"Contender" Suicide Stuns Sly

[ChuckD]

It was a blow Sylvester Stallone didn't see coming.

The 58-year-old Rocky star says he and Mark Burnett were shocked to learn that Najai Turpin, a 23-year-old aspiring prize fighter who took part in their forthcoming elimination-style boxing reality series, The Contender, had committed suicide in Philadelphia earlier this week.

"I couldn't believe my ears so I asked him to repeat it," Stallone recounted to reporters in a conference call Thursday of first hearing the news from show coproducer Jeff Wald.

Turpin shot himself in the head Monday while sitting in a parked car with his girlfriend outside his gym at about 4 a.m. Police are investigating, but have not yet disclosed a reason for the suicide. Turpin's manager has said the young fighter "had a lot of stuff on his mind," including the drive-by murder of a fellow Philly boxer.

 

[La Mas Grande]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!
That Is So Sad.

 

[susiedeoro1]

wow....i'm speechless

 

[Enigma]

Thats sad man. 🙁

 

[Dayer]

🙁

 

[tanktruck]

Not to be mean but who cares!! If your gonna kill yourself because you have problems or have things on your mind then do it. If you rather put everyone who cares for you or knows you in pain. Then be a coward and blow your brains away!! It sad it happened but do you honestly think he cared about anyone else but himself.

 

[damianwild]

Turpin shot himself in the head Monday while sitting in a parked car with his girlfriend outside his gym

Well the worst thing is that he did it while his girlfriend was sitting next to him in the car - I am sure he destroyed HER life that night too - she is going to be in therapy for a long time....

 

[HennyLuv159]

Damn....that is sad.

 

[ChuckD]

Well the worst thing is that he did it while his girlfriend was sitting next to him in the car - I am sure he destroyed HER life that night too - she is going to be in therapy for a long time....

Yeah, that is really screwed up.

 

[Nyasia]

damn, I want to see that reality show, the only one that looks good and interesting.

 

[LaIndia320]

This is sad news, wow

 

[mike4949]

I heard about it 6 weeks ago. That's not good at all.

 

[damianwild]

damn, I want to see that reality show, the only one that looks good and interesting.

Nyasia it airs Monday but I have an advance screener if you want me to send you the show

 

[Nyasia]

Nyasia it airs Monday but I have an advance screener if you want me to send you the show

thanks Damian, but withmy hectic schedule I'm lucky if I can get an hours worth of tv latley!.lol

 

[damianwild]

thanks Damian, but withmy hectic schedule I'm lucky if I can get an hours worth of tv latley!.lol

I hear that - I have it and even I haven't had time to see it yet! LOL (mysteriously, I have had time, however, to post all over Clubfreestyle lol)

 

[Nyasia]

I hear that - I have it and even I haven't had time to see it yet! LOL (mysteriously, I have had time, however, to post all over Clubfreestyle lol)

WELL CF IS DIFFERENT CAUSE YOUR SITTING AT YOUR COMPUTER ALL DAY ANYWAY..LOL ,

 

[italo1]

WHEN AND WHAT CHANNEL WILL THE CONTENDER BE ON?. I DONT WANT TO MISS IT, IVE NEVER WATCHED ANY REALITY SHOWS BUT THIS ONE I DONT WANT TO MISS.

 

[4eVerFreeStyle]

It's on NBC I think at 9:30est, but please do not hold me to that. Go to TVguide.com and check your local listings (as will I).

I heard about that story and the show is going to keep the original format before his suicide in tack so we'll see him up until he does that.

It's a sad thing and whatever drove him to do that must have been something horrible for him to not even consider the people who care for him left behind.

It's very sad.

 

[italo1]

THANKS GINA , AND YES IT IS VERY SAD

 

[ricanlips4u]

Tragic. But I have to agree w/ TankTruck. Suicide is a very selfish act. You are only thinking about yourself! You leave so many unanswered questions, so many doubts and everybody wonders why they didnt see it coming and beat themselves up for the rest of their lives.. How sad is that??