Floyd Mayweather is putting aside some brutal facts and paying for the funeral of the rapper who gunned down his wife in the bathtub and then shot himself.We're told Floyd thinks Earl Hayes' family deserves a proper funeral, despite the horrific thing he did.TMZ broke the story ... Floyd was FaceTiming with Hayes earlier this month when the rapper snapped as they discussed how his wife, "Hit the Floor" star Stephanie Moseley was cheating on him.
- 12/20/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ray J's girlfriend says she'd never kill herself ... and her recent threat was just a bad choice of words.Princess Love says she clearly took things too far -- especially considering her friends Stephanie Moseley and Earl Hayes' murder-suicide. Princess tells us her suicide scare Wednesday was triggered by an argument she and Ray J had over holiday plans. As TMZ previously reported, Ray J thought she was upset over a Bet special he filmed with Karrueche Tran.
- 12/11/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Floyd Mayweather finally sat down with the Lapd for a 2-hour interview Wednesday, telling detectives he desperately tried talking his good friend, rapper Earl Hayes, out of killing himself.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Floyd confirmed the story first reported on TMZ ... that he was on FaceTime Monday morning with Hayes when the rapper walked away from the phone, into the bathroom and pumped multiple bullets into his wife, Stephanie Moseley.Floyd told detectives after Hayes shot his wife,...
- 12/11/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There was so much weed in the house where a rapper shot his famous wife Monday in a murder-suicide, it required an armed guard to protect the stash as it was taken to a police lab.Law enforcement tells TMZ it's a significant twist to the tragedy. We broke the story ... rapper Earl Hayes shot and killed his wife, VH1 star Stephanie Moseley, in the bathtub and then turned the gun on himself. This all...
- 12/10/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The deaths of dancer and actress Stephanie Moseley and rapper Earl Hayes came as a shock this week to those who were close to the couple. The two stars were found dead on Monday, Dec. 8, in Los Angeles, killed in an apparent murder-suicide. While the married couple had separated once before, loved ones conveyed that the gunshots that led police to Moseley and Hayes' Park La Brea home were entirely unexpected. "They had recently gotten back together and were trying to work things out," homicide Detective Scott [...]...
- 12/10/2014
- Us Weekly
Et has new details on the murder-suicide of Hit the Floor star Stephanie Moseley and her husband, rapper Earl Hayes, as well as a deeper insight as to what Stephanie was like as a person.
"She was just a huge light for us -- a wonderful person," executive producer James Larosa told Et. "It actually still is very surreal. I haven't really fully processed it to be honest."
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Larosa worked with Moseley on VH1's Hit the Floor -- an hour-long scripted drama exploring the lives of dancers in Los Angeles. As a dancer, Moseley toured with many famous acts, including Britney Spears and Chris Brown.
"None of the cast or crew of Hit the Floor wants Stephanie to be defined or remembered for yesterday," said Larosa. "It's a hideous, awful thing and we need to focus on Stephanie and the amazing person that she is."
Hayes, who was...
"She was just a huge light for us -- a wonderful person," executive producer James Larosa told Et. "It actually still is very surreal. I haven't really fully processed it to be honest."
Photos: Stars We've Lost
Larosa worked with Moseley on VH1's Hit the Floor -- an hour-long scripted drama exploring the lives of dancers in Los Angeles. As a dancer, Moseley toured with many famous acts, including Britney Spears and Chris Brown.
"None of the cast or crew of Hit the Floor wants Stephanie to be defined or remembered for yesterday," said Larosa. "It's a hideous, awful thing and we need to focus on Stephanie and the amazing person that she is."
Hayes, who was...
- 12/10/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
The horrible news was hard to believe. When Stephanie Moseley's Hit the Floor costars heard that she'd been killed Monday - the victim of an apparent murder-suicide involving her husband, rapper Earl Hayes - they were in shock. "The whole story is very devastating to all the cast and crew," says a source close to those on the VH1 basketball drama, that stars Dean Cain and on which Moseley played a professional cheerleader. "Everyone absolutely loved Stephanie." As for reports the incident may have taken place following an argument over rumored infidelities, the source says, "I don't know of...
