ZUMA Press reporting this story had to say this.... about Brandy January 25, 2007
R&B superstar Brandy, 27, was involved and possibly caused a fatal car crash that took place last month, TMZ reports.
On December 30, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Brandy was driving her 2007 Land Rover on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles
when the cars in front of her suddenly slowed down. Brandy, who was going 65 mph, was not able to react quickly
enough and struck a 2005 Toyota, which then hit a 1989 Toyota.
The 2005 Toyota slid sideways until it came to a halt after hitting the center divider, where it was then struck by a 1988
Acura.
The driver of the 2005 Toyota and mother of one Aboudihaj, 38, died as a result of her injuries the next day at the Holy
Cross Hospital where she was taken for treatment.
The Acura driver suffered moderate injuries.
A statement released by Brandy's publicist, Courtney Barnes, read, in part, "Brandy was involved in a car
accident...where there was a fatality. She wishes to publicly express her condolences to the family of the deceased.
Brandy asks that you respect the privacy of everyone involved at this time."
Brandy was not injured and there is no evidence that any alcohol or drugs were involved.
Police, who did not arrest Brandy, are performing a mechanical investigation of the cars involved in the accident to
determine if there was a malfunction
BRANDY IS ALSO KNOWN FOR HER EATING DISORDER THAT SHE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE... SHE LOST A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT WHICH PUT HER UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF CELEBRITY EATING
DISORDERS... WHICH AT THE TIME IN THE EARLY 90's WAS NOT BIG IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY (or was not talked
about as publicly as today) AS IT WAS WITH THE WHITE ... NOW IT SEEMS NOBODY CAN GET AWAY WITHOUT BEING
UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE PUBLIC EYE TO SAY "SHE IS THIN.. SHE MUST HAVE AN EATING DISORDER" WELL
WHAT ABOUT SHE IS FAT.. HELLO THAT IS AN EATING DISORDER AS WELL... I THINK AMERICA NEEDS TO BACK UP
AND THINK... WE ALL HAVE SOME TYPE OF EATING DISORDER!!
6/14/08 new photos and update... click here.
11/13/08.. Brandy is Back!! click.
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3/2/2010 Diet
Brandy was following a vegan diet, but gave it up in favor of the Zone Diet. Which is very much a Low Calorie Diet,
every meal and snack should be 40 percent of calories from carbohydrate, 30 per cent from protein and 30 per
cent from fat. In Zone Language it is called 40:30:30 ratio. Check out the book The Zone Diet, to get started.
Exercise
Brandy jogs to stay fit. She has been into Tae bo Billy Blanks Tae Bo.
Tae Bo is an aerobic exercise routine developed by tae kwon do practitioner Billy Blanks, and was one of the first
“cardio-boxing” programs to enjoy commercial success…. uses the motions of martial arts at a rapid pace
designed to promote fitness. The name Tae Bo is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. Blanks later
developed a backronym for the name as well: Total Awareness Excellence Body Obedience. – Wiki
Quotes
“It was all about hamburgers and french fries everyday for me, and I was always getting sick.”
“I went on the extra thin thing and became dehydrated. Somewhere in there I realized that my body is my temple
and this is where my soul has to reside and take care of myself. I realized that eating to live was better than living
to eat.”
“I had a veggie burger, and it didn’t taste any different! It’s all about the seasoning and how you make it.”