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9 жыл бұрынIn 1982, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass was paralyzed from the chest down in a horrific car accident. In the wake of the accident, questions emerged about the mystery woman who was riding in the car with him. Now, Tenika Watson, that mystery woman, shares her side of the story. Tune in Sundays at 9pm/8c. For more on #WhereAreTheyNow, visit bit.ly/2dTkIT9
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@AlabamaPowell 6 жыл бұрын
I think she's been very respectful to him through the years. We don't have rights to whatever happened between them. What happened is the least of the story. His life was changed forever.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Girl what's that on your head?
@mstenikawatson7484 2 жыл бұрын
Y'all need to stop
@AlabamaPowell 2 жыл бұрын
@@mstenikawatson7484 it was the pandemic, I was quarantining and my little hat made me feel better. I hope that's okay.
@mstenikawatson7484 2 жыл бұрын
@@AlabamaPowell well I guess it's okay this time. But I suggest you don't let it happen again sweetie. At least not while I'm around. Thank you
@lifegoeson1007 5 ай бұрын
@@mstenikawatson7484 I don’t know what that woman had on her head but, did you need to be so rude?
@spfdff 5 жыл бұрын
Does any of this even really matter? Teddy was incredibly talented and left a beautiful legacy for people to enjoy. Don’t trivialize his life, by dissecting and analyzing his death.
@melanciafan 4 жыл бұрын
This video isn't about his death, it's about the car accident that paralyzed him. He survived this.
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
whose analysis?Tennika's?
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
@Tenika Watson Are you really our very own Tenny,,or are you an impostor? Can you prove that by posting a video speech on your channel and inform us about it?
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
@Tenika Watson fake youtube account. If you don't wanna do a video to proof to us you are who you claim to be, then why are you keeping the DNA as proof. You envious people trying to destroy Teddy Pendegrass' reputation....
@josephbishara4791 3 жыл бұрын
It matters because a trans woman (a man) can ruin the legacy of a famous person. It's a stain on the memory of Teddy to imagine him anywhere near a trans woman.
@susanjoycesabo8450 2 жыл бұрын
As a senior medical student in Ohio, I was doing a rotation in Anesthesiology at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia in March 1982. Teddy was brought to Jefferson after his crash. The next day the surgeons performed a surgical procedure to stabilize his cervical spine, which was broken in the accident. I saw him lying on the operating table that morning. He had a magnificent body. We knew that his life would be forever changed. Very memorable. Too bad that an accident investigation was not done, since his fleet of luxury autos had been damaged one by one. Brake lines cut--that sort of thing. Was he a victim of foul play in 1982? We'll never know now.
@evelyna_paula1747 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Fleet of cars attacked? I think you and others should gather information and write a novel based on the facts and fill up t e gaps with ideas. That would inspire fans to push for an investigation. they never let blacks get too famous.
@FreedomofSpeech865 Жыл бұрын
They probably did an investigation but decline it suing legal charges
@mstenikawatson7484 Жыл бұрын
It was likely some of you crazy overzealous fans who were cutting his brake lines.. Out of pure jealousy over Teddy's obsession with me.
@evelyna_paula1747 Жыл бұрын
@@mstenikawatson7484 That was not you, Mr Fake KZfaq Account.
@evelyna_paula1747 Жыл бұрын
@@mstenikawatson7484 You are such a troll. Get a wife and a job.
@Classicmikemo22 8 жыл бұрын
That night 4/2,my wife went into labor so i drove my car up to the entrance got my wife into the hospital we get up to the delivery room and a security guard came and told me i had to move my car,i go down take my car up 11 ST. to a garage parked my car walk back to the hospital to go back up to the delivery room,and as i got to the front door where there is valet parking when cars pulled up body guards jumping out and would not let me get into the hospital and when i told them that my wife was in delivery,they made sure that someone escorted me in they were all panicked,understandibly as was i,but in all that chaos they were very nice to me,they were just brought Teddy into the hospital and where my daughter was born 4/2/82,I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT EVENING!!!
@beyou2fullestprettibadd197 7 жыл бұрын
Mike Moore my son was born 4/2/98 at 4:02a.m
@karenbouldin4697 7 жыл бұрын
Teddy Pendergrass accident happened March of 1982...
@CharlesMosley129 7 жыл бұрын
Mike Moore + I was born 9/2/82.
@shllewis9 7 жыл бұрын
Mike Moore awwe I was born a few days before your daughter I was born 3/30/82
@Embassy97 6 жыл бұрын
incredible story
@latashaharvin1550 6 жыл бұрын
I still love Teddy Pendergrass, and may he rest in peace. ❤
@ThePattibeth 5 жыл бұрын
exactly. that is the respect this man deserves, whatever the details are.
@ysimms7481 7 жыл бұрын
Don't care!! I still love Teddy Pendergrass music. Turn off the lights. The whole towns laughing at me. He's a legend!!!!
@prosperitynow979 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!!!!
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Y Simms I love his music too but that is a man I'm from Philadelphia my whole family is
@francheskavega7251 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
What has she said wrong?
@SmartRobot-wc2fb 4 жыл бұрын
@Tenika Watson I know this must be painful for you too, but I need to ask you this, are you a transperson? Thank you!
