Kevin Roy - Former gay Chicago weekend anchorman was fired, and is now out of control

Yikes...

Bipolar or schizophrenic?

Disturbing. Watched one where he describes a barrel cactus, and compares himself to it , cause " I'm a big bottom too". He looks nothing like he did in his anchorman days.

Very sad.

When he was in Chicago he routinely posted online as a gangbang cumdump. He'd take on all cummers.

He has a hot voice.

Can someone do a '5150' on him ? ( 72 hour involuntary psychiatric hold, to prevent him harming himself, or anyone else). Poor guy's mother committed suicide. While he was in Chicago, he even did a 2-part segment on it, and won an Emmy.

This has to be good for the career.

We're getting his room ready down here.

[quote]Former gay Chicago weekend anchorman...

He's not gay anymore?

An acquaintance of mine once almost hooked up with Kevin on a M4M website. When he arrived to his place, Kevin was so strung out - the acquaintance made an excuse of an emergency and left immediately. Very sad.

so he's a drug addict? is that what caused him to go nuts? I did read in the mid 90s his mother committed suicide.

[R12] My sense is he was born schizophrenic, and / or bi-polar. Also, that because of that, he has a self destructive streak , and the drugs followed. He had a great job on T.V.,in Chicago, and twice, just did not show up, to anchor the weekend news. That really defines self destructive. Was fired, moved to P.S., and tried to start a vacation rental co. But I believe destructive patterns followed, and paranoia set in. I really fear for the guy - it's as if he believes his destiny is to end up like is mother. Chemically imbalanced.

Very sad. Remember him from Chicago news and it sounds like a bad crash at the intersection of Mental Health Issues Lane and Drug Addict Boulevard. I hope he gets help.

R12, your life is so busy, you couldn't read the 10 replies to this before posting?

Wow. Disturbing.

I'm surprised he hasn't posted here - he has blogs, vids, rants, all over the internet, raging about his 'persecution' by everyone from Oprah, to his father, and sister. I met him too once in P.S. , and he couldn't have been nicer. Cute - nothing like the angry guy in these YT vids I've watched. also looks like he may have alcohol bloat. When I met him his face was very thin.

Chicago has a history of gay anchors with drama - looking at you, Steve Bartelstein.

The latest news reporter to come out is just super hot....Brad Edwards at CBS2Chicago.

He's doing a great job here....seems like the assholes at his old station in Indy fired him for being gay.

He's like a low rent, gay version of Amanda Bynes. Someone who keeps acting out, publically ( or kind of) , and is out of control - but no one can stop the insanity.

Holy shit!

Can't Faux News hire him? They don't care how disreputable, or messed up their corospondants are - O 'Reilly ( misogynist perv), Geraldo ( egomaniacal space case), Hannity ( ignoramus), etc. Kevin would fit right in.

(R17)I'm surprised he hasn't posted here - he has blogs, vids, rants, all over the internet, raging about his 'persecution' by everyone from Oprah, to his father, and sister

Most of those are gone now - facebook page deleted as well.

any word on Roy? his facebook page appears to have been deleted.

I hope he didn't hurt himself. Anyone with a history of suicide in their family is vulnerable. Kevin, get on meds quick.

Don't worry, he is not going to harm himself. His ego is too big. He is doing all of this for sympathy and attention. He knows if he goes back on his meds he'll be fine and will have to deal w/ reality and get a real job. But he doesn't want to do that. And,really,to be a such a sourpuss over not getting a weekend night anchor gig. Kevin--aim higher! As Gore Vidal said, success is not enough. Your friends must fail.

Wow - that is shocking. I wondered what happened to his career here - he seemed to be on track for anchoring the news then fell off to special report / filler reporter.

I too remember the series he did about his mother's suicide.

It looks like mental illness runs in the family - wow, I really feel sorry for him. What the fuck is he going to do now?

if you look at the slop he posts on his facebook page and the very odd videos he's uploading to youtube, they're not very good advertisements for a future hire. the guy is seriously messed up and its all online for everyone to see. not sure i can remember a public figure imploding so publicly

Oh, dear. How long before he's starting fires in random strangers' driveways?

He seems fun in that last video, at least the first half that I watched.

still...

Does his dad doubt he is HIV+? Why does he need to go to AIDS clinic and turn over records? This family seems screwed up. He is clearly begging for his father's love and right now can't handle being rejected w/ making apologies, etc.

R30, WTF?

He's gotten much worse. From Saturday.

Do schizophrenic people off their meds realize that they are schizophrenic and off their meds?

Shit, R33, that's definitely a mentally ill human.

[quote]Do schizophrenic people off their meds realize that they are schizophrenic and off their meds?

