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December 25, 2011 | 2:39 pm

Darrell Brown Has Pushed the Wrong Jew UPDATED

Posted by Ilana Angel

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Puppet and Master

I wrote a blog this week about LeAnn Rimes and the fact that I think her behavior on Twitter, in regards to her husband’s ex-wife, is disgusting.  It was just my opinion, which is what my blog is.  I’m not a gossip columnist, just a writer who shares my opinions and views on things I think are interesting, from Judaism, to pop culture, and everything in between.

There was a lot of action on Twitter recently about LeAnn, her husband Eddie Cibrian, and his ex-wife, Brandi Glanville.  I don’t know any of them, and the blog was simply my take on a situation I have experience in.  My ex-husband never cheated, but I do think he and his second wife were rude, mean, hurtful, and purposely disrespectful to me as a mother.

To be clear, I think LeAnn is a bit of a skank.  By “bit of” of course I mean totally.  She slept with a man, while he was married, and while she was also married.  She left her husband to pursue a relationship with a man who had a family.  I am not naïve enough to believe people don’t cheat, but to me she seemed a bit obsessed with getting Eddie.

Again, just my opinion, based on news, comments from LeAnn, Eddie, Brandi, and various news outlets.  After my original blog posted, The Jewish Journal received a call from one Darrell Brown.  He spoke with the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal and stated he was a friend of LeAnn’s, and was upset that I used the word “authenticated” in terms of stories about LeAnn’s behavior.

My Editor told me about the call, and I altered the blog to say “I hear this has all been authenticated”.  It was not a big deal, and if is what Mr. Brown needed to feel better, then I was happy to do it.  It’s a blog, not brain surgery, and it was done immediately.  Interesting to note that he took no issue with my calling LeAnn a skank, only the word authenticated.

After Mr. Brown spoke with The Jewish Journal, he felt the need to write about me on his Tumblr page.  It is fascinating to me that someone who is clearly a successful man, would bother to write about me, but since he did, let’s talk about it.  I’m not sure if English is Mr. Brown’s first language, but by the look of his blog, I would guess no, but that’s not authenticated.

Mr. Brown’s little article was offensive and ridiculous.  You can take a look for yourself although I hope he will take it down.  If you do get a chance to read it, the spelling is hilarious.  Mr. Brown had the balls to call his crapfest “Hate and Intolerance”and went so far as to liken my writing about LeAnn to the Holocaust.  Really?  Well Mr. Brown, here we go.

I spent many years of my career working in Holocaust education at Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and your comments about the Holocaust are offensive to me not only a Jew, but as a human being.  To compare my blog about LeAnn Rimes to the treatment of Jews, homosexuals, gypsies and blacks during World War II is shameful.

Following the posting of this blog, Mr. Brown removed the Holocaust reference from his Tumblr post.  He did not apologize for his offensive comment, simply removed it.

Mr. Brown’s comments were idiotic.  By his attempting to bash me, he showed his true colors.  He was unprofessional, childish, vengeful, and completely unaware of what the Holocaust was.  If I were in his industry I would run for the hills before working with a man of such unfortunate character.  Ignorance often trumps talent, which is the case here.

To be clear, the focus of The Jewish Journal is not to “spread the message of acceptance and understanding”, and Mr. Brown stating that the Editor-in-Chief “confessed” to him that I had “gone too far” is a lie.  My blogs are the most popular at jewishjournal.com and I am proud of my work, as is my Editor.  You have pushed the wrong Jew Mr. Brown, and you don’t scare me.

Following the posting of this blog, Mr. Brown removed all mention of my Editor from his Tumblr post.  He did not apologize for lying, simply removed the comment.

Now, if Mr. Brown would like to talk to me, I am happy to.  I am also happy to speak with Ms. Rimes and allow her to tell her side of the story.  I am also happy to go to court so anyone who is interested can see what is authenticated and what are allegations.  I was simply sharing my opinion on a subject that has been widely reported on. To compare this blog to the Holocaust is offensive and and only proves one thing.  Mr. Brown is a jackass.

I would like to invite Mr. Brown and Ms. Rimes to join me for a tour of The Shoah Foundation.  Perhaps if they were properly educated about what the Holocaust was, and the genocides that continue around the world today, then maybe they could understand how horribly wrong the Tumblr article was.

At the end of the day, I stand by my opinions.  I think LeAnn Rimes is disgusting.  I think Darrell Brown is idiotic.  I think Eddie Cibrian is doing a disservice to his children by allowing their mother to be treated this way.  I think Brandi Glanville has the best interest of her children in mind.  That is my truth, and this is America, so I’m just keeping it real.

