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Lee Thompson Young Dead!!! Is Said To Commit Suicide After Embracing YORUBA by holajhdeee(m): 10:09am On Aug 21, 2013
Actor Lee Thompson Young committed suicide in his apartment yesterday by shooting himself, now E online is reporting that the actor's behaviour changed after he 'began practicing Yoruba'. What the heck are these people saying? Yoruba is not a religion. Read the report below and share your thoughts

From E online.com
"The Rizzoli & Isles star, who was 29 at the time of his death, "didn't drink or party," says a source, adding,  "He was the opposite. Lee loved to travel and was always the first to tell everyone to take a breath and enjoy the beauty of life." He was always "gentle and unassuming," despite his early success, and didn't have the typical "look-at-me" attitude.
That said, those close to Young noticed things "really changed" a few years ago when he began practicing Yorůbá, an Africa-based religion which has a saying, "iku ya j'esin", meaning  "death is preferable to ignominy." Some have questioned whether this means that suicide is an acceptable way to preserve personal or family honor in the face of public shame.
However, Yorůbá culture icon and Chief Priest of Osogbo, Araba Ifayemi Osundagbonu Elebuibon, told the National Mirror earlier this year that the religion "[does] not support suicide. Their belief is that if somebody commits suicide, they will be punished in the hereafter."

The Famous Jett Jackson star "took [his religion] to the next level and started wearing white all of the time," says a source, adding, "This religion was everything to him."  Although he reportedly took a break from practicing Yorůbá, he recently returned to the religion. Just before his death, he visited a small village in Africa for something reportedly related to the religion.

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Re: Lee Thompson Young Dead!!! Is Said To Commit Suicide After Embracing YORUBA by DesChyko1(m): 10:48am On Aug 21, 2013
Re: Lee Thompson Young Dead!!! Is Said To Commit Suicide After Embracing YORUBA by abdulaz: 11:40am On Aug 21, 2013
I neva know say yoruba don turn religion o!!! cry

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