On Christmas Eve of all days, shocking footage hit the net of Raz-B and his brother Ricky Romance making claims that Chris Stokes (manager of Omarion and Marques Houston) molested them as well as other members in the group. He also makes molestation charges against Marques Houston. I will let the videos speak for themselves.
Part 1- Raz-B speaks to Marques Houston’s Family
Part 2- Ricky Romance confronts Chris Stokes on the phone
Allhiphop.com has a letter from Ricky Romance on the matter, here is an excerpt:
” I know everyone has heard the stories about Chris being a pedophile. That’s true as well. Somebody needs to call the DA that’s on Michael Jackson’s back because he could get a conviction on this case. Okay, I’ll take my time with this one. Remember, Quindon? Everyone may be wondering where he is. Well he lives in Texas now and he is a born-again Christian. When he joined his church, he stood up to testify. He told his entire congregation that while his was a young boy being managed by Chris Stokes, Chris used to molest him. He spoke of a “secret group” of them (Marques Houston included) that used to jack each other off and perform oral sex on each other but no penetration. I know yall are reading this like “this person is trippin” but I have no reason to lie. I have seen this drama unfold for years. I was never told this story. I watched it play out from the time IMX was Immature (before LDB came along) until this very second. CHris had even been to court before behind a similar situation. Do your research if you want to know about that one. All this sudden success stuff you see going on with TUG and Chris Stokes are ALL THANKS TO JARELL, DREUX, MARIO and OMARI. Chris has been in the industry and nobody has wanted to mess with him but the industry already wanted B2K before Chris pulled a shady and stole them. So in order to get to B2K, they had to deal with Chris. There is over 10 years of history I could give you about that camp but there is not enough time in the world.
I just wanted to say all this because B2K, all four members, are another set of victims at the hand of a sick man, Chris Stokes. The other three got smart (I am so proud of them) and Omari is being brainwashed. He’s a good kid but that’s what he is when it’s all said and done…a kid. Omari doesn’t have a voice of reason in his corner. The person who should be his voice of reason is also brainwashed. Good luck Omari. To all the B2K fans, I know yall are hurt. This is the way I felt when Jodeci broke up. But everything is going to come out. Just continue to support the boys and pray for them, especially Omari, he needs it.”
Chris Stokes responded to these allegations with this statement:
The accusations that Demario “Raz B” Thorton and Ricardo Thorton have made are vehemently false and hold no merit. I have recently stopped financially supporting both individuals along with assisting them with their criminal and legal matters which leads me to believe they are resentful and looking to benefit financially from this. My family is my first priority and the reason why I have been so supportive of them. In bringing these false claims, they have not only slandered me, they have also put me in a position to ensure that the truth is known and I will take all legal routes to protect myself, my family and my four children. It’s also quite ironic that these statements were made only 2 weeks after they were denied admittance by a venue for an event I hosted in Beverly Hills.”
Wow…this a pretty crazy and unexpected story developing. I really don’t know how to call this one. Making up molestation charges, which is already a very taboo subject, seems like an incredibly extreme thing to do in response to being denied financial assistance and entrance into a party…so I’m less inclined to believe that it what is happening here. Honestly, when it comes to Show biz nothing surprises me, and I can’t put anything past anybody…so I’m just going to remain on the fence. However, if these allegations are in fact true then Chris definitely belongs in prison. It’s very suspect to air him out through You Tube, but I will give him credit for speaking on such a painful (if true) topic…even though it could’ve been done in a more legitimate way. We’ll see how this story develops over the next few weeks, but there is plenty of mud being thrown each direction. Ray-J has even gotten into the mix with a song calling out Chris Stokes and Marques Houston (Click here to listen). I guess everyone is trying to make some money off this. At any rate…it’s a terrible situation that we may never know the entire truth about.
What do you guys think of these allegations? Is Raz-B’s timing a little suspect or is it just important that he spoke up? Is he making this up for attention or could there be some truth to what he is saying? Did their families accept what was going on because the boys were making so much money? Does this make you look at B2K, Marques Houston, and Omarion any differently?
P.S.- Let’s keep the discourse at a reasonably intelligent level.
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This whole situation is so crazy that I am speechless… and that rarely happens. Stokes has always seemed like a sleezy type of guy… like many in the music industry… but to go as far as molesting these child stars. Man this is crazy… I dont look at any of the guys differently but the way the group broke up makes a lot more sense now… those boys were making major money at that time and just getting into their young adulthood… they took a stand… and it would have made more sense if they came out then rather than waiting…
TO be honest, I am not completely surprised. I was a huge B2K fan … I mean I have every CD that ever came out had posters all over the place but I wasn’t completely convivced that they were what they seemed. Even though I joked about it, I was a tiny bit serious when I that at tleast one member of the group wasn’t “all man” (to quote Raz-B). Does anyone remember the explosive video testimonies the group put out when they broke away from Chris Stokes? They siad back then that Stokes “raped” them, who knows how they meant it.