*I feel strongly that Mr. Brown owes an apology to each and every person who was touched by the Holocaust. In fact, he owes an apology to to every human being who lives with a compassionate heart, and knows that genocides are continuing in the world today. Time for a reality check.

The Talmud says that he who saves one soul, it is as if he saved the entire world.  Maybe this is the time for Mr. Brown to be saved, and therefore a blessing that all this happened around my blog.  I am not sorry for anything that I have written.  I was writing about a subject that many have written about, and Mr. Brown entered into it on his own, and made it personal.

I am not going to remove my blogs, and chances are I will probably write about this subject again.  That said, thanks to Mr. Brown, this blog is no longer about LeAnn Rimes.  It is now about tolerance, compassion, and doing the right thing. 

Write an apology Mr. Brown.  Do it because you know you were wrong.  You can continue to pray that I get fired, and you can keep trying to make that happen, and you don’t need to apologize for that at all.  Just as I shared my voice about you, you are able to share yours about me.

I am asking you to please issue an apology for your insensitive comments in regards to the Holocaust.  I will accept your apology and life will go on.  In the future, you can have a go at me anytime you want, but go after me.  Not my faith, the history of my people, or the atrocities that have forever shaped the history of the world.

Mr. Brown, I am sorry if your feelings were hurt.  This is now about doing the right thing.  I would like an apology from you, and I will happily repost your letter of apology here, so my readers and community can see it.  I’ve done my part, now it’s your turn to keep it real.

**DAY 20 OF APOLOGY WATCH AND NOTHING.  MR. BROWN HOWEVER, DID ANNOUNCE ON TWITTER TODAY THAT HE IS SUING ME FOR SLANDER.

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I love how you refer to Leann Rimes as the “puppet master” great article. Thank you for not backing down from Darrell Brown’s intimidation. You rock lady!!

Comment by 221jazz on 12/25/11 at 3:03 pm

Love how you don’t let this repulsive money grubber of Darrel Brown intimidate you. Keep up writing the truth about Brandi’s situation. Blessing for you and your son.

Comment by Johanna Colón on 12/25/11 at 3:14 pm

I bet she paid for the recently holiday to Mexico cos he has no job, WIMP!!

Comment by Maria on 12/25/11 at 3:19 pm

Why does this douche bag always feel the need to come to LR defense? Is he secretly in love with her? When he writes articles he should consider spell check.

Comment by Alaina on 12/25/11 at 3:20 pm

Great article Ilana! I hope Mr Brown will think twice before writing another awful article on his blog. He and LeAnn Rimes enjoy taunting and saying really awful things about her. I guess he thought he could do that to you and you would just take. By now, I’m sure he knows that he was very wrong and picked on the wrong person. lol

Comment by Linda on 12/25/11 at 3:23 pm

I love how you are indeed keeping it real.  Darrel Brown messed with the wrong one.  Hit DOGS will always holler.

Comment by Saboricua on 12/25/11 at 3:24 pm

I find LR fascinating. And the fact that a famous musician/actress does not have better PR people is even more curious. The thing is if she was quiet and didn’t twitter no one would care she cheated and she could keep the “bonus mom” thing to herself. Also I noticed her two bullies, dobbie and drp2, now have their twitter accounts set to private. Even more curious! How anyone can defend LR and hate on Brandi is disturbing. They allude to the fact that she’s a terrible mom and terrible person. It just backfires on them because Brandi is beloved on RHOBH. LR should hire image consultant and shut down twitter. Of course, now we know the truth but the public could still forget in couple of years. Lol.

Comment by Curious on 12/25/11 at 3:25 pm

You are my hero!  Great blog and thank you for telling the truth about theses two idiots!

Comment by brinn s on 12/25/11 at 3:29 pm

I bow down to you.  I’m not on twitter but I have heard about LeAnn behavior from friends on twitter, and it is disgusting.

Comment by tp on 12/25/11 at 3:31 pm

You go girl!  Your article about the homewrecking stalker is right on.  The fact that Darrell Brown would even get involved and call your editor just shows how insanely insecure Leann really is.  She has ruined two marriages and now her career, over her disgusting behavior. This has never been about cheating, because that happens all the time.  It is about her insensitive and immature behavior in dealing with Eddie, the children and trying photoshop herself into a family that is never really going to be hers.  The “Bonus Mom” crap is making everyone sick.  Leann ruined her career the day she starting Tweeting about her relationship and declaring her happiness.  People who are truly happy do not feel the need to share it with the world, I dont care what she says. Darrell Brown is a bully, just like Leann is and that is why they are friends.  If any of them had any class they would act a bit more humble and try to be mature and considerate to the mother of his children.

