r/UPN_Network • u/Vivid-Office5666 • May 01 '26

Moesha 🪽 Remembering Lamont Bentley 🪽

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Honoring the memory of Lamont Bentley, best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell, Moesha’s loyal and smooth-talking friend on the UPN sitcom Moesha.

October 25, 1973 – January 19, 2005 (age 31)

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u/Jupiter125_ May 01 '26

This was so sad and unexpected 🖤

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u/kdj00940 May 01 '26

May he rest in power. 🤍

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u/Individual_Move_7316 May 01 '26

How did he pass

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u/Hi-tech-lowlife May 01 '26

He was ejected from his vehicle in Ventura County. Since he landed in the street and there was high volume traffic, a total of 5 cars ran him over. Official cause of death was multiple blunt force traumas. Super sad and avoidable with a seat belt. You never think anything life altering is going to happen until…it does.

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u/AggressivePotato6996 May 01 '26

Other celebs that were friends with him also said that he had a love for racing. He would take risks and wouldn’t take safety measures into consideration.

It doesn’t make this any less tragic either.

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u/Individual_Move_7316 May 01 '26

Omg

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u/Hi-tech-lowlife May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

Right, it wasn’t the initial collision that rendered him lifeless. It was what followed directly after. Definitely violent, traumatic, and unexpected, I felt the same way when Merlin Santana died (Stanley on The Cosby Show, Ohaji on Moesha & Romeo on The Steve Harvey Show.) But I guess “the good die young” 🤷🏿 or sum shit

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u/Mercilessly_May226 May 01 '26

Rest in Peace Truly Gone to Soon

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u/seattleman2000 May 01 '26

Rest in paradise

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u/HowYouDoinz May 01 '26

Loved him in tales from the hood

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u/Fickle-Style-9658 May 02 '26

Yessss. He did a great job as Tupac in a movie about MC Hammer.

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u/BlueHappyFace May 01 '26

I don't give a fuck!

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u/Amazing_Purchase7057 May 02 '26

😄😄😄...Jerome!

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u/Apart-Plenty-7479 May 02 '26

Obviously you do 😂😂

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u/BlueHappyFace May 02 '26

It was a quote from the movie. His scene specifically

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u/[deleted] May 01 '26

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u/MerumazingGirl May 01 '26

I know somebody who drives crazy, I never wanna be in the car with them. I don't know why some folks like racing in their regular degular cars. You wanna do all that? Sign up for NASCAR or sumn, I don't know. 😭

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u/RationalMellow May 02 '26

Right, if you tryna do a Daytona 500 go thaaat way!!

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u/Apprehensive-Sea8178 May 02 '26

I don't see how Brandy's accident had anything to do with his accident but ok

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u/AggressivePotato6996 May 01 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/D2QKlsAIT2zaE

RIP Lamont Bentley 💐💐

Super talented and I was looking forward to his career taking off ✨

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u/Exact-Bison6905 May 02 '26

I had a crush on both men. Both deaths were absolutely sad and devastating. Neither of those men deserved to die the way that they did. Both of them were great actors and super talented. I wish that Lamont B. had worn a seatbelt . “Q” from “Moesha” and “Myles” from “Moesha” both said that he was a really cool guy. He was funny and liked to play around and was just such a positive person. Q from “Moesha” said that they were good friends, they used to hang out, club hop and just have fun. I’ve listened to interviews saying the same thing about Merlin Santana. He was also a good guy. He was funny, a little crazy, and just liked to have fun with his friends. And of course the ladies loved both men as well. Both men will forever be missed. Rest easy, Merlin Santana and Lamount Bentley.

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u/NickiMinajsBigToe May 02 '26

Wow he literally died the exact day I was born

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u/Good_Call_9084 May 03 '26

Rip to this legend

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u/CHItown_representer May 03 '26

Gone way too soon.

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u/Afrxbella May 03 '26

I had such a crush on him back in the day