@charliedontsurf70 6 жыл бұрын
Very few people sang with the dynamic passion that Teddy sang with. What an amazing voice!
@Sandylorenzi22 4 жыл бұрын
I remember all of this. I LOVED Teddy Pendergrass!! Wake Up Everybody, Close the Door. He was just SO DAMN GOOD! He was a huge loss! It's too bad that this is haunting his memory in anyone's eyes. I don't care about this kind of stuff. I just loved the man and his songs. I loved the Blue Notes. I loved driving around with my friends singing Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose, and Love TKO. All of it. RIP Mr. Pendergrass. Your music lives on.
@TheDiamonte10 8 жыл бұрын
In her book she said that there was nothing sexual and that Teddy had no idea about her being transgender.
@kaiyahj6072 8 жыл бұрын
+diamante_harpre10 But people love gossip and to sensationalize things so they tend to prefer to believe the juicier story! SMDH... Keep in mind none of us were there but some of these people are commenting like they were riding in the car with them at the time of the accident or on the scene at time of impact with news media!
@msd4743 7 жыл бұрын
Oh. WOW! Ok. Didn't know this. Gotta get that book
@dn30001 7 жыл бұрын
she also didn't mention that this accident happened on Philly's most curving and dangerous road to drive on, Lincoln Drive.
@kamelahlamarque6286 7 жыл бұрын
dn30001 isn't it like a highway with a lot of curves and turns?
@dn30001 7 жыл бұрын
Kamelah LaMarque its not like an interstate highway. there's only 2 lanes going each way. But a person can easily steer off course if going too fast or not paying attention on it.
@pinkrose1438 7 жыл бұрын
Forget about what happen that night.Let us celebrate TP. Nothing can bring him back. What a great singer he were. I still listen to TP! love his 🎶 R.I.P T.P
@ShadowHawk4219 6 жыл бұрын
Amen to that Lorna Brown. R.I.P. Teddy :-(
@w.t.o.154 6 жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@ThePattibeth 5 жыл бұрын
he was a great singer not he were a great singer
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no sweetie we can't just forget about what happened that night. If we were to forget that particular night and all that happened, how would the world know who I am or what I'm capable of?How would all those big spenders (who now flock from the farthest stretches of the planet to satisfy their pulsating and throbbing curiosity regarding the validity of my legendary tree-popping oral skills) know anything about me and my dangerous and reckless yet somehow enchanting aura?
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Try all you want, you'll never be able to write me out of music history; albeit an oral history. For I am tenika Watson and I used to rock a helluva mic (and still can). You never forget how to rock a mic, it's just like riding a bicycle (with the seat off of course).
@mariawelling4194 2 жыл бұрын
He was one of my favorite performers! RIP Teddy!!
@CALord-tc7ww 7 жыл бұрын
Rolls Royce just sped up and Teddy was struggling with the wheel and that's when the accident happened and Teddy gets paralyzed and your tooth is chipped. Well thanks for removing the cloud of suspicion and clearing that all up.
@ThePattibeth 5 жыл бұрын
exactly, thanks a hellova lot for clearing that up
@dumpsterbby6991 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePattibeth the cops cut the line brakes off because he had 500k lawsuit against them
@ThePattibeth 3 жыл бұрын
@@dumpsterbby6991 oh no
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@Carla Howze don't even bother worrying your little head over how Teddy ended up In the back seat. You're just feeling left out cuz you never got the chance to jump yo little hot tail in the back seat with him. Now am I right Carla darling? I most certainly am. And that was not just a lucky guess Carla dear.
@RoseTheRealest Жыл бұрын
We know what went on now, even tho he won’t admit it. I don’t care what this person wants people to call him, I will call him what The Creator made him to be, a man.
@HighVibrationalvibes 8 жыл бұрын
I'm still confused..... What's the point in coming forward with a confession that still isn't the complete truth though
@littlecasino60 8 жыл бұрын
I think it has some to do with her writing a book "My Life is No Accident"
@yaegerstewart4658 8 жыл бұрын
She may have been paid to stick with this story, rather than the real truth.
@blacksuperman6116 7 жыл бұрын
bestdealer0073 I agree.What happened?
@marylane1716 7 жыл бұрын
bestdealer0073 to smooth over the LIE
@lindawhitley3013 7 жыл бұрын
bestdealer0073 she lieing
@zionisraelite5950 6 жыл бұрын
That's not a mystery woman...thats a man. Stop confusing people. Smh. 😒
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Well it doesn't take much to fool a Zionist I'm told.
@jasoncollie3309 6 жыл бұрын
I love his music so much I always listen to his songs mostly Evey day
@lakettaboney6293 7 жыл бұрын
We will never know what happened and need to take Teddy and her side of the story. It is sad what happened to Teddy and thank god neither one of them lost their lives and Teddy continued to sing and made hit songs after this tragedy.
@msnfraser4459 5 жыл бұрын
Several of Teddy Pendergrass friends said he liked to play while driving. It was said he leaned over and found something he wasn't prepared for and that was the reason for the accident.