It’s plausible that the events mentiones could have happened. He was a man in a position of power and they were young boys willign to do whatever they had to do to get ahead. People still joke even now about Marques Houston and the possiblity of Omarion and Bow Wow being an “item”. They have all had questionable behovior from jump, even when Immature was just coming out.
I’m not signing on as a Raz-B supporter because it’s his word against Chris Stokes and we’ll never know who’s tellign the truth. But I’m not entirely convinced he’s lying either.
Heard about this a year or so ago. Shady… probably true. It’s really a shame for those guys who were just kids at the time. I’m sure it really damaged them mentally. If anything, this guy should file criminal charges against Chris Stokes. If Stokes did molest them he should go to prison and pay for what he did. Though, this would ruin the reputation and careers of Omarion & Marques Houston…
Maybe that’s the underlying intention of the surfacing of these videos… The guys who made these videos are just as bad as Chris Stokes. This all could have been done without dragging all these people through the mud.
One of the things I really don’t agree with about this situation is Raz-B and Ricky Romance putting the other people on blast about what happened. It is one thing to want to air out your dirty laundry, but to expose private and traumatic details about OTHER people’s lives to add credibility to your story is just totally wrong. It is not their place to speak on what the other guys went through publicly regardless of whether it is true. It’s not fair to cause other people humiliation to prove a point or get back at Chris Stokes. They have taken away those people’s rights to deal with things the best way they know how to and probably caused them even more pain.
^ i did not even think about that. However, it is a crazy story. It is funny b/c my sister for the past year have always said something is not right with Chris Stokes, she did not know if he was a shady business man or something else, but something did not sit right with him. But those guys are bold for putting their personal business on youtube b/c if he did not do it, it is a slander suit waiting to happen. In addition, this case is beyond business, it is within family, so it is definitely tearing the family apart. Hopefully, the truth comes out and punishment goes out to the guilty.
From the very day that I saw Chris Stokes and Raz B showin off their homes on MTV Cribs, I said that guy is not right. Do you remember that picture that was on his wall of him and one of those boys from the boy group (think Raz-B or Lil Fizz) it looked so obvious! Anyway, I don’t think that these guys are going to gain anything from their allegations. I think that they just want the truth to come out. I hope that they will receive justice cause any kind of abuse, expecially sexual abuse is not right!
Sexual molestion is something that is difficult to charge an adult, when they are offending a male child. The reason, is unfortunate, but true that boys are less likely to come forward and express that they were victims. There is unfortunately a ‘gay’ connotation put on the victim, if they are male. This is why I believe Raz B.
ALL I CAN SAY IS CHRIS STOKES IS A ASS HE NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH
FOR REAL
For real, I just read that Vibe article and am seriously disturbed about all of this.
Well, where the hell to begin. I think I’ll be real, I’ve never f**king liked Chris Stokes. Everything about that man spelled trouble. I’m a singer (not professionally, just listing my talent) and I’ve always had people come to me and ask if I was interested in getting a record deal. Because of people like Chris and others like Diddy ( yeah, I don’t like his ass either) I would never get into the industry. Even as a kid the site of the man made me sick! I remember the fisrt time I actually seen that man in a picture taken by the photogs at Word Up! magazine. All I could think was,” Ill!”. Anyway, there have been a couple of things that I’ve come across one way or another that made think way different about Chris. The first was I went to a concert…Scream Tour 2 with a friend of mine for my 16th birthday. I remember standing there looking at the boys performing and in the middle of the whole thing lights flashing and all, all I could say to my friend was,”Do you think they get paid?”. I still don’t know where the hell that came from, but if you paid attention to the 106 and Park episode when Raz, Boog and Fizz were on they called Chris and asked about the money the three of them claimed they never received. AJ asked Chris at least 3-4 good times and Chris never gave him a straight answer. If he wasn’t hesitating he was stalling. That man from that day forward proved to be full of S-H-I Capital T ever since. In addition to that, there was this guy I met one night at this club in LA. I and Bootz (yes, I know that heffer too) stopped and talked to him for a minute. he was tryoing to get her number so natually he would tell her all about his endeavors in the music industry and what group he was a part of. Now, at the time, I remembered the name of the group because he was signed by Wyclef??? Anyway, I remember that from a concert I had gone to a few months back. I then began talking to this dude about his work and told me that Chris was his manager. I said something and he told me dude was gay!!!! I looked at him all crazy and said that Chris was married. He then informed me that he was sure he was gay didn’t want to get into details, but knew for damn sure he had more nuts in him than a fruit cake. Now, why the hell he would tell me that, I have no clue. The conversation wasn’t even headed in that direction. And as much as I detest the asshole, I never thought that ugly of him. As a matter of fact, that’s the only time I’ve heard of that. Now, I’d like to continue with my rant, but I get to go. I’ll contiune a little later.
