"MOESHA" STAR YVETTE WILSON DEAD AT 48 (2086 hits)
The Urban Daily--Yvette Wilson, star of Moesha and The Parkers, has died.
Yvette Wilson succumbed to her bout with Stage 4 Cervical Cancer early this morning. Wilson had sought financial assistance from fans to pay her growing medical bills. She was also in need of a kidney transplant. Close friend and former Moesha co-star Shar Jackson broke the news of Yvette’s death on Twitter. Fighting through her emotions, Shar tweeted:
“Everyone plz send prayer and light to my sister and best friend Yvette Wilson. I need my prayer soldiers right.”
After a while Shar Jackson tweeted through tears:
“F*ck Cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh God. My heart is soooo unbelievably broken. I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but God has chosen to take my sister Yvette home.”
Wilson will be remembered for her scene stealing roles in the films Friday and Poetic Justice along with her work on television sitcoms like Moesha, The Parkers, Thea, and Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam.
Our condolences go out to her family and friends. Rest In Peace, Yvette Wilson!
Our entertainers need to look for alternative treatments. The chemotherapy didn't work. God bless Yvette Wilson...
Friday, June 15th 2012 at 10:33AM
Siebra Muhammad
I happen to like her, she was funny and she's also the third person from the Moesha cast to pass away.
Lamont Bentely who played the character hakeem Merlin santana who went on to play romeo on the steve harvey tv show And now Yvette Wilson who played andell