- 12/9/2014
- by Janine Rayford Rubenstein, @JanineRayford
- PEOPLE.com
VH1 star Stephanie Moseley and rapper Earl Hayes were found dead Monday morning in a Los Angeles apartment complex. Mosely was murdered and Hayes turned the gun on himself.Earl Hayes, the son of Isaac Hayes and one Floyd Mayweather’s friends who was once signed to his label, Philthy Rich Records, was found dead after committing murder, killing his wife.Hayes, 34, and Moseley, 30, married in 2008.TMZ and the Los Angeles Times are both reporting that boxer Floyd Mayweather was on FaceTime with Hayes when the drama unfolded. Earl Hayes, a rapper signed to Mayweather’s Money Team label, was irate over […]...
- 12/9/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Rapper Earl Hayes had thoughts of suicide long before killing his wife and himself on Monday -- back in 2010 he recorded a song with lines like, "I could just kill us both, go out with a smash."The song was called "Suicide" and it was part of a mixtape Hayes put out called "The First 48" (which also happens to be an A&E show about murder investigations). It's pretty eerie ... in the song Hayes...
- 12/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A memorial fund for VH1 star Stephanie Moseley has been created to assist her family following her tragic death. The donation page was made on Monday, Dec. 8 by her Hit The Floor family, and has already raised over $5,000. "This is a memorial fund created by Stephanie's Hit The Floor family celebrating the life of [an] angel gone too soon," the site reads. "Stephanie Moseley represented the very best in all of us, and always did it in beat and with a smile. The world lost [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Autopsies are tentatively scheduled Wednesday for VH1 star Stephanie Moseley and her rapper husband Earl Hayes, who were found dead Monday at their Los Angeles apartment after a suspected murder-suicide. Ed Winter, the Los Angeles County coroner's assistant chief, confirmed to People that Hayes, 34, pulled the trigger on Moseley, 30. "He shot her and then himself," he said, adding that Moseley "had multiple gunshot wounds." Winter said a toxicology screening will most likely be conducted, but the decision will be up to the medical examiner performing the autopsy. Toxicology results generally take four to six weeks. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times...
- 12/9/2014
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The plot thickens. Numerous celebs took to Twitter yesterday to react to the grisly and horrific news that VH1's Hit the Floor star Stephanie Moseley is dead in an apparent murder-suicide with rapper Earl Hayes, and now new details have emerged that involve boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. As we previously reported, Hayes was once signed to the professional boxer's record label, Philthy Rich Records, but a source tells E! News that Mayweather was FaceTiming with Hayes when he killed his wife, and then himself, adding that Floyd and Earl were close friends. TMZ, who first reported the story, say Floyd "acknowledges he was a witness and heard everything," adding that the athlete is "in...
- 12/9/2014
- E! Online
As news spreads of the tragic death of Hit the Floor star Stephanie Moseley at the hands of her husband, rapper Earl Hayes, in what police are calling a murder-suicide on Monday, the couple's many celebrity friends are taking to social media to share their grief.
Moseley, a dancer and choreographer, has worked as a backup dancer to such superstars as Beyonce, Britney Spears and Chris Brown. She was also featured in Ashley Tisdale's 2010 CW show Hellcats, and appeared in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
The 34-year-old Hayes, who was a member of boxer Floyd Mayweather's Money Team, shot and killed 30-year-old Moseley before turning the gun on himself, the Lapd's initial investigation has determined.
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Rapper 50 Cent reached out to Mayweather -- who reportedly witnessed the murder-suicide on FaceTime -- despite his very public spat with the boxer in September.
"Rip baby girl...
Moseley, a dancer and choreographer, has worked as a backup dancer to such superstars as Beyonce, Britney Spears and Chris Brown. She was also featured in Ashley Tisdale's 2010 CW show Hellcats, and appeared in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
The 34-year-old Hayes, who was a member of boxer Floyd Mayweather's Money Team, shot and killed 30-year-old Moseley before turning the gun on himself, the Lapd's initial investigation has determined.
Photos: Stars We've Lost in Recent Years
Rapper 50 Cent reached out to Mayweather -- who reportedly witnessed the murder-suicide on FaceTime -- despite his very public spat with the boxer in September.
"Rip baby girl...
- 12/9/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Floyd Mayweather whipped his friend Earl Hayes into a frenzy over his wife's infidelity ... to the point Hayes gunned her down ... and now the Lapd wants to sit the boxer down for questioning ... multiple sources tell TMZ.TMZ broke the story ... Floyd was on FaceTime with his rapper friend Monday morning when the shots were fired. Now we're told, Floyd was telling Hayes he should leave his wife, Stephanie Moseley -- a well-known backup dancer...
