R.I.P.
Ike Turner's Last Moments Revealed

Posted Dec 15th 2007 2:29PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has exclusively learned how the events of Ike Turner's last moments played out.

Ike Turner had just finished eating breakfast last Wednesday morning at his home in San Marcos, Calif. and decided to lay down to rest for a few minutes. His personal assistant was at the house, along with members of the Kings of Rhythm Band. One of the musicians from the band went to wake Ike up, and he was non-responsive. We're told paramedics were called around 11:00 AM and unsuccessfully performed CPR.

The cause of death is not yet known, but according to Turner's manager, Ike had been suffering from emphysema for years and the disease was getting progressively worse.

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1. There is a speacial place in hell for women beaters.

Posted at 12:56PM on Dec 15th 2007 by Tangina

2. god bitch slapped him.

Posted at 12:57PM on Dec 15th 2007 by beaver

3. God didn't bitch slap Ike. Cigarettes did.

Posted at 1:02PM on Dec 15th 2007 by James

4. GOOD ONE, TMZ. YOU HAVE CREATED A STORY THAT NO ONE WANTS TO READ- AGAIN.

Posted at 1:24PM on Dec 15th 2007 by hah

5. KARMAS A BITCH

Posted at 1:37PM on Dec 15th 2007 by kara

6. If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all.....So Ike, here's me saying NOTHING AT ALL.

Posted at 1:45PM on Dec 15th 2007 by Reggie

7. Ike died with a strong Pimp hand

Posted at 1:56PM on Dec 15th 2007 by ike lover

8. R.I.P., Ike. He IS a music legend in my mind, and I would have liked to read his life story, too. I'm a HUGE number one fan of Tina's, and have gone to her concerts since the sixties. What people are forgetting is that the decent touring band leaders ruled with an iron fist, as musicians are/could be hair pullingly unreliable, or you wouldn't tour very long or make any money. Men who were considered men back then were EXPECTED to control their bands and their women, just as kids got a whippin' if they talked back or were disrespectful to parents or teachers. Plenty of my school buddies got the strap at school, but I'll also say that they didn't get it if they weren't mouthing off. It takes two to tango, which is probably why she left, and good for her. That doesn't at all make it right, but his behaviour occured within the context of those times, and I'd bet that Ike probably even felt he was doing the right thing, however twisted it looks in 2007. He could also be mean and self serving, if 'What's Love Got To Do With It', a one sided look, is to be believed. Now that we've all had 40+ years of talk shows and analysis, slapping ANYONE is now seen as dysfunctional, as it should be if we've done any growing at all as humans. I'm disatisfied, however, with the one-sided remembrance of Ike, because if you do any digging, he also was and could be amazing musically, promotionally, and organizationally. In spite of it all, the terrible times don't erase what he tried to and succeeded in doing, and even Tina must acknowlege his contribution to her current enviable position even if her talent absolutely took her there. I don't think it's Karma for him; I find it sad, because what he feared happening happened, and if that happened to me as a female singer, and I left and made it big, I would have eventually set him up financially out of respect, thanks and forgiveness when all of the dust settled and clarity was reached because it would give me peace of mind and to me would be more of a right thing to do. Maybe she never reached that point of forgiveness, as I understand he gave her not a penny when she left, because he thought it would keep here with him, and she didn't have the wherewithall to take him to court, where she could have received something. I still would have helped him later, because I could, but that's just IMHO. Perhaps that did happen, or may have happened had he lived and found himself in dire straits, but Karma? No, I get no satisfaction from that kind of outcome. Props to what Ike did right, and again, R.I.P.

Posted at 2:05PM on Dec 15th 2007 by R.I.P., Ike Turner.

9. When do we find out he died with a Crack pipe in his hand?

Posted at 2:05PM on Dec 15th 2007 by david

10. couldn't have happened to a nastier man!!!! Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Posted at 2:15PM on Dec 15th 2007 by janet

11. Big wheels keep on turnin', proud Tina keeps on burnin' ....

He was not a nice man, from some old school back in the 16th century.

Posted at 2:21PM on Dec 15th 2007 by For Sure

12. NIT - the notorious Ike Turner - another outlaw black man - may God bless & be heaven sent.

Sometimes a little voice says go to sleep - fight it if you can - must have been his time.

Posted at 2:26PM on Dec 15th 2007 by A

13. HE'S ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER ALRIGHT! BUH-BYE, IKE -- TOO BAD YOU COULD NEVER FIGURE IT OUT.

Posted at 2:26PM on Dec 15th 2007 by FAKE

14. Do you think he made it to Heaven? This is a serious question that requires a serious answer. Thanking you in advance.

Posted at 2:30PM on Dec 15th 2007 by CA girl

15. toBy9@2:30PM - It has NOTHING to do with neoliberalism - conservatives are far more likely to smack their women, idiot.
Liberals are kinder to their women on principle. Your political agenda is not educated or even rational.

Posted at 2:33PM on Dec 15th 2007 by WTF?

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