@ezmoney1896 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@ladybhive1210 Жыл бұрын
Heard that too!😄
@saifavalencia1156 2 ай бұрын
she literally had her surgery five years prior, there was nothing to feel even if he did supposedly lean over. stop making stuff up just because u have no life
@freefighter998 7 жыл бұрын
no matter what teddy did 4 me he was the greatest singer on this earth rest in heavenly peace teddy ur still b here i my heart.
@kevc21 8 жыл бұрын
When it first happened, I said Teddy reached over, got shocked, then wrecked. Now, I just say it was a tragic, tragic accident...and we all got robbed. How difficult it must have been for both, all these years. A few minutes, one night, played over and over for decades and decades. Lord, please have mercy.
@lanefraz3152 3 жыл бұрын
I love Teddy's music....so much.. A legend indeed....
@cireewol 9 жыл бұрын
You will note that she met him in the "70s"; the accident didn't happen until 80s!!!
@DatSoulBoss 9 жыл бұрын
1982. March 18th Thursday.
@esseen100 8 жыл бұрын
+Eric Lowe -Hahahahah! Yeah, true...
@justsayinit100 8 жыл бұрын
+Eric Lowe All that means is that Tenica probably looked like A female in the 70s too.
@slimdudeDJC 8 жыл бұрын
+P. Brown I found a picture of tenika online and it was definitely an image of a very attractive woman. Looked like it was taken in the late 70s.
@aprilgosa6315 7 жыл бұрын
the first meeting was in the 70s yes
@oranpayne1007 7 жыл бұрын
that kind of freakish stuck accelerator happen to me. I was driving on the freeway in Oakland and I ran into traffic. I put the breaks on but the car sped up faster. so I had the presence of mind to just put the car in neutral and that saved my life. when the car was in neutral the motor was racing but I could now use the breaks. I pulled over and shut the motor off. then I went under the hood and played with the accelerator shafts until it was lose. then I started up the car went to work. then I lubed up the shafts and didn't have that problem again. I was very lucky that I didn't slam into someone. motto of the story is if your accelerator ever gets stuck on you just put the car in neutral and pull over to the shoulder and cut the motor off.
@tenikawatson9809 7 жыл бұрын
Oran Payne Oh please Oran, stop making excuses for Teddy, cause you know good and well that the only acceleration that took place in that vehicle that night was the speed with which Teddy used to pump that good meat in and out of my throat, right before he said what's up to Mr. Oak tree.
@2dalight1 6 жыл бұрын
Oran Payne. That is some priceless information. All my years of driving never had this happen but now i have an idea of how to handle the situation: put the car in neutral and pull to the shoulder as quickly as possible😀thanx. Somethings we dnt even consider until it's to late!
@vickytaylor5464 6 жыл бұрын
Nathan Riley, Thanks, for pointing out this good info, Oran Payne, Shared!! "l was thinking the same thing good to know. Put in neutral shut engine off pull to the side or safe area. I am a good driver, l live in mich driving over snow and iced covered roads. l wonder is this news in a drivers manual, l just dont remember, good news, great infro. Oran Payne.. Thanks for sharing!!
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Oran Payne but that's not what happened pure speculation
@geniajohnson6428 6 жыл бұрын
Oran Payne Thank You for that information
@karendouglas2096 5 жыл бұрын
love this man and his song. in my times I never love so much
@lavonnealexander6936 Жыл бұрын
I am 27 and love Teddy music. I been loving his music since I was 12 years old.
@barbaravire3272 7 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Teddy! God be with you surly missed that for sure we didn't have long enough!
@Michelle-jz8vl 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite solo male artist of all time. Rip..
@mzgemini0006 8 жыл бұрын
As a previous commenter mentioned listen to her words..... She says more than once " I heard " she never says she saw or she blacked out or nothing. Furthermore, you can tell she is choosing her words carefully but since she has probably told this story over and over to friends, family and some media outlets, it doesn't sound rehearsed. Gay or not he was a great singer and this was a terrible tragedy.
@Happyflower_gyal 7 жыл бұрын
mzgemini0006 it's a man point blank
@leonlasko926 7 жыл бұрын
once again straight people who are not educated on what gay men are attracted to..., a gay man wouldn't be attracted to a trans women, it be would equivalent to finding a needle in a gigantic haystack, so if he was interested in "her" sexually, he's not gay, some where between str8 and bi-ish..? lol but certainly not gay. Some str8 ppl lump all the LGBTQ in one box...there are many degrees of sexuality between gay and straight, it's not all black and white straight or gay, there are degrees of sexuality that fall in between that are not the same equivalent to being gay or being straight..
@ronaldblack1902 7 жыл бұрын
Leon Lasko ...not true so much. I know men who are gay, however they are attracted to transsexuals.
@PaulPaid 7 жыл бұрын
+ronald black whats the difference??
@knightd12 6 жыл бұрын
I think Teddy liked both men and women. He didn`t need permission from me to act on his desires. I love his music regardless.
@RBGUERILLA 8 жыл бұрын
Eddie Murphy got caught the same way.
@BL3SSed-Bliss 8 жыл бұрын
As did Eddie Murphy, no?
