Reverand Run And Justine Gear Up For Season Three Of “Run’s House”
Hip-hop pioneer Rev. Run and his wife of twelve years Justine Simmons are gearing up for the third season of their hugely successful MTV reality series, “Run’s House.”
Daughters Vanessa, twenty-three, and nineteen year old Angela have taken their collective sweet-tooth and launched their own line of fancy footwear, appropriately dubbed “Pastry.” Justine is even the other of the spiritual children’s book “Are You There God?”
And in the midst of all that joy, there’s been a tragedy. The Simmons suffered the lost of their infant daughter Victoria Anne Simmons, who died less than two hours after she was born last September 26th:
For me to get pregnant that late in my life was a miracle. The pregnancy was not easy. I didn’t eat at all. I didn’t even gain a lot of weight. For a long time the doctors couldn’t even tell [the baby's sex], and we said we know it’s a girl. I bought everything in pink for the nursery. Everything is pink; it still is. The nursery is still upstairs,” Justine recalls.
Victoria was just four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via C-section. Halfway through Justine’s pregnancy, doctors discovered that their developing baby girl had an omphalocele, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body.
Fans of “Run’s House,” will find themselves in the unique position to witness the family, which also consist of seventeen year old Jojo, Daniel “Diggy,” twelve, and Russell, age ten, cope with the loss of Victoria.
“Despite the fact that Rev. Run calls the baby’s death “the biggest tragedy anyone could imagine,” he insisted that MTV’s cameras capture everything,” sources report.
And celebrity tattle claim “Run” fans may be in forward another front row seat, watching Justine and the Rev walk through their first adoption.
“I always wanted to adopt, but every time I mentioned it my husband would say, ‘Why not have your own baby?’” Justine says in the May issue of Essence Magazine. “We take for granted that we can just have a baby. But I couldn’t. Maybe part of the reason God let this happen is because He wanted us to adopt.”
On April 8th 2007, Butterfly wrote:
Everytime I read this article it brings tears to my eyes. It is very hard to lose a child and so I give them much respect for opening up their lives to the public and allowing us to share their experience espiecially because many times people forget that just because you have money it doesn’t means you dont face real life issues and pain. May God Bless Them!
On April 13th 2007, Maiya wrote:
Dear,Run
im very sorry about the passing of your daugter.I hope you guys are well.
PS:I love Diggy he so Cute waht grade are you in ?? were do you live??
love yuor biggest fan
*Maiya Bush*
On July 28th 2007, Morgan wrote:
im very sorry for u guys lost and i hope everybody ius well and i hope justine will thry again soon to have a little bundle of joy inside of u with no problems at all !!!!!!!! may god continue to bless u !!!!
On September 3rd 2007, jazmine wrote:
hi i just wanted to say HI to diggy and espeailly russy!!
angela i hope the magizine worked out and yor dog is sooo presious…vanessa your dog is presious to and i hope your acting carrer is working too.!!!
-jazmine the 9 year old girl
On October 15th 2007, sam wrote:
i like this pic!!is ur daughter dating chris browny??im his girlfriend u??
On November 5th 2007, Jodie wrote:
my heart goes out to your family with the passing of your baby girl she has the same birthday as my son born on the 26 sept 06 he has a few health problems but as long as he is here with us that’s all we can ask for god has a plain for us and we are here for the ride along with him
god bless you all Jodie
On November 10th 2007, Kathleen wrote:
I just watched an episode of your show and it really made an impression on me. You all seem so genuine, balanced and mostly, so full of love for each other. It made me cry. I thought to myself.. “now that’s living”. I just had to find your website and respond. When I did.. I read of the loss of your newborn daughter. From Abington, PA.. in a little section called Roslyn..I send warm loving thoughts your way, with many blessings and prayers for healing. You touched my life in a single episode, I hope my prayers touch yours.
Many blessings,
Kathleen McKinney
On December 28th 2007, paige wrote:
I love the show and I love Diggy especially. You are so fine and cute I wish i can meet yopu and sing to you with my beautiful voice.
On July 5th 2008, April Jones(Maine) wrote:
LOVE YOUR SHOW MY KIDS AND I WATCH IT ALL THE TIME KEEP UP THE GREAT PARENTING..PEACE AND MAY GOD BLESS U ALL LOVE FROM SAINT ALBANS,MAINE
On March 30th 2010, ANGELA VAUGHN wrote:
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I LOVE WATCHING RUNS HOUSE. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF REV.RUN EVERY SINCE HE STARTED RAPPING.REV. MY PROPS GO OUT TO YOU KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.BY THE WAY TOO BAD JUSTINE GOT YOU BEFORE I DID
QUEEN B.
NORTH CAROLINA