Often not. They are convinced that their delusions are real. Even if they are able to recognize that, to other people, what they're claiming strains credulity. "I know you think I'm crazy but I'm telling you, a DEMON (or outer space alien, or group of CIA agents, etc) attacked me late last night!"

All the shit about his father makes it extra awkward

She's a mess.

he got suspended from Twitter for starting arguments and harassing other people named Kevin Roy. He told them to stop using his name or he would sue them

He has a Google+ account and it lists his address. I went to Google maps and there is actually a police car at his house with 2 cops and a man that looks like Kevin

R40 You know Google Maps isn't live, right?

r40 That is amazing. What are the odds that Google Maps would catch that! Love it. That man is in need of some serious help.

Looks like classic METH-induced psychosis to me. Sad.

In the video he says he has just lost his home to auction. Where will he go? He isn't on good terms with family of course, says he has no car. He will wind up on the street unless he has friends or is sitting on some financial resources. I don't see a good to this. Very sad.

He's obviously crazy and I hope he bets better. Having said that, this is a comment on his youtube video:

"We can't wait for the sheriff to remove you from our beautiful neighborhood. Your paranoia and [n word] fuck buddies have ruined our property value and the peaceful nature of our neighborhood. I speak for all of us in the area... We hope you end up dead."

Wtf? His neighbors suck! Unless that was him posting to himself from another account?

Okay why is he bitching about having an iphone 4?

His aunt is Madonna??

We often have these kinds of problems with former gays. But at least they are no longer going to hell.

[quote] You know Google Maps isn't live, right?

I do know that. So he was getting into trouble a long while ago. Images on Google street view can be years old

[quote] ] That is amazing. What are the odds that Google Maps would catch that! Love it.

No shit. How crazy is that? When I pulled it up I didn't see anything and then I navigated to the left side and saw the cops. I couldn't believe that

His family members really shouldn't be leaving comments on his YouTube videos. He's obviously not well, couldn't they take the high road?

They need to give this guy his own reality show I'd watch.

It's hell when you have a relative like this. You want to help but they are beyond help, and the more you get involved, the greater the odds that they will flip out on you at some point, physically attack you, maybe even kill you.

I had to disconnect/disown a cousin like this, back in the '90s.

I watched his latest video transfixed. I have a bipolar (former) friend in Palm Springs. As far as I know he never went on meds but he was never unbearable...until our last vacation. He also lives in Palm Springs, will never be evicted from his home (old money), and can act any way he wants to. On the vacation, that ended a week early, my friend began to behave EXACTLY like Kevin Roy. The paranoia, intensity, and appalling anger all got directed at me. I have never seen anything like it, until I watched this video. He has no friends now, except people who work for him. I consider myself to be a compassionate and at time fiery friend. I decided not take his crap, yelled right back at him, flew home, and haven't talked to him since. This video should be required watching for bipolar people who find themselves alone and can't figure out why.

It sounds like hell for all involved; the patient, too. I can't imagine how frightening it must be to be *absolutely* convinced that you're the target of some evil conspiracy. He seems quite certain. And I know you can't force people to take their meds. Just a sad fucking situation.

Can't someone in his life have him involuntarily committed and put on meds?

I mean, has he burned that many bridges?

It is hard to believe this raving nutcase had a professional broadcast journalism career not too long ago.

I reckon that's gone for good.

in the video he talks about his emmys and says he had 3 and one has been stolen, so he only has 2 ... then pans over to them on his kitchen table and there are 3 sitting there ...

... this is your brain on drugs ...

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"Can't someone in his life have him involuntarily committed and put on meds?"

Several of Kevin Roy's family members have called Palm Springs police dept. and have even sent them the videos from youtube in an effort to get him taken to an inpatient treatment facility. The police check on him but then respond to the family members that Kevin "does not satisfy the criteria to be involuntarily committed."

Kevin's now homeless it seems and living in his car...

He's better than Hosea Saunders the fat fag who was doing live newscast on meth and crack of course being the negro, they had to give him chance after chance and allow him to go to rehab time and again.

Just like Allyson Payne another negro who played the race card and took nearly ten years to get rid of.

It's AIDS dementia. Typical but God warned him.

Wow---check out his Facebook page.

Oh my....he's lost it almost completely.

Raving about his dog.

WTF???

WTH is up with the racist at R60?

He has a facebook page. He descends into madness in video and text rants. And then he gets worse. I don't know why the police can't have him involuntarily committed. If anyone needs it's this poor guy.

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R66 You aren't lying. And he has Shitney and Gaga as two of his favorite singers on the front page. Fucking hell, isn't he a little old to be listening to that shit?

If you bothered to read previous posts, r65, you would see that he does indeed have a facebook page. Idiot.

Looks like her FB page is down.

