Online celeb tattler TMZ reports that Devante Swing, a former heartthrob and member of the R&B group Jodeci, was arrested last weekend for drunken behavior at a Burbank, Calif., Subway restaurant.
Swing, whose real name is Donald DeGrate Jr. (pictured below at the forefront in his heyday), was a tad unruly at the popular eatery chain. Reportedly, he was haphazardly bumping into tables, repeatedly falling on the floor, knocking over chairs and just being a general nuisance. Patrons were annoyed by the singer's display, and one of them alerted police to Swing's drunken antics.
When police arrived on the scene, they arrested the 41-year-old and took him to a local jail to sober up. He was released hours later and not charged with a crime.
The '90s-era group Jodeci was formed by Swing. The members consisted of two sets of brothers: Swing and his sibling, Dalvin DeGrate, and Cedric "K-Ci" and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey.Jodeci went on to achieve much success with an impressive number of chart toppers and platinum albums.
The group went on hiatus at the end of the nineties, but the Hailey brothers continued to perform under the name "K-Ci & Jo-Jo" and reaped success of their own. Jodeci reunited last year to record the ballad "Knockin Your Heels" with another '90s R&B group, H-Town.
Swing, who has an eye for talent, managed to sign artists such as Missy Elliot, Timbaland and Ginuwine, to his record label. He plans to release his own album, 'Swingin,' in the not-too-distant future.
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ROFLMBAO @ that. Guess he really wanted that $5 foot long and realized that he only had $4.95...XD
But seriously, this fool is old enough to know better. What the hell is up with these dudes. Seems like all the members of this group are just effin drunks...smh
I'm glad the police only took him in long enough to sober up and released him without incident. Jodeci is my all time favorite male group and I hope all of them get their lives togther and reunite and come back with another album. It's so clear from the above video that Devante is talented. It shouldn't go wasted.
Colour is how the word color is spelled in other parts of the world. Most notably in Canada and the UK. If you were intelligent, shannon, you'd know this.
How ignorant. Watch the video and look at the talent this "colored boy" has. Can you match it? You never know what a person is going through the same way obviously you are going through something because your ignorance has taken over.
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By: ooozzzzz on 11/12/2010 12:01PM
Negro was just hungry and didn't have 5 dollars, that's all.
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By: Reed McEwen on 11/12/2010 4:52PM
you are so right, pal, I guess this proves that you can try to take the guy from the ghetto but you'll never take the ghetto from the guy.
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By: mzjanuary205 on 11/14/2010 9:39AM
ROFLMBAO @ that. Guess he really wanted that $5 foot long and realized that he only had $4.95...XD
But seriously, this fool is old enough to know better. What the hell is up with these dudes. Seems like all the members of this group are just effin drunks...smh
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By: J on 12/21/2010 11:51AM
they runnin' from God, that's what. dudes ain't even close to being from the ghetto.
you people don't even have a clue.
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By: Rida Jean on 11/12/2010 1:20PM
I'm glad the police only took him in long enough to sober up and released him without incident. Jodeci is my all time favorite male group and I hope all of them get their lives togther and reunite and come back with another album. It's so clear from the above video that Devante is talented. It shouldn't go wasted.
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By: Phillip on 11/12/2010 2:26PM
No Surprise, just look at his colour!
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By: shannon on 11/12/2010 2:51PM
you can't even spell the word color and you are judging another race of people...wow!!!!
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By: Peter on 11/13/2010 3:25AM
Colour is how the word color is spelled in other parts of the world. Most notably in Canada and the UK. If you were intelligent, shannon, you'd know this.
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By: Ciji on 11/12/2010 5:29PM
How ignorant. Watch the video and look at the talent this "colored boy" has. Can you match it? You never know what a person is going through the same way obviously you are going through something because your ignorance has taken over.
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By: jesse on 11/12/2010 5:33PM
Peter, you idiot! You live right here in the USA, so say it and spell it like an American. Bring it boy!
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