Anonymous wrote:I think it's in poor tast that Taylor has already come out with a book about the abuse and her life with Russell. He just died a few months ago, right? She is capitalizing on a terribly tragic situation. I think it's great she's working with people in the community, and that she wants to raise awareness...but a book deal isn't the way to do it.
I think it's interesting that she breaks down without shedding a tear - I hadn't noticed that. It doesn't seem real somehow, and I think people sense that and can't connect to her.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's in poor tast that Taylor has already come out with a book about the abuse and her life with Russell. He just died a few months ago, right? She is capitalizing on a terribly tragic situation. I think it's great she's working with people in the community, and that she wants to raise awareness...but a book deal isn't the way to do it.
I think it's interesting that she breaks down without shedding a tear - I hadn't noticed that. It doesn't seem real somehow, and I think people sense that and can't connect to her.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's in poor tast that Taylor has already come out with a book about the abuse and her life with Russell. He just died a few months ago, right? She is capitalizing on a terribly tragic situation. I think it's great she's working with people in the community, and that she wants to raise awareness...but a book deal isn't the way to do it.
I think it's interesting that she breaks down without shedding a tear - I hadn't noticed that. It doesn't seem real somehow, and I think people sense that and can't connect to her.

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And to be honest I found them (at the therapy session) quite obviously talking around the issue. I thought that segment was very awkward and sad. And I'm not positive but I don't think a therapist has any requirement to report physical abuse of an adult patient to the police. But I could be wrong.

Taylor really does, in my opinion, personify a victim of abuse of some kind. Her absolute desperation to be liked (you can really see the moment when Lisa finally gets it and just gives in in order to get Taylor to stop being so pathetic), her willingness to take on guilt even when she's trying to get an apology (when Lisa apologizes and Taylor immediately says, "It's my fault too"). It doesn't surprise me that Taylor and Russell look totally normal when on camera together. It's all part of Taylor's fairy tale... small town girl gets rich and lands the "perfect" life.

This is by far one of the saddest seasons of any iteration - between the abuse, the suicide, Kim's addiction... a
great reminder that being rich really doesn't make one automatically happy.

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Anonymous wrote:Taylor has serious problems. I'm not cutting her any slack. She had ample opportunities to remove her child and herself from the abusive situation. She chose to stay for the money. I bet she didn't finally leave him until she realized there was no more money. I have to wonder if there wasn't mutual abuse on both sides in that relationship. He might have been physically abusing her, but I think it is more than possible she was emotionally abusing him -- I don't think this excuses his behavior, but I really think there was problems on both sides.

Brandy is an idiot. What was up with her nipples? That was a very provocative outfit to wear for a night with the girls. I think she tries to push their buttons to see what they will do. Not to mention you could see her thong every time she turned around.

No, she didn't just "stay" for the money. She help bilk investors. She is no victim in that.

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Anonymous wrote:Last two pps:

If she faked abuse, that makes her more ill than someone ill enough to kill himself.

I agree with PP re: Kyle and Adrianne trying to stop Taylor for saying something on camera that might put her in danger. I think she is abused on hitting a wall. Might not be physical, but some abusers know how to cause pain w/o showing signs.

I hate that I love this show.

oh, and didn't Brandi seem naked in that white dress. And why did celebrity rehab sober house woman host a wine party?

But she said he broke her jaw. If he broke her jaw, her friends would have noticed. There are pictures on the net of Taylor around the time she said he broke her jaw. Nothing. She is a pathetic POS. And she puts the fight for domestic violence victims backwards. Ugh.

I loved Brandi' dress. I think Kyle is jellybeans about Brandi.

Anonymous wrote:Taylor has serious problems. I'm not cutting her any slack. She had ample opportunities to remove her child and herself from the abusive situation. She chose to stay for the money. I bet she didn't finally leave him until she realized there was no more money. I have to wonder if there wasn't mutual abuse on both sides in that relationship. He might have been physically abusing her, but I think it is more than possible she was emotionally abusing him -- I don't think this excuses his behavior, but I really think there was problems on both sides.

Brandy is an idiot. What was up with her nipples? That was a very provocative outfit to wear for a night with the girls. I think she tries to push their buttons to see what they will do. Not to mention you could see her thong every time she turned around.