Roy's facebook page is sad ... he appears to be homeless living in a car and it looks like he may have killed his dog by leaving it in the car in the sun. He is deluding himself into believing not-so-similar looking dogs in nearby shelters are his. I find it hard to believe someone in so much trouble can't be committed.

I remember Kevin when he was living in Portland, OREGON. He was a mess even before the meth-induced mania. He, and his partner at the time, George Burns, accused each other of giving each other HIV. This was after they both confessed to having regular unprotected sex in the local bathhouse as well as adult bookstores. I'm afraid that the black cloud of crazy will always hang over Kevin and anyone else he associates with. Indeed, this is all very sad.

Wait he got HIV from the old actor George Burns??

What's the latest?

All the YouTube videos are down.

Is suicide too much to hope for, before he kills anyone else?

He has a new dog. Poor thing.

Kevin's been reaching out to everyone in his address book to connect with him on LinkedIn. It seems like a desperate attempt to jumpstart his career as a TV anchorman. I'm afraid that that shipped has long sailed. The meth face doesn't help either.

I honestly thought he was long dead or at least living unspder a freeway overpass.

I recommend he become a Walmart greeter

Meth. Just meth.

When black anchor fag Hosea Sanders pulled the exact same shit, WLS was too scared to fire him because of his race.

Is he on medication now? He seems to be doing okay in the video tour of his condo that he posted a few days ago.

The video suggestions in r76's link made me laugh! wtf?

Good lord this thread was a fascinating read.

He seems to be back in his hometown in Oakpark now, looking for work and doing much better.

His sister, Rachel, must be mortified.

Everybody comes to Phoenix for the meth.

Still?

Because several have mentioned it ... even though it appears Roy doesn't need it right now.

Here's how you get committed in real life in the U.S.

First comes the call to the police. The police have to be in a frame of mind and sufficiently trained to ascertain that the person being called on is a danger to self or others. This danger has to be clearly expressed, either via multiple credible reports by others (the weakest evidence); or better yet, the perp has to voice these threats in the presence of the police. Written threats might be taken into account; it depends on the jurisdiction. Threats against others tend to be taken more seriously than threats against oneself.

Then the police have to take him to a hospital. In most places, this means the nearest hospital emergency department (ED). There, if it is a first visit, the patient might be given some emergency meds to stabilize, and may or may not have a chat with a nurse or doc or remotely a psych social worker (depends on time of day and if they have one on-call), who will determine further potential risk. At this point the patient is nearly always released.

This is especially true if the hospital has a psych ward and they determine the patient's insurance is inadequate for the anticipated services and length of service needed (called a wallet or insurance biopsy). Inadequate insurance is less of a problem these days because ObamaCare. The ED may refer the patient for intake with whatever local outpatient mental health services exist, if there are any. The patient is free to ignore this referral, and usually does, and there is no follow-up.

If the ED determines commitment is necessary and doesn't have a psych unit, then they must call around to find an appropriate placement that has an empty bed. In many parts of the country, there aren't any. The patient will be held in the ED until they find a place, or until the patient takes off, since there isn't usually much security and at this point the hold is usually involuntary.

If the patient is a repeat visitor to the ED, or if in this first visit it is determined the patient is sufficiently psychiatrically messy, then the facility will either make plans to admit him for the standard 3 days; or they may refer him to another place for the same purpose. The patient must agree to this commitment. If the patient does not, then the hospital and/or the police must petition the courts for an involuntary hold. Depending on the jurisdiction, this can take from an hour to a couple days, and other steps or evaluations may be required.

As you can see, the process is tedious, complex and has multiple points of potential failure. Friends and family become frustrated because there is little they can do to make things happen decisively and timely. There are programs in place to eliminate some of these steps, but I do not know of a place where the process of commitment is simple.

Omg. I don't know how I missed the posts from 2013. I went to mizzou with Kevin. We weren't close, but he was friendly and fun. So sad.

Oops end of ¶ 6, last word should be "voluntary," not "involuntary."

I think he was my Uber driver the other day!

Holy shit! She really is a mess. What's up with her?

Hope he spirals upward.

He's pudgy, and not young & hot even when he's not beat up, so the gays won't give a shit about what happens to him.

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Any updates? Curious.

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It looks like he's delivering pizzas in Chicago and training to be a realtor.

I wondered what happened to him. His meltdown was pretty alarming.

Channel 7's Hosea Sanders is also a huge faggot, not gay a real true faggot. He was always on drugs, but he played the race card whenever they threaten him and he stays on and on, despite exhibiting the same kind of behavior. Now in August he suddenly had prostate cancer so he could conveniently take more time on and now will scream victim if he's in trouble again.

I think Roy is back in Chicago selling pizza & real estate?

Was he mentally ill or was it drug induced?

Does anyone have any updates on this DL fave?

Apparently he's a realtor now?

Good for him!