Comment by Suzie Collins on 12/25/11 at 3:32 pm

Thank you!  Great article and I see why your so popular!  I agree with every comment you made.  I know many Jewish people that I have grown up with and heard many stories that there families endured. So glad you put Darrell Browns perspective of relating the Holocaust to the actions toward Leann Rimes.  Darrell Brown does need to be more educated about the plight of the Jewish people and what is construed harassment.  He is on of the biggest harassers I have seen on cyber space.

Comment by Dawn on 12/25/11 at 3:35 pm

Darrell Brown has been LeAnn’s lead surrogate to harass and demean Brandi for the past 2.5 years, and that can be authenticated. In fact, my recollection is Darrell Brown is the very 1st Twitter follower Brandi had to “block” (which Brandi RARELY does)due to his constant attacks in LeAnn’s behalf.Darrell Brown I believe is on the Grammy board and he’s principally responsible for LeAnn’s nominations for Grammy’s even though they’re not wanted by the public and commercial failures. Despite Darrell Brown being gay he and LeAnn call each other “soul mates” (per “GAC Backstory” on LeAnn > as if they even have souls > LOL) and act weirdly together even when around LeAnn’s husband (former and current) wouldn’t be surprised if LeAnn and Darrel have been intimate both physically and psychologically throughout her 1st marriage, their body language, interactions and songs they’ve co-written together say as much. The both of them are EVIL despicable members of the human species.

Comment by DTBFB on 12/25/11 at 3:35 pm

Today is a holiday for me about love&family; &caring; and all things full of love. I have pissed off a lot of twitter followers & myblog readers by refusing to belittle or gossip about people during this time.I also have a blog in the works about people who think they know celebrities and feel all good about themselves for tweeting and blogging ugly things about them. It is wrong.
That said, on this holiest of Holidays,I feel the need to point out that Leann Rimes is in fact an"authenticated” whore who not only ruined a marriage but continues to encourage people such as this vile Darrell person to denigrate Brandi Glanville.
I do not understand this happening at Christmas. I will pray for Leann Rimes, Eddie Whatshisface and this awful Darrell person to find God in 2012. Or maybe just find decency.
Meanwhile, I may have to digress from my Atlanta blog for a bit to expose the lies and harm being caused by evil people.

Comment by tamaratattles on 12/25/11 at 3:36 pm

Great article! Darrell Brown should retract his statement and issue an apology. Comparing Leann Rimes supposed, *in her head* victimization to the Holocaust is offensive and horrendous.

I am disgusted that Darrel Brown has minimized the victims of the Holocaust in this way. Leann’s mental problems in NO WAY compare to the atrocities of the Holocaust, those that died, those that survived and their family members.

How dare he!

More than 6 million Jews were MURDERED you ass hat!

Comment by Paperdolls on 12/25/11 at 3:55 pm

No one is picking on Leann or *bashing* her. It’s been the opposite. Leann has been bullying Brandi for over a year. Thankfully, it’s been documented. Because who would believe wholesome Americasweetheart would be so cruel? I started following this 6 months ago and was SHOCKED at Leanns cruelty. I thought I’d HATE Brandi Glanville and was prepared to write her off completely. I watched last season of RHOBH and did not want Brandi to be a member this season. But, Brandi is not only likeable she is loveable. She is completely open and honest. She has faults & admits them. She is silly, fun & endearing. She is vulnerable, admits when she is wrong. She apologizes & seeks to build friendships. She is fair. Leann has encouraged & awarded those that bash Brandi. Darrell Brown included.This behavior has been documented: 

http://twitdoc.com/view.asp?id=32218&sid=OUY&ext=PDF&lcl=Leann-Rimes-Encourages-Friends-to-Taunt.pdf&usr=MissyMacDD&doc=76097658&key=key-8j3k6i9k8vhjhh5up5i

Comment by Paperdolls on 12/25/11 at 4:41 pm

Well I didn’t think this scumbag could get any lower, but clearly I was wrong.  People like him use his influence to bully and intimidate, but what he doesn’t see is its only going to come back and bite him in the ass.  Leann and him are ok to talk about how HORRIBLE “the truth” is about Brandi and are way too classy to reveal it, but they stoop to these lows? They think common decency and respect for others is above them but if you DARE call them out on it they are appalled.  This poor guy needs to get a clue.  Good job girl! Hang in there-it will most likely get bumpy! They have Cease&Desist; Letters already typed out and they just fill in the names. But I know from experience those letters don’t mean jack-crap.  They are loosers to the 9th degree!