^yo,my girl,are you serious?
Because,that’s some serious shit!
His he really gay?
Ps:please,continue your rant,because inquirying minds like me,wanna know!
Pss:do you know of anyone else,in the industry that’s gay?
And if Chris Stokes really did that to them poor boys,my heart and prayer’s go out to them and their family.
GOD,never sleeps.He sees everything.And everything will come out eventually!
And the guilty will be punished.That’s my believe!!!
So, continuing with my rant….
There’s always two sides to deal with in matters like this. Oh yes! Ricky and Raz are going to get there’s too. For those who don’t know what the heck is going on, Raz made a statement that everything he said about Chris was a lie and he sincerely apologized to him and anyone that he may have hurt in the process. Some of you’ll may feel like he just simply needs to get his story straight or just disappear in some far away corner of the earth because he’s washed up anyway. I mean, that is the only reason that the two of them decided to put themselves on blast, right??? I don’t think so! I do feel to a certain extent that Chris may have done some things to them that would definitely qualify him as a first class asshole and pedophile, but the real big issue I’m having at the moment is with how they went about the whole ordeal. There are hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of people who have been and/or being molested by someone they trust or look up to like a relative or friend of the family. Some are worse off and live in a totalitarian, communist, third world country type of society where there is a strong chain of command and those who are at the bottom don’t have a voice like we do here in America. They’ve tried everything to get these assholes convicted and due to some bogus technicality, they get off to live another day doing the devils dirty deeds. Not only are these victims hurt and embarassed by the whole thing, but the bastard got away! Its like adding insult to injury…to the 25th power. But for these boys (uh-huh, yea that’s right) to come out of there face to intentionally embarrass someone, whether it hold truth or not, using something as severe as molestation is dead wrong no matter what. I say this because no one who has common since is going to come of the cuff with a profound accusation such as this one about someone, get paid to shut up and then turn right around and say it ain’t so. ALL of the credibility they had if they do go to court is gone! From the gate, even if they initially went about the whole thing wrong ( posting shit up on myspace about it…I’ll get to that later) they still had a chance to win their case because they technically didn’t lie about anything then (and not to say they are now, it just looks really bad). What judge is going to play this monkey he said, she said B.S. game with them? You need real evidence to hold your case up in court. Witnesses, testimony, if you’re lucky, video tapes. Any of these things sound *formiliar? So, myspace, I happened to be on myspace one day checking things out and I came across some bulletin that Ricky had posted. Now, I typically ignore them, but this one caught my eye. Clicked on the title “Chris Stokes Is A Child Molester and I’m Going To Prove It” and read the message. I immediately replied and received an answer. Furthermore, recently around that time, I came across this blog on incitingariot.com where this lady who worked for T.U.G. many years unfolded alot about the guys over there. All I can say is DAMN!!! It was an eternity long and-I-still-haven’t-told-you-everything blog about all the crazy, nasty, unruly, abusive both physical and verbal bullshit I’ve ever seen. I posted it to prove an indirect point in my blog section on myspace. In other words, I was using this blog as an example of just how fucked the industry and moreso people in general can be. I thought that if I told him I had this blog that his supposed “well educated” ass would do a formal investigation compiling all kinds of numbers and information on the asshole to turn into the Fed’s, but of course, that’s what the hell I get for putting shit passed people.. I mean we’re only talking about getting a man convicted of a felony here. No biggie. So, I copied and pasted it to a message and sent it to him. Not two seconds had past before this idiot had posted part 1 thru I don’t know 90 copied and pasted excerpts from the damn blog I sent him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fucking stupid can you get?! He could have at least been honest about where the hell he got it from. Not that I’m looking for any recognition because truly I want no part in this drama. I just had some things I needed to rant about. But he could have done what I did, say where the damn thing originated from. But hey, that’s Ricky Romance for you. So damn busy trying to get attention you lost your education and did the last thing a college grad would do, find a damn why to get in fucking trouble….
By-the-way, all of what you see in quotations at the top of the page came from my blog that I found another blog spot. The letter off allhiphop.com may have come from Ricky, but those aren’t his words.