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...Turpin killed by reality TV? Friends, family and police saw little evidence of that. Those who knew Turpin say he was excited about The Contender's launch but frustrated about not being able to box until the end of the series--which was pushed back four months after Fox launched a copycat show--and had been partying and putting on weight. (Because of the delay, NBC gave each contestant a stipend to continue training.) "He felt like he was training for nothing," says his sister Launita Turpin. Still, she says Turpin seemed upbeat when she saw him last. Chapple...
The parallel wasn't lost on anyone: the kid was Rocky. Najai (Nitro) Turpin, 23, was one of 16 boxers chosen for The Contender, an NBC reality show featuring Sylvester Stallone as a co-host. Like Sly's character, Turpin had come up against the odds in a rough part of Philadelphia. The show's producers even taped Turpin running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in triumph, just like Rocky. "They always told me, 'You're gonna have to fight your way out of the ghetto,'" Turpin says in a voice-over. "That's what...
...Then he went back to the ghetto to be near his girlfriend, Angela Chapple, and their daughter Anje, 2, to await the show's airing. But three weeks before his prime-time debut, on the morning of Valentine's Day, Turpin parked his car near Chapple's house and shot a bullet into his head...
...over a teenager's predilection for risk taking, impulsive behavior and overriding lack of good judgment. This research frees us to be patient rather than react with frustration and to understand that we must remain involved as teenagers grow into adulthood, offering them guidance, structure and firm rules. Kim Turpin Davis President Parents Council of Washington Bethesda...
...over a teenager's predilection for risk taking, impulsive behavior and overriding lack of good judgment. This research frees us to be patient rather than react with frustration and to understand that we must remain involved while teenagers grow into adulthood, offering them guidance, structure and firm rules. KIM TURPIN DAVIS, PRESIDENT The Parents Council Of Washington Bethesda...