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Re: Russell Armstrong is dead... (RHoBH)

  • That's terrible. They seemed like a sad couple but he must have been really depressed to go to that length. I feel awful for their child.
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  • I just came here to post this.  No matter what was going on with them, I feel terrible for Taylor and especially Kennedy.  How awful.
  • Oh my! Yeah, they really didn't seem like they had a happy life, but wow! I feel terrible for their daughter.

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  • Wow. That is awful. I feel terrible for Taylor and Kennedy.
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  • omg, thats so sad...and shocking. Poor Taylor to have to go through this.
  • Oh my gosh, how sad.

    Obviously there was a lot going on to drive him to this, but you have to wonder if being portrayed on national TV as a controlling a-hole (even if that's what he was) helped him get to this point.

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    that is so sad for taylor. way worse for kennedy.

    wow. really wasn't expecting that story.

  • I was shocked to hear this. So tragic for their child.
  • Wow that is really awful. I can't believe it.  I am sure being on the show just made life a lot worse for him.
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  • So sad and tragic. I'm sure Taylor is a mess.

    I hope Bravo doesn't exploit the issue further....

  • I know the new season is starting soon, so I wonder if they will be re-editing the show at all. I'm sure since Taylor had seperated him, there are some unfavorable views of him this coming season. I just hope the producers are respectful of this.

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  • imagecaseyandlizzie:
    I know the new season is starting soon, so I wonder if they will be re-editing the show at all. I'm sure since Taylor had seperated him, there are some unfavorable views of him this coming season. I just hope the producers are respectful of this.

    me too. thats a situation that doesnt need to be shared- EVEN on reality tv.

  • imagecaseyandlizzie:
    Oh my! Yeah, they really didn't seem like they had a happy life, but wow! I feel terrible for their daughter.

    This!  I was pretty shocked reading this on CNN this morning.

  • Wow... how incredibly sad for Taylor and especially Kennedy.
  • Wow I'm in shock! I just found this story online before coming over here and my jaw dropped. I am deeply saddened for Taylor and their daughter Kennedy. I agree with pp's that I hope Bravo doesn't exploit this further and they give Taylor the privacy she needs during this rough time.
  • That is messed up.
  • Oh wow! Didn't see this coming at all. How sad for his family.
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  • Wow, I just saw this.  I feel so bad for Taylor and her daughter.  I was just reading about his past and how he had been in several abusive relationships, it is too bad he couldn't get the help he obviously needed.
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  • I remember feeling a bit sorry for him when he was so uncomfortable at some of the parties.  I thought he was just very unsocial or quiet though.  He must have been depressed.  Later on I saw how he was a jerk to Taylor and now I'm reading about his abusive past.  I feel bad for those he left behind.
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  • This is so sad and shocking. I feel terrible for Kennedy (and Taylor) - and for Russell that he felt this was his only option. I hope Bravo will be sensitive to Taylor and Kennedy and re-edit if need be so as not to exploit this tragedy. 
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    Yikes. I don't feel bad for him, only the ones who had to be around him.

    I agree.  I know you are not supposed to speak poorly of the deceased, but I still think the guy is a jerk.  I think it's awful that he left his daughter without a father (although I realize that people are that depressed and want to kill themselves are not thinking rationally, etc.). 

    I also think that show is an easy scapegoat.  While I think it can put a lot of pressure and unwanted spotlight on people, I just think that there was much more going on.  He blamed the show for the loss of the marriage, his businesses, etc., but I don't know, that just doesn't sit right with me.  The editing would have to be pretty great to portray you in a way that is not the way you are at all.  It was also pretty obvious from the get go that things were not great between the two of them. 

    I'm also appalled that on GMA this morning, his stepmother claimed that Taylor was partially to blame because she wanted to keep up with her "extravagent lifestyle."  Ugh really?

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