@arronduling3772 7 жыл бұрын
RBGUERILLA her name was divne
@arronduling3772 7 жыл бұрын
amber lee I love you and your comments you rock
@krlm2280 7 жыл бұрын
RBGUERILLA and Tevin Campbell
@lexdee523 7 жыл бұрын
Miche Miche Ikr! This is surprising news
@anaisadams741 5 жыл бұрын
Teddy was very beautiful, and an even bigger artist is the whole thing, and it will stay forever so, and do not worry about thinking Teddy
@wondarawherry8080 7 жыл бұрын
I don't think we'll ever know the truth. RIP Teddy
@aprilgosa6315 7 жыл бұрын
its not anyones business
@wondarawherry8080 7 жыл бұрын
So true
@nickgraysr.4817 6 жыл бұрын
April Gosa oh now all of a sudden a celebrity’s personal life ain’t “nobody’s business”......
@shiwan45 5 жыл бұрын
Everybody business is not our business. Teddy was who he was and his business is with God .
@shiwan45 3 жыл бұрын
@Tenika Watson Hahahahahah wow fool you don't. Know me. So shut your mouth and get lost
@beaglybeagle 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for sharing....
@mariastewart8810 6 жыл бұрын
Still love me some Teddy Pendergrass. Damn that man could sing and every now and again I pop in that 1st album he did as a solo singer - Close da Door, ettc. Yea!
@brendakite6611 8 жыл бұрын
She/he sure missed a lot of details leading up to the crash!
@kimcarwell197 6 жыл бұрын
Brenda Kite do you think it's a dude😂
@mychloebelle 6 жыл бұрын
Imho, Her head was in his lap, that's why.
@Mr1bamafan 6 жыл бұрын
BRENDA KITE SHE/HE WTF MAYBE YOU NEED TO CHECK YOURSELF YOU MIGHT BE ONE TOO
@sierria64 6 жыл бұрын
Brenda Kite he she was giving him head ..thevrnd
@alonsowilliams6848 6 жыл бұрын
Brenda Kite there is a yiddish quote that says What you didn't see with your eyes don't witnessed it with your mouth.
@crystalslayer1 Жыл бұрын
A lot was left out of this story, I mean why waste people’s time if you are not going to be truthful, what were you doing, why did he start speeding all of a sudden around Lincoln Dr. one of the most dangerous streets in the world!, how did they find him after the accident, TELL THE TRUTH.
@mikeboyo128 4 ай бұрын
One's personal life has no business here. Teddy Pendergrass still lives on. Do it like this
@joannezig Жыл бұрын
Loved Teddy..handsome man, great performer. Miss him♥️
@PopO51968 3 жыл бұрын
Tanika met him in 1977 & the accident happened in 1982, so they knew of each other for 5 years!!!! Hmmmm
@littlecasino60 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they used to go to the same nightclub at the Warwick hotel in Philadelphia.
@user-of2co3ke5p 2 ай бұрын
Aint nothing new under the sun! Tragic!
@sheilap.6377 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe after he realized this was a man the shock made him crash! 😞🤔😥
@anthonygodfrey2012 4 жыл бұрын
That been my guess all the time
@jeneromilton 5 жыл бұрын
His documentary is on show time are on demand i njoy it very much R.i.p Teddy
@FunkyBruja 7 жыл бұрын
"Is he driving fast?" Couldn't you tell by looking at the road? lol He left out so much information.
@daha5210 7 жыл бұрын
ProBody3000 You could tell by looking at the road only if your head is in a position to see the road. 🙄
@FunkyBruja 7 жыл бұрын
LOL
@trwatson129 6 жыл бұрын
If you notice she said that the car sped up and she was " wondering" if he was driving fast. Normally when someone drives faster ,you ask them to slow down. Of course she noticed he was struggling with the wheel because it was near her head, if you know what I mean. And she stated that all she "heard" was a big crash....Heard ? She should have seen the crash happening. Question where were her eyes. And why was Teddy Pendergrass pants all the way down to his ankles when they found him ? What a person doesn't say usually tells volumes, and by the way she was a "known" prostitute and transsexual. Generally a straight man would not offer a ride to a transsexual....I'm just saying.
@stevenjohnson4207 4 жыл бұрын
@@trwatson129 You're bringing up some valid points.
@jolyettefrye6365 4 жыл бұрын
U can't ask someone 2 slow down, when your mouth is full. I think ole Teddy was a FREAK. Still ❤ his music. 🎶
@PHILLIPS8822 8 жыл бұрын
I remember when this happened the reason the story came out that something sexual must have happened is because the cops and first responders on the scene said his pant were down to his ankles.
@PHILLIPS8822 8 жыл бұрын
I mean down to his knees
@dksohtera 8 жыл бұрын
Oh wow
@brandonharris4882 8 жыл бұрын
+DARRYL PHILLIPS sounds about right brother lol
@vinobody 7 жыл бұрын
what for?
@knightd12 7 жыл бұрын
This is BS. Everybody knows you can`t enjoy good oral se while you are driving. He would have at least drove to the hood and parked in 7-11 lot.
@shmawh 8 жыл бұрын
You can tell when they show her from the side view that she was or is a man.
