Black Celebrity Men

Due to recent events, I am compelled to respond in detail to accusations made against me, by my daughters. I love my Daughters, but I will not allow my children to disrespect me in my home. Contrary to what I have been accused of, I would never beat my children. Perhaps, I should have been a stronger disciplinarian as they were growing up. I worked very hard so that my children would want for nothing. In hindsight, I see that it was a mistake to give them everything they wanted so that they could have the childhood I never had. Unfortunately, they have taken me, and the privileged life I have given them, completely for granted.

Instead of being appreciative and realizing how fortunate they are, my children have an inflated sense of entitlement and expectation without having to work or earn their way.

However, my 'children' are no longer children, they are adults and I am trying to instill in them values and a work ethic of their own. My mother always told me "too many grown people can't live in one house" so I encourage them to have their own homes if they cannot abide by the rules of mine. I am not an uptight Dad, I am as hip as they come but I will not tolerate being taken advantage of or disrespected, especially in my home. I've been working since the age of 14, I bought my first car by myself. Nobody gave me a car. My kids don't even remember their first car. I grew up with 6 of us in an apartment fighting over one bathroom. My kids have never had to share a bathroom, let alone a bedroom.

I'm asking everyone to let this one go... I'm only being a good parent. I'm a great father and everyone who knows me, knows this is true.

Thank you so much,

With all my love,
Teddy Riley

“The stuff they wrote about Halle Berry was totally false! They said something like I busted her eardrum and I’m tired of it. I never said it [before] but I’m so tired of people thinking that I’m the guy [who did it]. Wesley Snipes busted her eardrum, not me!...I have men come up to me like, 'How could you just leave Halle Berry?' I'm like, how could you just leave the last relationship you was in? They would probably crucify Jesus again just to get with her. It's funny because the stars that get all of the good write-ups, you go and meet them and they are total assholes. She is just a woman, but because her name is in lights, people are damned near ready to bare their souls."

@BitaBeauty child?? We're the same age! What the heck are u saying u dumb broad...stay in ur place! 6:21 PM Dec 23rd from UberTwitter in reply to BitaBeauty

@BitaBeauty smile?? Would u smile if that happen to u? I don't think so. U are every reason why this went down. Don't talk to me golddigger! 7:09 PM Dec 23rd from UberTwitter in reply to BitaBeauty

@BitaBeauty and U R NOT MY FAMILY!!! What the heck, not even close. Need I remind u he's known u for what 2 months?? Ur totally disposable 7:10 PM Dec 23rd from UberTwitter in reply to BitaBeauty

"Finally got an airdate for Season 3. Not sure if I'm allowed to put it out yet, so I'll just say you got about three months."

“You can’t imagine how much I need to be in front of the people right now,” Perry said on his Web site. “To get that give-and-take, I am so looking forward to it. Can you believe it’s been 5 years since I’ve toured? So I’m coming to make you hurt yourself in a good way. This is truly my BIGGEST and BEST PLAY EVER! Trust me when I tell you, I need to laugh and make you laugh even harder. All I want to say is that if you have not seen 'MADEA' live on stage you haven't seen Madea at all. In the movies, I'm limited but on stage...FREEEEEEDDOMMMM!! LOL. I’ve done some things in this show that have never been seen in a play before. The show is hilarious! I mean, it’s so funny that we can’t get through rehearsals. We’re trying to get it all out now. And the music! The music is off the chain. So come on out, I’d love to see you there. It’s bigger and better than anything I’ve ever done. I’m excited about it, I really am.”

“What’s weird is when you meet a girl who is 23 and you are talking to her, even her voice is high-pitched, she’s young. You ask her how old she is, she says, ‘23, how old are you?’ and when I tell her I’m 41 it’s like I’ve just told her I have cancer. It’s ‘Oh my God, how long have you had that?’”