including myself)it would take a whole lot of convincing amongst other things to even get them to stand 3 feet by him after that scandalous mess. Next, being from Detroit, I am personally saying that I hope he means what he says so that the city can move forward and ATTEMPT to stop getting such a bad name ever time you turn around.

Finally, the comment about who are we to judge, simply means that if THEY have some sort of agreement then hey, let them do them. Calling her stupid, dumb,etc. is not going to change the situation. And yes, we all sin, I recall being told that one sin is not greater than the other in the sight of God. He has to be held accountable, and he will, by God, as well as the people of Detroit………

@CGJ

I comend you for staying. I hope your marriage is happy and strong from now on. People always judge others for forgiving, but isn’t that what God wants all of us to do. I’m not saying there is never a reason to leave because there comes a time. Adultry is not an automatic marriage breaker in my book. In the case of Kwame the fact that he is in love with this other woman that might be a marriage breaker for me. I broke up with my fiancee because he confess to a one night stand, but I found out that he had a relationship going and she was pregnant (possibly his child). I have no children and have never been married. So I decided to spilt. We were together for seven years and it was the hardest for me to do. I had do what was best for me. Staying with him my life would have been full of baby momma drama, depression, and trust issues. So each case is different.

What a coon!! Well, atleast he didn’t embarrass his constituents by being caught in a hotel room smoking crack with a prostitute…

LOL – Black men are the biggest embarrassment to this country!!

@Constance and CGJ

My heart goes out to both of you. I have to say I’d have to do what Constance did if I ever found out my husband cheated on me. I have a child with my college sweetheart. I found out he cheated on me while I was pregnant with our son and had about 11+ years of drama. I should have broken up with him as soon as I found out he cheated the first time. Such is life I suppose.

Anyway, I’ve been married for almost a decade. I’ve told my husband that the day he decides he wants to get with someone else to let me know and I’m out. I can’t put anything past anyone, and I know in my heart I wouldn’t be able to trust him or feel the same way.

Ummm…didn’t we learn years ago on Oprah that you can forgive a person and not remain their best friend/wife/husband. It just means you’ve made a conscious decision to let go of the pain. That in no way means you still owe the person a damn relationship! Move on woman!!! He’s beneath you!!! I think she’s staying with him because she’s trying to prove something. She’s being spiteful.

I hope Detroit will do the right thing and kick his feeble ass out. “Coming to work tommorrow” my ass!

LOL!! I think they should have rehearsed better. This happens every day, so it’s very difficult for me to concern myself with someone cheating on their wife. Sure he’s a public figure, but he’s still human. Him cheating is on different than anyone else. The only problem with his is that he got caught! How could he be so stupid sending text messages on a device that the city provides for him! I’m pretty sure he’s a cell phone is his own that he could have hooked up with Christine on. It’s not all his fault because it takes two to cheat. I feel sorry for his wife, but I’m sure he’s not letting her go anywhere. Alimony, child support….it’s definitely cheaper to keep her.

I loves me some Bloomberg.

To: shay shay

I’m glad you cleared the up for me about them being high school sweathearts. I guess I’m naive to think that Christine Beatty moved on when she married her own husband. Unfortunately for her she just couldn’t get over Mr.Kilpatrick. So sad.

forget the affairs, that’s between him and Carlita. What about the cause of all of this? This is happening because the MAYOR wanted to cover up a party at a mansion. he fired a police chief and other officers after they wanted to look into specifics about the stag party. now two exotic dancers are dead. this is more than text messages and adultery. this is also about murder and retaliation.

i hope the county prosecuter does her job.

Yeah, he’s sorry alright! Sorry he got CAUGHT!

beep beep…(pager goes off)

He will be re-elected by a landslide!!!

We have a long history of re-electing screw ups and just because they are black ie. Nagin and Berry just to name a few.

@Andrew,

I hope not.

This looks way too insincere, staged, and downright riduculous.

His wife appearance bespeaks abuse, like she’s been battered. I hope she’s able to get away from him and get help.

Not to mention, on CNN, they reported that he punched a camera person on his way into the church.