Comment by KRISTI on 12/25/11 at 5:26 pm

Great blog ILana! I have been in shock for yrs. at the way LR & her “friends”, including DB, have treated Brandi. If anyone dares to question their behavior they are immediately insulted/threatened.
DB took 1 of my tweets &, not only twisted it, claiming it to be homophobic (which it wasn’t), he also threatened to go to my husband’s school board & get him fired, yet my husband had not tweeted. Once DB realized that it was me who had written the tweet he said,“Knowing it is a catty housewives of twitter talk The shadow of it is less”.I happen to be a working mom, but to assume that housewives are catty is ignorant & sexist.
When I read DB’s blog I was horrified. The nerve of this man to compare the treatment of LR to the victims of the Holocaust. I couldn’t believe that he used his visit to Israel, as some sort of belief, that he now knows how it feels to be a Holocaust survivor. Truly mind boggling how anyone could be so dismissive of an entire group.

Comment by 8smileys on 12/25/11 at 5:33 pm

Eddie Cibrian is a trophy husband for LR and in her desperate and obsessive pursuit of him and hanging on to him she has become devoid of any humility, empathy and downright common human decency.  LR surrounds herself with ‘yes’ people, people she can manipulate or delude (step forward DB) or fans who follow her like a puppy (LR has some of the most backward, creepy fans I’ve ever seen). She has hardly been in the kids lives that long but she tweets about her ‘bonus’ boys like they’re hers and post pictures of them more than Brandi and Eddie do - if she can’t see how cruel, odd and narcissistic that is, then the girl needs help.  You only have to look at the cringeworthy ‘candid’ shots from her vacation to see that she has something she’s desperate to prove.

Comment by Daniella on 12/25/11 at 5:40 pm

One more thing - where is Eddie in all of this - has LR removed his backbone permanently or is he worried his allowance will be docked? Mason is growing up fast and will soon be immersed in the world of Twitter or Facebook and if Eddie doesn’t man up, be a father and sort out the very dangerous environment that his ‘bonus’ wife is creating it’ll blow up in his face - and his kids.  Boys are protective of their mom as ‘bonus’ mom LR and unemployed dad Eddie will very soon find out - and God help them when they do.

Comment by Daniella on 12/25/11 at 5:43 pm

You got yourself a new fan.  Keep up the great work girl.  Happy Holidays to you!

Comment by Lynnie on 12/25/11 at 6:33 pm

Another great blog post Ilana! I love how you don’t let anyone walk all over you. How you stick up for the underdog and that you have no problem calling out bullies and liars. You know that old saying, “They can dish it out, but can’t take it”. That saying definitely applies to Mr. Brown. Then he has the gall to call your employer. I wish I could return the favor and do the same thing to him and show his employer what a disgusting bully he his! But I think I read he was unemployed. Guess that’s why he has the time to sit around all day long thinking up ways to harass and torture Brandi, all while being able to kiss the ass of his puppet master! Wow, now that’s a real man for ya hahaha! Keep your head up and don’t let these idiots get to you. In the end they only continue to look as guilty as they are!

Comment by Anotherdayinparadise on 12/25/11 at 6:48 pm

Brava Ilana!  LR needs to listen up for a change.

Comment by Stacy on 12/25/11 at 7:16 pm

Awesome blog, Ilana! Hey Darrell, now what BITCH?

Comment by Kellydian on 12/25/11 at 7:45 pm

I love this.  You have another new fan.

Comment by LS on 12/25/11 at 8:10 pm

Another great blog.Darrell Brown is a bully and despicable human being. His relationship with LeAnn is weird. She can do no wrong in his eyes. This is the same man that allowed Eddie and LeAnn to sneak around on his home while both were still married to others. I’ve seen first hand how he’s bullied Brandi. He is two-faced, lying, ass who would sell his soul to ptotect LeAnn…well he did already. Don’t fall for his let’s do coffee, skype…just a way for him to gather info on you. Beat him at his own game. Keep blogging! He will fold like a cheap laen chair.

Comment by SouthernGal on 12/25/11 at 9:25 pm

Oh my look what went on while I was eating Christmas dinner!
Thank you once again for speaking out Ilana.
I spoke of LR today and between me,my relatives and friends and their peeps miss Rimes lost a boatload of people who will never again purchase her music.
We love Brandi!!