- 12/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Stephanie Moseley – star of VH1's "Hit the Floor" was found dead in a reported murder-suicide, along with rapper Earl Hayes, on Monday in Los Angeles.
Following the gruesome news, many celebrities who knew and worked with Moseley – a 30-year-old professional dancer – over the years reacted to the news on social media.
Stephanie Moseley in 2011/Earl Hayes in 2004 (WireImage/Getty)
"Rip Stephanie Moseley. I'll always remember dancing with you on #hellcats. Such a beautiful kind spirit. I'm praying for your family," Ashley Tisdale wrote on Twitter.
Rip Stephanie Moseley. I'll always remember dancing with ...
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Following the gruesome news, many celebrities who knew and worked with Moseley – a 30-year-old professional dancer – over the years reacted to the news on social media.
Stephanie Moseley in 2011/Earl Hayes in 2004 (WireImage/Getty)
"Rip Stephanie Moseley. I'll always remember dancing with you on #hellcats. Such a beautiful kind spirit. I'm praying for your family," Ashley Tisdale wrote on Twitter.
Rip Stephanie Moseley. I'll always remember dancing with ...
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- 12/9/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Rapper Earl Hayes reportedly shot and killed his wife, actress Stephanie Moseley, in an apparent murder-suicide at their La home on Monday. Police arrived after a neighbor reported hearing a woman's scream and gunshots. They were both pronounced dead on the scene. Stephanie worked as a dancer before becoming an actress, landing backup-dancing gigs for Britney Spears, Chris Brown, and Janet Jackson. She most recently starred in VH1's Hit the Floor, an NBA cheerleading drama, and also played Jamie Foxx's wife in 2006's Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable. Earl was a former member of Floyd Mayweather's Money Team and was signed to Floyd's record label. The husband and wife were close with him, and there are rumors that Earl was FaceTiming with Floyd during the shooting. Celebrities who knew Stephanie have been offering their condolences on Twitter, including Ashley Tisdale and Trey Songz. R.I.P babygirl. Once an angel on earth,...
- 12/9/2014
- by Maria-Mercedes-Lara
- Popsugar.com
Earl Hayes -- the man who cops say shot his famous wife to death Monday and then killed himself -- was haunted by her infidelity ... in particular what he said was a fling she had with singer Trey Songz.As TMZ reported, Stephanie Moseley -- the star of VH1's "Hit the Floor" -- was gunned down in their L.A. apartment as neighbors heard her screaming. Shots rang out, the Swat team came, busted...
- 12/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Stephanie Moseley's loved ones were in shock on Monday, Dec. 8, after the Hit the Floor dancer was found dead of an apparent murder-suicide involving her husband, rapper Earl Hayes. Among those who mourned her passing was actress and former America's Next Top Model winner Eva Marcille, who -- according to a source -- had to identify Moseley's body. "I met Stephanie Moseley in 2002," Marcille, 30, recalled to Entertainment Tonight outside the apartment complex where the crime took place. "She had just moved to L.A. -- [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Stephanie Moseley, a star of VH1's NBA cheerleading drama Hit the Floor, and her husband, the rapper Earl Hayes, died Monday in a suspected murder-suicide, police confirmed to People. Los Angeles police responded early Monday to reports of shots being fired in Park La Brea, and found Moseley, 30, and Hayes, 34, in their apartment, both with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation suggested Hayes shot Moseley to death and then took his own life, police said. "We are incredibly saddened to hear the news of the passing of Stephanie Moseley," VH1 said in a statement.
- 12/9/2014
- by Tim Nudd, @nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Just hours after witnessing a murder/suicide via FaceTime, Floyd Mayweather decided to get out of his house to sit courtside at the L.A. Clippers basketball game Monday night. Floyd actually appeared to be in a pretty decent mood considering the circumstances ... shaking hands and talking with Clippers stars Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford before they took on the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center. As TMZ first reported, Floyd was on the phone Monday...