@KayDejaVu 8 жыл бұрын
+Shelia White No
@KEYBEATZ 8 жыл бұрын
look at her/him up close you can tell. But I can see how many people could be fooled back in 82 because your average person in those days wouldn't think people would go through such lengths to live their lives different than the norm
@knightd12 7 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, the club is dark, drinks are flowing, it`s easy to mistake a drag queen for a woman. And once you become 'aroused', it really doesn`t make any difference. lol
@damnmuggle 7 жыл бұрын
who cares
@aprilgosa6315 7 жыл бұрын
i didn't know by looking at her
@clobbyhops 7 жыл бұрын
If you've read the article in jet at the time, teddy was with a transsexual man at the time of the crash.
@knightd12 7 жыл бұрын
This IS that man! She/he looks pretty good. Can you imagine what it looked like in the 70`s?
@clobbyhops 7 жыл бұрын
knightd12 yeah I can see it
@cwbjr18 7 жыл бұрын
clobbyhops I remember that article
@knightd12 7 жыл бұрын
I have seen some transsexuals, in movies and such, that look just like or even better than your average woman. It is easy to understand how in a club after a few drinks, he could assume this person was a woman. And if he had enough drinks, it wouldn`t even matter. LOL
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
clobbyhops exactly but some people don't want to hear the truth
@reneealexander4471 2 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe everything you hear people will say anything just to get on the news I love teddy he’s my number one fan
@traviancrowder32 6 жыл бұрын
Rip Teddy ... But staring at the industry through my rearview my generation lost an artist nothing compared to Mr. Pendergrass, but similar scenarios of out of control vehicle situations. Just my humble observation of tragic life changes and exiting of the industry. Rip ShawtyLo, Mr Prince, Mr Jackson.
@HerbDoesEverything 6 жыл бұрын
My parents used to tell me he crashed after he went up "her" skirt & felt some lady nuts.
@methaqualone5191 5 жыл бұрын
HerbDoes ~ That certainly isn't true because she had the gender/genital surgery 5 years before the crash.
@sheilap.6377 5 жыл бұрын
I agree with your parents, I think the shock may have drove him to crash!!! 😥
@factthatdude4059 4 жыл бұрын
HE! That’s a dude!
@Kapittals 3 жыл бұрын
💀
@stevensiggers1951 3 жыл бұрын
😅😅😅😅
@bobwatson1162 7 жыл бұрын
there was all kind of stories going around when the accident happened for the people reading this Lincoln drive in Philadelphia pa is a VERY winding road and if it's wet or your going to fast it's a dangerous road
@Sunspot1225. 8 ай бұрын
I first heard his music in the movie Daryl. Beautiful voice. 😢
@ViolaLenoraAvelon 8 жыл бұрын
It sounds like something could've been wrong with the car, so I wonder if Teddy got a lawyer then tried to sue Rolls Royce. Maybe they gave him a huge settlement, but with the condition that he never say certain things.
@virgilhiley8709 7 жыл бұрын
Lilly Pickle Teddy was getting sucked on that's why he lost control of the car.
@karlpj1 6 жыл бұрын
He had several car accidents in the previous weeks. He was basically looking unconsciously for it.
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Lilly Pickle I seen lots of interviews regarding the situation when it happened years after it happens there was never any mention of a malfunction in the car now if that happened today oh yeah they would blame it on the car
@MUSICENCYLOPEDIA 5 жыл бұрын
Teddy wrote in his memoirs about suing the company and they gave him an 6 figure undisclosed settlement. He also wrote that his car had been acting up before the accident.
@vertnoskcaj3812 9 жыл бұрын
My car/ My business/ My Life!
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
My throat/ Our business/ His Wreck!
@garveyg2083 6 жыл бұрын
teddy one of my favorite sigers rest in peace
@KayDejaVu 3 жыл бұрын
I hear the cops used to mess with Teddy. In fact Teddy mentioned this. Id love to hear more about Teddy and this accident. This story sure has some missing parts.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Those cops used to mess with me too ( sometimes all night long). But they paid well.
@mstenikawatson7484 2 жыл бұрын
And the "missing parts" that occasionally got banged away, could always be replaced by my reassignment surgeon.
@georgebrown9283 6 жыл бұрын
If you notice she said she heard when the car hit the tree, so her head had to be in lap
@_jimmybrooksxo9334 3 жыл бұрын
way too far
@IAmEverythang 6 жыл бұрын
Tenika I hope you finished your book there is always two sides to every story. The media tried to spin it in into something weird and freaky when it was simply just a guy giving a friend a ride.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Yes dear. However one must take into account of exactly what Mr Pendergrass was giving me a ride on that night
@kammscott5713 6 жыл бұрын
Rip . He sang good even live
@nscales20 9 жыл бұрын
So basically he was trickin and wound up getting into an accident??
@DatSoulBoss 9 жыл бұрын
No...basically he was giving a friend a ride home & that was pretty much that. Had he been "tricking", considering how many people have been waiting to hear from Tanika, not to mention how she could've gotten paid had she confirmed rumors, she certainly could've said so. The fact that she didn't do so is quite telling, as nowhere did she suggest that he was trying to pick her up. Think about it...If the rumors that she's been living with since 1982 were true, as she's written a book about, don't you think that if there was something scandalous involved which would help her book sales that she'd have spit some dirt? But she didn't do that, did she? Not even to sell a few more copies of her book. If the rumors are true, then why didn't she drop the bomb & sell a few more books in the process? A lot of folks full well know what happened that night & I promise you this...they'll never go on record & say what happened that night. And anyone who really believes that it had anything to do with him soliciting a transvestite or a prostitute is as wrong as two left shoes. In many cases such as this, always remember one truth... Those who tell don't know & those who know don't tell. But for those whom want to believe the rumors, I guess that they'll be contented with doing so. And 34 years later, they're still wrong, but I guess that it makes for a better story that way.