Comment by billie on 12/25/11 at 9:45 pm

I’m so glad I found your blog. You rock,

Comment by Leslie on 12/25/11 at 9:47 pm

I almost pity LR. I have a feeling that Eddie wanted to work things out with Brandi (she stated that she was the one to end things) and was willing to drop Leann but that Brandi wasn’t having it, thus making Leann his second (and only) choice. Because of that, Leann is on a mission to be everything that Brandi is. The clothes, the hairstyle, the boobs, the extreme weight loss (presumably to mimic Brandis svelte model physique). She’s not fooling anyone and it’s honestly sad to see. She’s not fighting Brandi. She’s fighting herself.

Leann, you got the guy. Perhaps that’s not enough for you because the way you got him will always torture you with insecurities.

As a side note-
I think it’s only fair to say that Eddie is just as much of a skank/whore as Leann is. They both did the same thing and they both torture Brandi. Eddie just keeps it off twitter.

Comment by Erin on 12/25/11 at 10:38 pm

Wow, you are awesome.  I loved this article & for that, you are getting a new follower.  You write the truth & you write it very well.  DB is a weirdo who has wayyyyy to much time invested in LeAnn Rimes.  He should let her damn husband defend her honor, not step on his feet and keep trying to do it to anyone who says a bad thing about LeAnn.  Something tells me Eddie has no idea what is going on in this twitter world, the chaos LeAnn promotes & the hate displayed by herself & her select followers to his ex-wife, the mother of his children and the victim in all of this.

Comment by teedubb on 12/26/11 at 12:17 am

they are indeed the bottom of the barrel ..
great article !
ilana , wishing you all the best for the coming year ...

Comment by madamedummy on 12/26/11 at 3:17 am

I’m so glad you exposed Darrel’s and LR behavior. I love reading your blog.

Comment by Mary on 12/26/11 at 4:38 am

What is scary is the fact that DB thought he could get away with calling the EIC and writing that post about thr author, like he truly believes that there are no consequences to his and Leann’s bad behavior. He and Leann must think that they are untouchable because the court systems dealing with Brandi and Eddie’s custody issues have allowed them to get away with so many things for so long. This is how Leann and DB control the media, they attempt to bully them into writing fluff pieces. I’m glad that someone finally called them out on this, perhaps more media outlets will have the courage to do the same.

Comment by hanna on 12/26/11 at 7:18 am

Again, great blog Ilana!  BTW, DB is an equal opportunity offender.  He once compared some biomoms to murderers.  Charming!

Comment by brinn s on 12/26/11 at 8:52 am

It’s refreshing to hear the truth, Ilana. Have you ever read about narcissists & how they use proxies to coerce, harass, & manipulate others? Narcissists do not change. Ever.

Comment by Afton on 12/26/11 at 9:56 am

Wow, that guy is a bit of creeper isn’t he?  He can’t even spell your name correctly!  LeAnn will learn one day to keep her business private & stop bullying others!  At least we can hope….

Comment by AuntJulie on 12/26/11 at 9:58 am

Good to see another article exposing their actions. I hope the story continues to pick up steam, and Brandi Glanville finally gets some peace from this nightmare situation Eddie Cibrian has inflicted on her life by bringing a crazy narcissist like Leann Rimes into her life, as well as all the other hooligans that come as a package with Leann, apparently.

Comment by violet on 12/26/11 at 10:40 am

I was recently informed that a holocaust survivor who had shown me the number on his arm when I was a little kid, had passed-away recently.
That event got me thinking again how we our losing human contact with that generation, and wondering how diluted and distorted, or maybe even forgotten, their story will be to future generations.
I thought that maybe the subject of this item was a younger person, and that his ignorance could be attributed-to a lack of culture and education that comes-with the passing-of-time.
Shockingly, it looks-like Darrell Brown is in his 50s.Old enough to know better, and within torch-passing distance with the real, living people who experienced the holocaust. There is no excuse.
Ilana couldn’t miss this because of her personal involvement.
But this is something that this generation can do, and I consider this being officially put on notice that this kind-of insult to history must be called-out and repudiated as it happens.