GIVE ME A FRIGGIN BREAK HERE …………. TOO BAD CARLITA DIDNT GET A 4 CARAT ROCK FOR HER TROUBLES………… DETROIT BETTER WAKE UP AND GET RID OF THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE ………. I HOPE HE DOES JAIL TIME FOR ALL HIS DEEDS ……… NOW THAT WOULD BE TRUE JUSTICE SERVED ….. BETTER THEN AN ASS WHOOPIN FROM CARLITA ………

I don’t care about his sex life. I care about how he improved or did not improve life in Detroit.

Is Detroit a better place because Kilpatrick (good lord, I’ll never get over that……….. black men with Irish names bwahahahaha) is mayor? or not?

Did he think that he could get away with this! he is a poor excuse for a man! He is not fit to be the head of his household let alone running the city of Detroit!

First of all, you all need to get your facts straight. Carlita is not from Detroit. So she could not have gone to High School with everyone else at Cass. They met at Flordia A&M not at Cass. Clearly no on reads the paper.

I feel no sympathy for Carlita. Dirt begets dirt. The CRAZY thing is that both her and Kilpatricks’ wife are in the same sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. What happened to “I am my sister’s keeper?”

DST: Doing Something Tacky

Y did she have to resign and all Kwame had to do was apologize?!

That’s some B.S.and his dumb wife sittin there supporting him!

What’s up with these women stickin by these unfaithful men, there are millions of other men on the planet.

Kwame had the nerve to apologize to his wife…takin bout “I fell in love with her at the age of 17″ or something like that…

Well Kwame wasn’t thinkin about his true luv when he was tearin up the office, blowing Beatty’s back out!

Is “Obama The Great” the only honest black politician in US? Damn!

Fame, money and power must be a powerful thing, because he is not an attraction man and he is over weight. If he came at me in a sexual way, I would just have loss my job. I always have a plan B.

Another stupid a*# man. Ms. Kilpatrick get your ducks in a row and leave his behind. If he did it once, the good Lord knows that he will do it again. As far as I am concerned. I would not be sitting up there with his arrogant behind. He cheated by himself he needs to apologize by himself. PERIOD!

Women forgive their cheating boyfriends/husbands all day long, they take the embarrassment, they suck it up, kiss and make up and move on. So why are yall talking like she only did this for the money. Not saying this doens’t happen but only when the man has money do yall make an issue of it? If that’s the case then when we forgive our broke ass, no good, no job having, all day x-box playing boyfriends for the same thing then what is the motive behind that?

NEGRO PLEASE!! poor wifey she is just sitting there and Knows that once a cheater always one.. he will do it to her again! and his sons are going to have a lot of anger towards him!

christine beatty ruined her marriage HERSELF. she didn’t have to sleep with that man. If it were any other regular guy she cheated with, people would view it as she ruined it herself.

a ho’s a ho.

LOL!!

Yea, that apology gift was blinding. But then again, Kwame’s affair has cost Detroit 9 mil in “cover up costs”…only problem is the taxpayers are the one that have to pay for that affair, not Kwame, and wifey doesn’t even get a ring to floss with…

Well, Kwame it’s probably cheaper to keep her, but the city got stuck paying the bill to keep YOU!

WTF? Her suit looks more manly than his. Is she that desperate? She better get to steppin while the City can giver her some checks. He ain’t even close to being “all that”.

all i’m saying is the belch at the end? ugh…and the wife looked like she wanted to slap the whole audience, lol…screaming “get out my damn house!!!” like she did to those strippers a few years ago. smh…

Did you see the way he kept lickin’ his lips like LL Cool J? He’s full of himself and he doesn’t think much of his wife. Otherwise he wouldn’t have carried on a 5 year relationship. And she probably doesn’t think enough of herself to leave and find someone who will treat her better. Like someone else says, she wants to be the first lady.

One of the main reason’s we don’t want HIllary in the white house cheaters they never win.And i’m so upset with this mayor.Oh my why do people of all races get in postions and forget the most common since things why even if i was a sinner or a CHEATER WHY WOULD I WANT TO BE A MAYOR OF A MAJOR BLACK CITY AND ACT LIKE THERE NOT WATCHING ME. WHAT THE F ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT AND THERE NOT DONE WITH YOU YET WHAT EVER YOU DID IN HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO COME OUT NEXT. TO MUCH FOR ME YOU HAVE F UP AND YOUR STILL AN ARROGANT PIECE OF WORK I USE TO LIKE YOU

Very rehearsed and unsincere from the both of them.

“insincere”