The day after Color Me Badd singer, Bryan Abrams, tried to start a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ match with his group member, Mark Calderon, live on stage, new details are being exposed. Mark is speaking out about what really happened to cause Bryan to fly off the handle during their performance and earn himself some jail time…and it’s what we expected.
‘Bryan Needs Help’
According to Mark Calderon, Bryan Abrams needs some serious help with his addiction. Simply put, Mark says Bryan was full of that juice, when he charged at him on stage and knocked him down. In an interview with The Blast, Mark revealed that Bryan was already ‘heavily intoxicated’ before the show even jumped off. As soon as the show started, he’d noticed that Bryan was slurring his words and forgetting some of them during the performance of their first song of the night, “All This Love.”
Mark says by song #2, Bryan just exited the stage and left him out there to perform on his own, looking crazy and totally unprofessional.
Not sure if Bryan Abrams went backstage to take a few extra sips of whatever he was chuggin’ back to make him become even more irrational, but apparently Bryan had a David Ruffin “Temptations” movie moment. Here’s what Mark Calderon says happened next:
Via TB: We’re told that when Abrams came back onstage and shoved Calderon to the ground, he allegedly screamed, “I’m motherf*cking Color Me Badd!”
The exact trigger for the shove is unclear to Calderon, but he’s chalking it up to the singer’s alcohol abuse. Calderon says Abrams’ drinking during shows has been an ongoing issue, and tells us his longtime bandmate needs to get help by checking himself into treatment if he wants to continue a professional relationship. Calderon stresses that he’s “all about the music,” and wants to continue performing along with the group’s two backup dancers, but says Abrams’ issues with alcohol have become a serious issue.
After going to the hospital, Calderon says he’s feeling fine aside from some whiplash from the unexpected fall. We’re told Abrams and Calderon have not spoken since the arrest last night. The status of their scheduled show this weekend in Indiana is currently unclear.
One other thing we learned from Mark’s interview, is that the other two original members, Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton, were not performing with Mark and Bryan that night. Prior to now, it was believed those were the two other performers on stage with them during the fiasco, but Mark revealed those were their two backup dancers. It was just in 2016, that the group reportedly reunited like Peaches N’ Herb. So it’s not clear why the other members have now jumped shipped, but if Bryan’s destructive behavior has been occurring, then it’s not farfetched to assume he could have a lil’ somethin’ to do with it. But again, we still don’t know that to be fact.
In case you missed the details of what transpired the other night, here’s a quick breakdown: Mark and dancers were dancing on stage…Bryan storms onstage, shoves Mark to the ground. Crowd (and Mark) stunned by the fiasco…the show abruptly ends. Mark ends up in the hospital. Bryan ends up handcuffed and jailed for assault (where he reportedly still is), with a mugshot that has shocked the hell outta many Color Me Badd fans. Bryan, get it together bruh!