@sthunda7132 9 жыл бұрын
Nicole Judah I believe Tenika was performing fellatio and it was the cause of the accident, also I believe Teddy knew Tenika was a transsexual male/female.
@janasali821 9 жыл бұрын
S Thunda you can believe it, if you theorize in your head, you can believe anything. But the fact remains, you weren't there. People just love to talk the worst, because they want it to make sense.
@nbagoats4819 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty much.
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Thankful and Greatful lol
@philliprogers1507 9 жыл бұрын
Close The Door!
@slimdudeDJC 8 жыл бұрын
+Phillip Rogers And lock it . . .!
@SweetChocolateDropTV 7 жыл бұрын
and pull all the blinds down
@maryellen1835 7 жыл бұрын
I got so much love and I want to give it all to you 🤑
@tarikdebarge 6 жыл бұрын
That's Funny!
@wynetteworthy6791 6 жыл бұрын
tarik15380 debarge Haha!😂
@Anointed012 5 жыл бұрын
That doesn’t look like a man , for what it’s worth good transition.
@anthonygodfrey2012 4 жыл бұрын
I know
@anthonygodfrey2012 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine 40 years ago
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Why thank you sweetie
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@Adam Johns I suggest you put up or shut up by taking me for a drive one night and let me service you with what I call the tree-popping special and find out for yourself.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@Adam Johns hence my work slogan : If you pop a tree, you'll know it's me.
@jstanleymn Жыл бұрын
Continued RIP TP. 13 years ago today. Super Sad.
@lindak4612 Жыл бұрын
I don't care either. He was a handsome and talented man. A true fan would not turn their back on him. Continue to rest in peace, knowing that many of us have turned the lights off to your music. ♥
@Natalie12768 6 жыл бұрын
Telling things we already know is not a confession.
@GeorgeJansen 5 жыл бұрын
Hit job on teddy. Multiple of his cars had brake line cut.
@nikradik 6 жыл бұрын
I was on that street where it happen once and it is very curvy with sharp turns and I felt a lil weird while i was on it..still love him
@irishsheis2629 4 жыл бұрын
This story is told after the death of Teddy. Imagine that! 🙄
@eddie054 3 жыл бұрын
This was known even back in the 80's.
@irishsheis2629 3 жыл бұрын
The guy with him did not tell this story until after Teddy was dead.
@MatlasX 3 жыл бұрын
@@eddie054 Even still Oprah does it again. Teddy dies and she opens up old news. Kobe dies and Gayle King brings up old news. Micheal Jackson dies and Oprah brings up old news. Oprah (and Gayle) hates black men.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Your big mouth making comments about something that didn't even involve you. Imagine THAT!
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Are you imagining it dearest Irish?
@lexdee523 7 жыл бұрын
A car don't just suddenly go out of control by itself, especially a Rolls Royce. Teddy drove to the club, apparently with no issues with the car. Secondly, she says "and all of a sudden I heard this great big bang" now correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't she in the car with Teddy when the accident happened??? She says she suddenly "heard" this great big bang, as if she was anywhere but in the car and heard this bang...I think she (or he) needs to get the story straight.
@shawnblackwell382 6 жыл бұрын
lexdee523 not true,ask Toyota about the Us's largest auto recall and blamed it on a floor mat!
@kaiyahj6072 8 жыл бұрын
None of you commenting were there at time of accident so how can you possibly know what happened? She was there and she sounds pretty straight forward and honest to me so her story could very well be true! Now as far as Teddy Pendergrass sexual orientation ..that I don't know but he was a great singer and I'm a fan of his music ..always will be!
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Kaiyah J course I'm not surprised forget about what he did it's all about his music right that was a two-minute interview that's not all the truth and you know it
@thespadestable 6 жыл бұрын
"Straight" might not be the best choice of words for this incident.
@urbansuperhero 7 жыл бұрын
Poor Teddy!!
@tarawalker1394 2 жыл бұрын
When I first so her interview on Oprah where are they now I thought it was strange that when they finally saw each other they had nothing too say to each other they were in an car accident that nearly took their lives and they had nothing to say like I said it sounds strange
@maxtheknife 7 жыл бұрын
for all of you claiming she is not telling the truth, unless you were there in the car with them, how do you know that she is not telling the truth?
@TheRenard10 Жыл бұрын
She's concealing something 😶
@chrisinister76 7 жыл бұрын
When I was young my mom told me teddy was getting head in the whip the pen crashed it . You a legend tenika
@tenikawatson5311 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you sweetie
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Want some?
@Cheersthewinners Жыл бұрын
How will anyone ever know that when neither of them spoke about it. Tenika nor Teddy never spoke about the accident after it h happened
@Decovia79 9 жыл бұрын
Dang
@AsherMolina 6 ай бұрын
My grandmother was just telling me how Rolls Royce were known to speed out of control.
