Update 7/22: Kesha Nichols defends Richard Jefferson.Richard Jefferson had a $2 million wedding planned with former Nets dancer, and now former fiance, Kesha Ni'cole Nichols last weekend. Tons of people, plenty of paparazzi and celebrities galore were going to swarm to the wedding. It was going to be a grand affair, for sure.
But we found out today, according to the NY Post, that Jefferson called the dogs off. On Friday. And apparently didn't really tell anyone.
Yes, it is, in fact, extremely awkward.
"He called about two hours before the wedding. It was nuts," said one Jefferson pal.Well, I think it's pretty obvious who made out the best here: Jefferson lost a really attractive girl and spent a ton of money on a wedding that didn't happen, Nichols got publicly burnt (like toast, playa!), but all Jefferson's of boys got to party on his Black Amex (which, apropos of nothing, is WAY more baller than the crummy Visa Black card). Advantage, friends of Richard Jefferson.
He never showed up at the hotel, but "all his boys were there," the friend said. "He gave his best friend the Black Amex [credit card] for the night."
Of course, Nichols doesn't seem that perturbed by the whole thing, at least according to a "Nichols family insider" who told the Post that "She just wants to keep this as quiet as possible and move on. She's doing just fine."
Right. Of course she is. Her famous fiance ditched her just mere hours before her wedding, national news outlets are talking about it, and now she's single again. Juuuuuust fine. (That coincidentally, is the same answer I get whenever I ask jobless friends how things are going.) But aside from the unlikelihood that she is doing "fine," it seems worthwhile to point out that this kind of makes Jefferson a bit of a jerk-store, no?
I mean, I'm all for "following your heart" and "not getting married because you're freaking out about the whole thing and OHMYGOD this all just happened to fast" and whatnot, but come on, guy. Hours before the wedding? And you didn't call your friends? That's just perpetuating all kinds of stereotypes about dudes that we don't need.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 12)
7-15-2009 @ 12:00PM
finestdj said...
I rather take the loss, then loose half of everything in the long run...
You can tell she's in it for the money...
Let's see if she marrys are regular Joe Blow now..LMAO
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7-16-2009 @ 9:38AM
Allie said...
It's LOSE not LOOSE and how can you tell that she was in it for the money? What exactly was it about the posting would even make you think that.
7-22-2009 @ 11:15PM
les0226 said...
It's called a PRE-NUP!!! DUH!!!! So if it was "love" they could have done the pre-nup and got on w/it. Maybe he didn't do it because she wouldn't sign one. But he still should have been a bit more of a "man and not just leave her at the alter.
7-15-2009 @ 12:31PM
imshortyk said...
He wasn't ready, big surprise. He's a young athlete. Dude said he can get with MORE cheerleaders instead of marrying just one! Haha.
And hey, I resent that jobless comment! I'm currently without one and I'm doing TERRIBLE! Lol.
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7-15-2009 @ 2:01PM
cat1bb1 said...
Give me a break, he's 29! I bet he went to San Antonio and saw something out there and thought things might be big bigger and better. He will be married in a year and get taken for a loser, watch.
7-15-2009 @ 12:33PM
PAYROLLJUNKI said...
I feel bad for her because I'm sure she was excited about the wedding they only had hours to go before saying I do and he's a no show. Wow! hopefully she'll bounce back,It's better she know now then later I guess.. Poor Girl what a guy!
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7-16-2009 @ 4:50AM
drevean said...
Of course she was excited.
HALF!
7-24-2009 @ 7:20PM
hot patterson said...
Yes, your right what a creep.. He could have let her know days before, instead of waiting 2 hours before the wedding. What goes around will come around.. (believe it)
7-15-2009 @ 12:33PM
Ed Fielding said...
Jefferson is one of the lucky ones even if it did cost a couple of mil. It could have been much worse. Just ask Greg Norman. I'm also lucky. Never had nothing so my wife can't take nothing. Please forgive the double negative.
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7-15-2009 @ 10:08PM
Davis10Oregon1 said...
AMEN TO THAT...
7-16-2009 @ 7:54AM
Janeyre said...
I like your style... Great comments... Ha, ha, ha... This coming from a female... At least you have a better chance of marriage for love. Not money...
7-15-2009 @ 1:07PM
Marlene said...
He must have felt that it wasn't right! Better to call it off at the last minute than to make a huge mistake, one that will cost you big time in the end!
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7-15-2009 @ 2:23PM
joaquin said...
I suppose this all happened on the "spur" of the moment...
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7-15-2009 @ 2:30PM
lamy314 said...
As an invited wedding guest and friend, get the facts straight. His friends knew days before but decided to spend the weekend in NY anyway since they already had their plane tickets. I'm amazed how the media has skewed the facts, but now I know that in the future, I'll take everything they say with a grain of salt.
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7-15-2009 @ 9:20PM
mmayb58229 said...
OK - then what REALLY happened...
7-15-2009 @ 9:44PM
KELLY said...
Ummmm yeah. So they all knew DAYS before and she didn't know until a couple of hours before? The news got it perfectly right. He's a jackass and apparently so are his friends.
7-15-2009 @ 2:35PM
Officer Nichols said...
Im sure he found out about her bacchelorette party and just cancelled it, or maybe he realized she was with him for his money. We dont know, we wasn't there.
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7-15-2009 @ 3:25PM
vonhanep said...
He chickened out after she told him that she wasn't going to let him wear his face mask to bed.
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7-15-2009 @ 3:44PM
Linwood said...
hey stop judging Richard he knows why he called it off..this wasnt the first and wont be the last time for something like this happening..he rather take the 2 million loss that mabye 10 million in a few years..take your time Richard..there are plenty of young ladies out there
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7-15-2009 @ 4:09PM
Sonya said...
Good for him! A 2 million dollar wedding. Ridiculous!!! He got off cheap. Can you imagine what she would ahve taken when she wanted a divorce!??? Marriage is not a good Busienss move these days!!!!!!! Especially for these rich guys!!!
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