Comment by Housewifehater on 12/26/11 at 11:36 am

Darrel Brown and LeAnn Rimes “have nothin better to do” than go call employers and send C&D letters to people they don’t know.  They’re impeding on our freedom of speech rights thru their silly antics.  We have every right to comment positively or negatively on public forums about celebrities, world issues, or any other subjects we choose.  When I saw his tweets comparing Brandi to the many psychotic mothers who killed their children, I thought he had really crossed the line, for it is Leann who exposed the kid’s school name exposing them to child/molesters/murderers If they’re that worried about negative publicity, why don’t they change their “OWN” behaviours and act like decent mature adults who play nice and not attack Brandi on twitter as was evident thru the all the tweets they and their twitter friends posted.

Comment by Edie S. from Chicago on 12/26/11 at 12:14 pm

W(ho)TF is Darrel Brown? 
Brandi is SO MUCH better off without her POS ex… and LeAnn needs to EAT… Ilana your observations and opionions regarding LeAnn & Eddie are spot on and I share them… and if I were LeAnn I’m sure I’d hate to see the truth in print as well.  Guess she thought we’d all have forgotten the events of the past and somehow thinks her “mothering” (pun intending) is a badge of honor.

Comment by Trudy McClendon on 12/26/11 at 3:21 pm

Great article! New follower. I really wish the mainstream media (tmz, people, etc) would pick this up and run with it, shame the skank & her minions into oblivion.

Comment by tb on 12/26/11 at 3:25 pm

Ilana you are a brave, honest, straightforward woman,  and an excellent writer. I can’t tell you how much I admire you! You have an amazing talent for putting a fine point on everything.
It is hard to fathom people as clueless as Darrell Brown. Is it just that he is impressed with the “celebrity” aspect of it all? Because how could any rational person justify what he and LeAnn are doing?
In any event, all of us are entitled to our own opinions, and threatening those who don’t share yours is narrow minded and ignorant. GOOD FOR YOU for tuning out noise like that, and exposing this man for what he is.

Comment by camkid on 12/26/11 at 4:25 pm

I thought your first blog on Leann rimes was spot on. I recently posted something really similar on just jared. And now that I have read yr first post on Rimes, Im glad I postd my thoughts. On jj please vote 4 my comment on jj. As we think alike. Leann is really dumb if she thinks eddie boys wouldn’t realise the truth. They look like smart kids.

Comment by anti Leann on 12/26/11 at 4:43 pm

I had one interaction with Darrell Brown on Twitter and realized quickly just how skeevy he is.  He is as incorrigible as Leann is!

Comment by Char Waddell on 12/26/11 at 4:50 pm

You GO, Ilana! This guy is a sexist piece of crap who tries to bully people. He has threatened to talk to Brandi’s sons as though he has a right to do so. He sends ugly and threatening tweets. He must be freaking out that there is evidence of the cyber bullying. Everyone thought that the gossip about Charlie Sheen was lies, but at some point, he was caught out. Same with LeAnn and her crew. No one pushes Zionists around! You’re the best!!

Comment by ProudJewishGirl on 12/26/11 at 6:27 pm

I had no idea LR and this Brown person were such kooks. Still not that fond of Brandi, but no one deserves to be bullied and hounded on twitter, or any other social media.
Ilana, you are a lightning rod, but a well written one. wink

Comment by CityThatWorks on 12/26/11 at 6:43 pm

Personally and in my opinion LeAnn Rimes is disgusting person. She should be ashamed of herself. Personally I think it was a waste of space to write anything about here good or bad.

Comment by Adam Kratt on 12/27/11 at 5:06 am

LeAnn Rimes is apparently uspet that you are using this platform bitterly and she does not find it pretty.  Stupid b*tch/whore.  Since when is cheating on your husband with a married man with two little children, then stalking him, SWFing his ex-wife and claiming yourself as a BONUS to anyyone, pretty? She’s a selfish little childhood star who got everything she wanted back then and grew up to me a self-serving adult who expects the same.  If she can use her platform to constantly tweet and share “the happpiness of her life” as she claims, you can use this platform to give your personal opinion of her and her so-called producer, Mr. Brown - WHICH THE MARJORITY OF AMERICANS AGREE WITH YOU!  The only ones who don’t are LeAnn’s “Friends” and “hired help.”

Comment by Gina Browan on 12/27/11 at 6:54 am

GREAT article. way to speak the truth!!

Comment by Lisa on 12/27/11 at 9:53 am

you just got yourself a new fan.  Glad I stumbled upon your blog…..

Comment by Roxyspeaks on 12/27/11 at 10:09 am

Just read your update, you are a better person than me, Ilana.  I wll keep reading your blog and supporting you.

Comment by brinn s on 12/27/11 at 10:55 am

This isn’t the first time one of LeAnn Rime’s friends have posted something offensive on Twitter. Another one of her roadie friends wrote something horrible about the African American population. Since LeAnn closely associates with bigots, one can only assume she, herself, is a bigot. Yet another reason to boycott her “work”.

