http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/apmusic_story.asp?category=1403&slug=People%20Bryan%20AbramsTV anchor sues former Color Me Badd singer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Bryan Abrams, a former singer with the 1990s boy band Color Me Badd, is being sued for $16,000 that his ex-wife alleges he owes in back child support.
Shon Gables, a news anchor for WCBS in New York City, filed the lawsuit and appeared in Oklahoma County District Court earlier this week with the singer's other ex-wife, Ashly Abrams.
The 35-year-old Abrams was one of the founding members of the Oklahoma-based quartet, whose debut album, "C.B.M.," sold more than 8 million copies. Their hits included "I Wanna Sex You Up" and "I Adore Mi Amor."
Gables estimates she has spent $10,000 trying to recover support owed by Abrams, who now works in an Oklahoma City tire store.
Ashly Abrams, a hairdresser, said she helped pay Bryan Abrams' legal fees against Gables until their own three-year marriage ended in 2003. The singer has played no role in the life of their 3-year-old daughter, Ashly Abrams alleges.
Bryan Abrams issued a statement claiming, "My ex-wife's allegations are simply that: 'allegations.' I prefer to tell my side of the story in court, where I am confident that God will see that truth prevails."
Abrams attorney, Floyd Taylor, told District Judge Allen J. Welch that his client didn't know about the child support agreement and is seeking to have it overturned.
Abrams' fiance, Kim Frazier, said he is working on a new recording to follow his 2001 solo album, "Welcome to Me."
Gables says Abrams long ago spent all the money he made during his Color Me Badd days: "He has nothing to show for it, except the ASCAP publishing he co-owns with other members of the group."
― donut gon' nut (donut), Friday, 26 August 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)
oh my God
I haven't seen or talk to Bryan in a while but he is a beautiful person. He his a good guy but I am unaware of his level of faith. I can only pray that it is in the right place. If you read this Bryan we have come a long way from Parmalee Elem. as well as the days at OU. God Bless!
there may not be many messages on that board but they are pretty much all gold
― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Saturday, 27 August 2005 00:31 (twenty years ago)
I don't wanna quibble but the Color Me Bad album was
C.M.B. (duh) and not
C.B.M. as the piece suggests. Way to kick a tire salesman when he's down.
― gspm (gspm), Saturday, 27 August 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)
three years pass...
Color Me Badd crooner jailed in OKC
By The Associated Press
9/10/2008 10:58 AM
Last Modified: 9/10/2008 10:59 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Former Color Me Badd singer Bryan Abrams has been arrested on complaints of public drunkenness and domestic abuse.
Police say the 38-year-old was arrested Friday afternoon at a southwest Oklahoma City restaurant after they received a report of a drunken man causing a disturbance.
A police report indicates a waiter at the restaurant said he saw Abrams punch a woman in the face.
The report says Abrams had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol.
Jail records indicate Abrams remained behind bars Monday at the Oklahoma County Jail.
Color Me Badd was an R&B group founded in 1990 by Abrams and three other Northwest Classen High School graduates. The group had several chart-topping singles including "All 4 Love" and "I Adore Mi Amor."
― R$ (The Reverend), Saturday, 25 October 2008 20:02 (seventeen years ago)