Hollywood Actor
Lee Thompson Young committed suicide in his apartment on Monday by shooting
himself.
E online reported
that the actor's behaviour changed after he 'began practicing Yoruba'.
"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 Yorùbá, 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, Yorùbá culture icon and Chief Priest of Osogbo, Araba Ifayemi
Osundagbonu Elebuibon, told theNational 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 Yorùbá, he recently returned to the religion. Just before his death, he visited a small village in Africa for something reportedly related to the religion.
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 Yorùbá, he recently returned to the religion. Just before his death, he visited a small village in Africa for something reportedly related to the religion.
Yoruba is not a religion but a tribe in Nigeria, this whole hypothesis is wrong
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