@bwane4269 7 жыл бұрын
He was trying to "Let It Go"
@GREENLIGHT324 7 жыл бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Teddy reached under Tenika dress, finding out she had balls?! Isn't this the reason why he lost control of the wheel?
@geraldboldenjr.894 3 жыл бұрын
I heard that story as well he reached under the skirt finding out it was a dick and lost control
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@geraldboldenjr.894 🤣🤣😂😂 You should be ASHAMED of yourself for talking underneath a lady's dress like that! Shame on you Gerald!!
@ladonnafoster-hayes7297 5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Teddy. SMDH
@drmrboi927 7 жыл бұрын
The comments are off the hook. God bless all of you and let's love one another . Leave the judging to someone Higher than yourself.
@battleofthebeatswiththerealog 6 жыл бұрын
Teddy Tenderass!!
@drank250 7 жыл бұрын
no mention of the other woman at all I see
@mensa517 7 жыл бұрын
I remember that night, we were all supposed to go to Lola Falana's house in Jersey after his performance on Broad street for the after party. Me and my buddy/business partner, Fred ( we were an up and coming production company trying to sign artists) chose to not go) next morning I heard about the accident. Needless to say, we, my partner and i were spooked, talked about it and dropped our plans for a production company which was to be head-quartered in NY, with main production offices offices in Philly at Broad and South in a building we were trying to purchase. --- I've always thought something was not right about the accident and felt he or us were targeted---TRUE STORY---wish i could tell you more but that book is closed
@dappdaddy33 Жыл бұрын
….something about your story NOT right, he was at a basketball game that night, no performance ✔️…
@mstenikawatson7484 Жыл бұрын
@@dappdaddy33 something about yours doesn't add up either
@esseen100 8 жыл бұрын
They were definitely doing something before he crashed. You could tell "her" perspective before the crash was from somewhere out of clear sight from what was happening.
@kaiyahj6072 8 жыл бұрын
+king esseen and you know this how? Oh let me guess..You were in the car ..in the back seat watching huh?
@esseen100 8 жыл бұрын
+Kaiyah J- "She" said she "wondered" if he was driving fast, which implies she wasn't in clear perspective of what was happening on the road. Then mentions "she" noticed he lost control of the wheel. The description describes only a partial view and awareness of what's happening. I'm not pretending to be there.
@kaiyahj6072 8 жыл бұрын
+king esseen Which doesn't prove anything! Anyone can feel the car speed up and be unaware of why..esp if you can't see the amount of pressure being put on the gas pedal.. She also said that she realized that the car was out of control and it wasn't him driving fast...It is possible that it really was just a tragic accident and brake issue. IJS
@kaiyahj6072 8 жыл бұрын
Okay yes I'm familiar with who Sharon Paige is...through those songs.. Did he tell her this? Was she in the car?
@giordanijean-baptiste4134 8 жыл бұрын
+Kaiyah J yea
@damondshelton411 6 жыл бұрын
Teddy P was getting his mic rocked
@deeptreatz 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂hell yeah, rock the mic till u get feedback
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@deeptreatz that's right and loads of it
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@karimanicolette1210 no I'm still 33
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@karimanicolette1210 and still running them into trees and telephone poles with this good stuff
@GlobalAfrican 9 жыл бұрын
Wow....finally! Happy to hear her side.
@acajudi100 9 жыл бұрын
The truth was not told by him.
@damnmuggle 7 жыл бұрын
acajudi100 stfu
@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA 6 жыл бұрын
na g HAAAAA!
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA Hassan what are you laughing about?
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA I'll give you something to laugh about Big boy
@dorothymays-pitts3834 6 жыл бұрын
WoW I was glad to hear the true story about Teddy Pendergas there were so many lies spreader about his accident. DPitts
@barbararamnath5344 5 жыл бұрын
He...should have been saved. ...salvation!
@Wally-H 2 жыл бұрын
If something sexual was going on in that car she's never going to admit it. We will never know what really happened.
@beyondthematrix4443 Жыл бұрын
I literally just said that . She WILL NEVER ADMIT IT becuz everybody will look at her like she caused the accident smh
@mrjohnshaft1975 5 жыл бұрын
Someone was trying to kill Teddy! No joke! Wait till his documentary comes on Showtime in 2019.
@myalli1 5 жыл бұрын
mrjohnshaft1975 I absolutely believe that was the case, I don’t believe anything happened between those two. Teddy was an extremely successful black entertainer. He had 4 double platinum albums at the time. No one in the R&B genre had achieved this. He had his own clothing company Teddy Bear jeans. A home previous owner Mike Douglas famous talk show host. He was a real threat to a lot of folks. He said all his cars were tampered with before that accident. Remember they also said he had ties with the Black Philadelphia Mafia. Back in those days it was a lot of organized underworld activity in the music business. I do believe someone wanted him out the way.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
Yes honey, Mr Oak Tree was out to get him. And DID! Didn't kill him though
@TT-bz1ne 6 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of seeing Mr Pendergrass in the late 70's in concert, loved his lyrics & music, I wasn't into his lowcut bearded "handsome looks", he was a little too old for me lol, but he had that swag appeal, he was a sexy looking-acting Black man, he made the ladies scream,, including me lol and he passed out roses to ladies in the audience., That concert, he tore it up, singing one of his latest-greatest new hits at the time, It don't hurt now, It don't hurt no more.when he sang, he made you felt happy inside, not sad, because he had such a beautiful voice, whatever did hurt, it didn't hurt no more, he was a true to life singer. Pray God forgave him his trespasses and his soul is resting in Peace, in Heaven. Amen.
