Celebrity Justice
Balfour Has Anger Management Issues

Posted Oct 28th 2008 11:05AM by TMZ Staff

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ why officials believe William Balfour violated his parole -- he had missed anger management counseling and substance abuse courses that were required as a condition of his release from prison.

Balfour had served time for attempted murder and carjacking. The anger management lapse is ominous, given that he's a "person of interest" in the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew. As for the substance abuse courses, the Chicago Sun-Times quotes a witness as saying they saw a man resembling Balfour exiting the infamous white SUV "carrying what appeared to be a bottle of liquor."

Several law enforcement sources tell us Balfour could be charged in the murders as early as today, but no timetable is definite.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jennifer Hudson


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1. Balfour Has Anger Management Issues... Really?!

Posted at 11:10AM on Oct 28th 2008 by CameraMan

2. How dare you put the family in this awful mess. Hope you get whats
coming to you, and it aint look pretty. Praying for the Hudson's

Posted at 11:18AM on Oct 28th 2008 by Andrew

3. what a terrible tragedy that could have been prevented.

Posted at 11:19AM on Oct 28th 2008 by midi

4. Cut his hair and then fry him!

Posted at 11:19AM on Oct 28th 2008 by grnbeetle

5. How a person can commit such a heinous crime is beyond comprehension. If this man (even calling him man or person is too good) is found guilty, he should be tortured in public!!!!!!!!! Like they do in some Arab countries, instead of putting him in "Death Row" and then someone grants clemency!!!! America is too forgiving!!

This is just unimaginable, to happen to such a humble person. Jennifer seems to be down to earth.....no one deserves this kind of pain!!!

Not only is America mourning, but the whole world is mourning with you Jennifer!!!

Posted at 11:20AM on Oct 28th 2008 by WHY??

6. Shocking...he looks like such an upstanding member of the community.

Posted at 11:24AM on Oct 28th 2008 by Sono

7. Screw this ass, just look at him, kill him now.

Posted at 11:24AM on Oct 28th 2008 by jBONES

8. Wow this is crazy. that man needs to get the death penilty. Loosing your mother brother and nephew i know is unbareable> all i can do is pray that God gives her the strenth to go and and continue blessing others with her talent>

Posted at 11:26AM on Oct 28th 2008 by babiegurl

9. I think selling that car without permission.illegally would be a violation of his parole too...

Posted at 11:26AM on Oct 28th 2008 by nsaustin

10. He is BEYOND EVIL...How the hell can someone shoot a little boy, esp a little boy who he knew and was step father too. He is one sick fu*k.

Posted at 11:28AM on Oct 28th 2008 by nsaustin

11. It is a sole reminder of two things.
ONE; ladies just don't marry the man that just got out of jail, abusive, controlling... THESE ARE RED FLAGS!!!!!

TWO: IF HE JUST GOT OUT OF JAIL FOR TRYING TO KILL SOMEONE, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE WON'T KILL YOU OR YOUR FAMILY........ RED FLAG AGAIN.

Three: if one or two had not happened, then this would not have happen. Men like this do not snap, they show this monster during the relationship and on to the marriage. This was not the first time this man has been violate but the first time he took it this far.

THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL WOMEN WAKE UP AND STOP JUST BRINGING ANYTHING WITH A PENIS INTO THEIR HOME AROUND THEIR CHILDREN, CALLING THEM A MAN.

Posted at 11:29AM on Oct 28th 2008 by justice will be servied

12. Unfortunately, Illinois' moratorium, the only one in the country, was imposed by former Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, in 2000. Ryan sparked a national furor when he commuted the death sentences of all 167 Illinois inmates on death row before leaving office in 2003, citing a state investigation that uncovered police corruption and racial bias in the state's capital punishment system. The Illinois Legislature has passed several reform measures intended to persuade current Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich to lift the moratorium, but he has said the system is far from fixed.

Posted at 11:31AM on Oct 28th 2008 by Sad...but true

13. Look at him. What a dirt bag. I can't beleive Jennifer's family would allow such trash as this guy in the house. And why didn't her mother and family..especially with a little boy so vulnerable to that trashy neighborhood...move out of there when Jennifer made the offer. Not very bright I guess.

Posted at 11:32AM on Oct 28th 2008 by not surprized

14. to "whateva" :

This monster will not be receiving the luxury of having bail set. So your claims are not possible.

my guess: he will be killed in jail

Posted at 11:35AM on Oct 28th 2008 by Dude

15. Put him in public view (a large cage) so people can walk by him all day and tell him what they really think of him. That would be the best thing for him so he can really think about what he did.

Posted at 11:38AM on Oct 28th 2008 by also

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