Bebe Winans

Singers Aretha Franklin (L) and Bebe Winans perform onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images) more pics » BeBe Winans' mugshot. BeBe Winans may sing glory to the Lord for a living, but he's singing the jailhouse blues after getting hauled downtown for beating his ex-wife. The 46-year-old gospel singer is facing charges of domestic abuse, stemming from an incident on Valentine's Day. The Smoking Gun dug up the court documents, which show Winans in a less-than-Godly light: Gospel singer BeBe Winans was booked yesterday on a domestic assault ... Read Full Story

Oprah Winfrey says she's keeping singer BeBe Winans off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved. The gospel singer had taped appearances on Winfrey's "karaoke challenge" and was on last Friday. Following the show, some bloggers questioned whether Winfrey was guilty of a double standard by including Winans when she took a strong stand against domestic violence following Chris Brown's assault of then-girl friend Rihanna. Winans was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault last winter for allegedly pushing ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground. He has a court date set for Jan. 20. Winfrey spokesman Don Halcombe says Winans is off the ... Read Full Story

Bebe Winans Arrested,Bebe Winans Divorce: the BeBe Winans mug shot after he was arrested in February 2009. While BeBe Winans was arrested in February, Oprah fans are questioning the logic of Winans’ subsequent appearances on the talk show even after Oprah’s covering of the Rihanna Chris Brown matter. In February 2009, Debra Winans, married to Bebe for 16 years, claimed the singer threw her to the ground in front of their children Bebe Winans Arrested,Bebe Winans Divorce: the BeBe Winans mug shot after he was arrested in February 2009. While BeBe Winans was arrested in February, Oprah fans are questioning the logic of Winans’ ... Read Full Story

Yesterday we reported that Oprah Winfrey was permitting her friend, Bebe Winans to appear on her karoke show despite the fact that he has been accused and was arrested for domestic violence. Oprah spoke out against domestic violence as something she simply could not tolerate and consequently, banned Chris Brown from her show. So imagine our anger when Bebe Winans, who had been appearing in her show promos, was set to appear on her show despite his arrest right after the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident. Oprah’s spokesman Don Halcombe announced that Bebe would be cut from the show and would only say that the decision ... Read Full Story

I am not an Oprah fan….. I used to be one of those big Oprah fans and dedicated supporters who loved the show and everything else affiliated with Oprah Winfrey. I was proud to see a strong, black woman rise up from a troubled childhood and climb the ladder of success, but in recent years my support of Oprah has dwindled tremendously. I don’t watch her show and I wouldn’t even consider picking up an issue of her magazine. But this blog post is not about the various reasons I no longer support the Big O. This blog post is about Oprah’s continued support ... Read Full Story