@vincentestone5764 3 жыл бұрын
If it was SO dam important to you then why WAIT 30+YEARS(that's 3+ DECADES) to tell your side of the story?
@CrystalGreenNYC 4 жыл бұрын
So Oprah been messy!
@CrystalGreenNYC 4 жыл бұрын
@Punkanelly Lovejoy I'm Trying to say anything. Check yourself...I said what I said Darling.
@nbagoats4819 6 жыл бұрын
That ain't no woman.
@sunniharley1745 6 жыл бұрын
Sooo, you heard the crash but did not see it? How does that happen?
@saheebsdream 5 жыл бұрын
Good point
@mtmdino 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe she was looking down at Teddy's... She had work to do.
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
You know exactly how it happened Sunni. Don't play dumb. As many times I'm sure it's happened to you. 😂🤣
@frankwilson5116 3 ай бұрын
No one ever talks about the 3rd person in that car. Turquoise Erving!
@grifitti8477 8 жыл бұрын
Yes, she is a transsexual but at the time of accident, she was in drag. It is a well known fact that Teddy frequented a certain gay bar before he became famous with the Blue Notes and he continued to go to that bar occasionally even after he became famous. It was one of his hangouts. And he had to know she was in drag....beautiful...but in drag....because it was a gay bar.
@FHIPrincePeter 8 жыл бұрын
+grifitti Just because it's a "Gay" doe'snt mean that one is Gay because they frequent there? Do the Staff have to be Gay too to work there? If working with a band and this is one of your venues you may stick around there.
@FHIPrincePeter 8 жыл бұрын
Why the insult?
@jenniferjohnson4473 6 жыл бұрын
Daaaaaaaamn
@LalaLarrieux 6 жыл бұрын
@The Saint ST1 Did you know him personally, did he tell you he wasn't bi or gay? I can say for a fact he didn't tell you any of the above. You're making assumptions just like most who are in denial. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if he was bi or gay, he was an incredible singer and entertainer. Who cares who or what he chose to do in his off time. Pick and choose your battles wisely, but this one is definitely a losing battle. The man is gone, honor his gifts of music he left us with whether he was gay, bi, or straight. Namaste
@lydiagraham6863 8 жыл бұрын
Teddy was fooled..I could see how...
@creating1_c1999 8 жыл бұрын
Most people are fooled and it is getting more difficult to see it.
@damnmuggle 7 жыл бұрын
SParkApCider girl grow up
@1990758 6 жыл бұрын
Lydia Graham but never full me there's always a little dead giveaway
@aconater 6 жыл бұрын
Ain't no man ever fooled we know the difference between a biological woman and a woman born biologically male FOH....
@mstenikawatson7484 3 жыл бұрын
@@aconater oh really Jason? Sorry but I have some breaking news for you: ive had you on 3 separate occasions already and you still haven't figured it out yet. And I'll soon be getting me some more from you.
@tonyanderson8497 4 жыл бұрын
Love teddy but he never described what happen that night in detail
@johnclark6577 6 жыл бұрын
Famous people are people too. Don’t worship people’s celebrity so much. I don’t know what he was into, or who he was into it with. Don’t even care, either. You can admire the art without worshipping the artist. Teddy was a talented cat, artistically speaking. His musical legacy lives on. I’ll leave The speculation is for gossip mongers.
@mstenikawatson7484 2 жыл бұрын
Mmm John. Tenika just loves older handsome men. Can I ride with you in your vehicle one star lit romantic night? I want you to drive it all the way home.
@jessicafashionlover2148 8 жыл бұрын
she saidnothing about sexyual act ppl needtostop spreading rumors
@notynoty7526 8 жыл бұрын
+imanii moore You're right. She didn't specifically say it. But if you listen to what she is saying, it's clear she was in a position where she couldn't see what was going on. Now you figure that out....
@nickrome55 8 жыл бұрын
+imanii moore bUT THEY WON'T STOP BECAUSE PEOPLE THRIVE ON bull _____
@cheektowagamusic963 8 жыл бұрын
+imanii moore his reputatiohn could not stand the heat.. ..
@ohd00bley 8 жыл бұрын
+Nick Lewis I agree with most of you comment... only one correction people THINK they thrive... meanwhile can't get a handle on their lives.
@jeanine945 7 жыл бұрын
Right NOTHING!!! And the thing is, the truth ALWAYS comes out!!! I haven't heard 1 story coming out to back that he was gay, but he did date some beautiful WOMEN!!! If anybody can give me names of men he's dating..please send so that I can see...*crickets*
@terrancehawkins3 6 жыл бұрын
I'm still waiting for the truth lol
@kimprimo5917 2 жыл бұрын
Good afternoon watching from Guyana we don't care we love and miss teddy bear very much
@RS-dm4yo Жыл бұрын
He died in 2010! I have no idea why I thought he died 2 decades before that.
@Bongarelli 10 ай бұрын
Well, his career died back then.
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