- 12/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Monday, Dec. 8, that VH1 dancer Stephanie Moseley and her rapper husband Earl Hayes were found dead inside a luxury apartment complex in L.A. from a murder-suicide. "The initial investigation revealed that 34-year-old Earl Warren Hayes shot his wife, 30-year-old Stephanie Elyse Moseley to death and then took his own life," the Lapd said in a statement released to Us Weekly. "The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced both Mr. Hayes and Ms. Moseley dead at [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Stephanie Moseley, a dancer and actress featured on VH1's drama series Hit the Floor, and her rapper husband Earl Hayes were found dead in an upscale apartment complex in L.A., on Monday, Dec. 8, from a suspected murder-suicide. Police confirmed that evening that the bodies found belonged to Moseley, 30, and her husband, 34. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. VH1 released a statement to Us Weekly Monday evening, mourning the death of the dancer. "We are incredibly saddened to hear the news of the passing [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Update: The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed in a statement to Us Weekly late Monday, Dec. 8, that rapper Earl Hayes and his wife Stephanie Moseley were found dead that morning inside the Park La Brea luxury residences in L.A. "When officers arrived at the apartment complex they heard additional shots being fired," the statement read. "Lapd’s Swat officers responded to the location and discovered two victims inside the apartment suffering from gunshot wounds. The initial investigation revealed that 34-year-old Earl Warren Hayes shot his wife, 30-year-old Stephanie Elyse Moseley [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
Floyd Mayweather is reeling tonight ... because he was on FaceTime with one of his best friends when the guy pulled out a gun, shot his wife and then killed himself ... TMZ has learned.Sources tell us ... rapper Earl Hayes called Floyd on FaceTime Monday morning in a rage, over claims his wife -- VH1 star Stephanie Moseley -- had been unfaithful.According to our Floyd sources, Earl said he was going to kill his wife.
- 12/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Hit the Floor star Stephanie Moseley and her husband, rapper Earl Hayes, are dead in an apparent murder-suicide, sources tell Et.
Hayes, who was a member of boxer Floyd Mayweather's Money Team, allegedly shot and killed Moseley before turning the gun on himself.
Et was at the scene, and spoke to actress and model Eva Marcille who had been Moseley's long-time friend. An emotional Marcille shared her memories of Moseley.
"Stephanie was an absolute angel. She really was, to everybody she's ever met," said Marcille, who came to Moseley's apartment complex when she heard the tragic news. "She's so loved. And she will never, ever, ever be forgotten."
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When asked if Moseley had said anything in recent days that would cause Marcille to worry, the 30-year-old America's Next Top Model winner said, "We shared life circumstances, and what we've been going through. And her life hasn't exactly been rosy, as of late...
Hayes, who was a member of boxer Floyd Mayweather's Money Team, allegedly shot and killed Moseley before turning the gun on himself.
Et was at the scene, and spoke to actress and model Eva Marcille who had been Moseley's long-time friend. An emotional Marcille shared her memories of Moseley.
"Stephanie was an absolute angel. She really was, to everybody she's ever met," said Marcille, who came to Moseley's apartment complex when she heard the tragic news. "She's so loved. And she will never, ever, ever be forgotten."
Photos: Stars We've Lost
When asked if Moseley had said anything in recent days that would cause Marcille to worry, the 30-year-old America's Next Top Model winner said, "We shared life circumstances, and what we've been going through. And her life hasn't exactly been rosy, as of late...
- 12/9/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Chris Brown, Ashley Tisdale, 50 Cent, Tyga and many more stars have come forward to react to the grisly, terrible news that VH1's Hit the Floor star Stephanie Moseley is dead in an apparent murder-suicide with rapper Earl Hayes. TMZ first reported the horrific event and is now claiming that Moseley and Hayes were married. According to Ktla, officers were called to the scene around 7:30 a.m. by a neighbor who said they heard a woman screaming as well as almost a dozen gunshots. When Lapd arrived at the apartment, officers reportedly found a back bedroom door shut and when they approached, they heard two more gunshots. A Swat team then entered the bedroom to find two bodies...
- 12/9/2014
- E! Online
2:30 Pm Pt -- We've learned Moseley and Hayes were married.2:00 Pm Pt -- Law enforcement tells TMZ, Hayes shot Moseley and then turned the gun on himself."Hit the Floor" star Stephanie Moseley is dead .... after her rapper husband -- a member of Floyd Mayweather's Money Team -- shot her and then killed himself ... TMZ has learned.We're told residents at a swanky L.A. apartment complex near The Grove heard shots ring out early Monday morning.
- 12/8/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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