Comment by CS on 12/27/11 at 11:44 am

Why do Leann Rimes and Darrell Brown expect everyone else to apologize to them for the consequences of THEIR actions? Perhaps if Leann Rimes had taken the time to think about the consequences of HER actions before she encouraged her fans and staffmembers to harass Eddie’s ex-wife, then she wouldn’t be in this position in the first place. Instead of calling EICs and writing blogs demeaning people for commenting on Leann Rimes actions which she documents via her tweets and staged photo-ops, perhaps Darrell Brown should encourage Leann Rimes to shut down the blog and twitter account and to stop the staged photo-ops. People are not going to tolerate this behavior from Leann, especially when she proclaims that she is an advocate against cyberbullying. It was very nice of you to apologize to Darrell Brown, even though you didn’t do anything wrong and even after Leann Rimes was still on twitter spewing her hate with the comment about being bitter and encouraging her fans to attack.

Comment by hanna on 12/27/11 at 12:07 pm

Excellent article. I enjoyed it very much. Also read, and enjoyed every, single comment form others.

Comment by surfing2day on 12/27/11 at 2:44 pm

Why is it if a woman has a strong opinion is persecuted. I love you blog. I have said it over and over. I don’t agree with everything. BUT I STILL LOVE IT. I do agree 100% on this subject!! If they don’t like your blog why do they read it???

Comment by Dawn on 12/27/11 at 4:01 pm

Wow look at you Ilana, getting all the love with this post! Good for you:~)

Comment by tracy on 12/27/11 at 8:57 pm

I loved your blog. Its no surpise seeing that LR &EC; are number 2 most annoying celebrity(if one can call her) couples of 2011 on abcnews.
Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/top-annoying-celebrity-couples/story?id=15208644#.TvsU23rhKuI

Comment by Sheila on 12/28/11 at 6:10 am

You have all my support Ilana. Keep up the good work.
Merci.

Comment by Mel on 12/28/11 at 9:31 am

I came across your article and blog thru another website and just wanted to lend my support.  I am not Jewish, but I am a compassionate person that knows the difference between what is right and what is wrong.  Mr. Brown needs to be an adult and take corrective actions for his intolerable ignorance.  It is people like this that keep OUR world from knowing peace.  Admitting error and asking for forgiveness is not a sign of weakness, but an act of strength and integrity.

Comment by Jen on 12/28/11 at 9:56 am

frankly i find people’s obsession with hating leann to be sad. you don’t know her or what happened. i am not a judgmental person so it always shocks me to hear the absolute vile hatred people have for others based on something they did in their personal life. people cheat and people leave relationships and people end up being step parents. it’s not that uncommon and yes it is a tough situation for all involved, but i don’t think anyone goes into those situations lightly, it’s not without a lot of time, consideration, pain and thought.

Comment by shiloh on 12/28/11 at 10:04 am

Another great post, Ilana!  I am a forever fan of both your blogs..

@ Shiloh - I don’t believe (if I may speak for you, Ilana)Ilana was only writing about the fact LR cheated on her own husband and helped break up a marriage w/children involved - it’s the bullying of EC’s Ex-wife & then bragging about it - that is absolutely distasteful.

Comment by Nancy from Maine on 12/28/11 at 10:54 am

I just want to say….BRAVO!  Way to stand up for yourself and for what’s right Ilana!  If LR wasn’t so self absorbed she wouldn’t have found this blog in the first place.  Perfect example of the TRUTH HURTS.

Comment by CurlEgirl on 12/28/11 at 11:20 am

I have recently begun following the Rimes/Glanville drama (I have no life, OK?) and am stunned that this man has the sheer nerve to talk about hate and intolerance when he’s been trolling Brandi Glanville on Twitter with no provocation whatsoever. LeAnne Rimes deserves all the hate she gets on the internet and more. Keep up the good work.

Comment by Sarah on 12/28/11 at 11:23 am

I loved your article, very well written. Looking forward to reading more in the future. You rock!

