The ex-fiance of RHOA Kandi Burruss was fatally beaten during a brawl outside an Atlanta strip club earlier tonight.
Friends say Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, a former drug dealer, was beaten and stomped by a group of men in the parking lot of famed strip club The Body Tap early Saturday morning. He was transported by ambulance to Piedmont hospital where he died from blunt force injuries to the brain.
Police questioned patrons inside the club after the incident but no arrests were made. Contrary to rumors, no guns or knives were involved.
The news of AJ’s death spread rapidly through the industry via Twitter and word of mouth. Jewell was very popular within Atlanta’s music industry, but he gained exposure on a national level via the reality TV show RHOA as Burruss’ fiance who was scorned by her mother for having multiple baby mamas. The couple separated after the premiere of Season 2, but they remained friends.
AJ leaves behind 6 beautiful children.
Update: Sources say AJ was in negotiations to buy The Body Tap when he was killed.
The Atlanta Police Department has arrested a man named Fredrick Richardsonand charged him with the voluntary manslaughter of Kandi Burruss’ fianceAshley Jewell. Ashley was beaten to death late last night outside of the Body Tap gentlemen’s club in Atlanta. Kandi’s publicist states via the AJC:
“Kandi is devastated as she is also mourning the death of her uncle, Ralph Leslie, and is attending his funeral today,” TreMedia said in a statement on behalf of the reality star Saturday. “She has no statement to make at this time and asks for privacy. There are no final details on the death of AJ.”
Kandi posted on Twitter very early this morning: • im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone.
• I could never n a million years imagine this happening. please pray for AJ’s children. that’s who im the most concerned 4.
• im bout 2 giv my swollen eyes sum rest now. i just wanted to say thanks 2 every1 for their prayers. i gotta get up & go 2 my uncle’s funeral
Other reports are giving details of the beating saying it all stemmed from a business deal gone wrong. AJ was allegedly in negotiations to buy the gentlemen’s club for $1 million and the deal was supposedly complete on AJ’s end earlier this week. The current owner apparently had some issues with the contract, and coincidentally, the owner’s husband’s “friends” were involved in this fatal fight as well.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kandi and AJ’s family and friends at this time.
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