Marion Barry: A Real…Devoted Kind of Guy

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A Jogger had no idea What or Who Hit Her… Until Police Showed Her

“In mid-June, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt had an encounter with Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry. Watts was driving around, taking care of some personal business, when Barry caught sight of her. He made a point of getting her to pull over, and the two quickly got involved in an intense discussion.

The exchange hinged on their roughly yearlong relationship, a bizarre one even by the standards of one of the District’s most-watched womanizers.

As Barry attempted to stake out his position on their fortunes, Watts-Brighthaupt was quick to point out the ways in which she felt mistreated. One stood out:

“You put me out in Denver ’cause I wouldn’t suck your ****,” Watts-Brighthaupt yelled at Barry, according to a tape recording of the conversation”

Read the rest of the article and hear voicemail clips here.

Umm…Get your boy, DC. Get your boy.

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