Comment by vyvanse on 12/28/11 at 12:28 pm

No one is obsessed with hating her. If she stopped scheduling photo ops with someone else’s kids, tweeting about the kids, (1 tweet revealed the name of the school) encouraging her fans/entourage to cyberbully the kids’ mother while having these people around the kids, it could be better. She digs her own grave. There is proof of bullying; LeAnn went shopping with the fan who tweets the worst things to Brandi, and the kids were WITH THEM. The same paps show up to photograph them all the time because she has a deal with them.There’s evidence to back up what Brandi’s been saying. It’s not hard to see what happened because LeAnn left what amounts to a paper trail in the cyber universe. Darrell Brown talks about questioning Brandi’s sons to see what they want to do on Xmas, he talks about biological moms who abuse their kids, he talks about being around Brandi’s kids and talking to them about what needs to be said- this man is NOTHING to those kids. Save your sympathy for the kids.

Comment by ProudJewishGirl on 12/28/11 at 12:36 pm

You go girl!  The puppet (and probably with the blessing of the master) tried to bully you and I am proud of you for standing up for yourself.  To liken a personal opinion piece to the atrocity of genocide is absurd and only serves to illustrate the small minds behind the writing.

Comment by Daisy on 12/28/11 at 5:21 pm

Brown is riding his 3 legged horse to death. Rimes behaved amorally, broke up a marriage, hurt and permanently damaged 2 boys, who are her victims not her step sons, no matter how hard she caws otherwise. Her passion for defending her lout, cheater of a husband shows that she knows how callow and shallow her new man is, and at the end of the day and all the surgeries and clothing suggestions Eddie makes so LeAnn looks just like her predecessor, LeAnn knows Eddie is only there for the money. LeAnn we all see exactly what you are and that you use men to do your bidding, all while a man uses you until you laughably all used up and tossed aside. So enjoy the ride until Brandi III shows up in Eddies life and see how hard he rides you through divorce court. Tick Tock.

Comment by Posey on 12/28/11 at 7:42 pm

Love your work here! I stay away from twitter and don’t comment on gossip blogs but LR’s selfish antics have been getting worse over the last 12 months. I’ve been hoping they’d be exposed at some point to a wider audience - karma has been taking way too long to kick in here. Looking forward to reading more of your work.

Comment by Jen L on 12/29/11 at 3:30 am

Like it or not, Mr. Brown is protected by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, much in the same way as Ms. Angel is.  This is not to suggest that what he said is either right or wrong.  I’ve heard people use the Holocaust to justify all sorts personal missions, unfortunately.  And it’s not just Jews that are offended by this, but all people.  Mr. Darrell also has a right to be offended to read that his friend Ms. Rhimes referred to as a whore.  But that’s free speech, the good, bad, and the ugly.  Ms. Angel is naive to expect an apology.  The fact that it’s the Holocaust doesn’t change things.  This is the business she is in.

Comment by Missy on 12/29/11 at 12:37 pm

@Missy the right to free speech that you are speaking about refers to the government infringing upon what people say, and has nothing to do with what an idiot writes in a blog or on twitter…clearly comparing Ilana’s opinion of LR is NOT on par with the genocide of millions of men, women and children…it may very well be his opinion, but that just tells more about him than it does about anyone else…and if he does not want LR called a whore, he should advise her to not act like one, if you read the definition of whore, it includes “a promiscuous or immoral woman” so it seems to fit

Comment by tracy on 12/29/11 at 12:51 pm

@Missy Thanks to NDAA we no longer have 1st & 4th admendment rights.

Comment by Donna on 12/30/11 at 8:03 am

I know who Rimmes is,  but who is Darrell Brown and why does he deserve all this coverage - I’d guarantee not a person in five hundred has any ideas who/what/where/when he is.

Comment by george on 12/31/11 at 6:57 pm

Excellent response, i am extremely proud of you!

Comment by lauranoel kirk on 1/04/12 at 1:55 pm

Ilana, If they take you up on your gracious offer for a tour of the Shoah Foundation, may I suggest you include Ms. Leko?

Comment by Emilie Ruth on 1/07/12 at 9:52 am

as previously stated, i am so very proud of you- you have taken hold of a very nasty, vial “comments from an individual that really should be able to go back to nursery school; learn how to hold hands with other children, sing and play get along, drink his milk/eat cookies, say “please” and “thank you”, clean his mess and learn some manners.then “grow up and learn to be a “real man”. (A little monday humor)  anyway, thank you again and again for standing up for what you believe in and also having the guts to say that you will not tolorate the “childish actions” of mr. brown.  you have stated everything honestly, truthfully, graciously and professionally.  there is absolutely nothing that you have to apologize for. you continue to STAND TALL and SHINE as you are.  hopefully, mr brown will see (and probably feel) there errors of his ways.  you are my “present day Esther”.  thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Comment by lauranoelkirk on 1/09/12 at 10:10 am

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