*Another unfortunate videotape of Maia Campbell has surfaced.
There’s no way to tell when the footage was shot, but the former “In the House” star appears as disheveled and incoherent as she did in the tape that flooded the Internet in September.
The 33-year-old daughter of novelist Bebe Moore Campbell is reportedly battling a drug habit and entered rehab following the first tape last fall. Sadly, the Santa Monica Daily Press reported last month that when Campbell was stopped by police for irresponsible driving, a search of her vehicle turned up a vial of cocaine. She was later charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence, driving without a license, and a probation violation.
There has also been speculation that Campbell suffers from a mental illness, a cause that drew the advocacy of her late mother.
That’s a shame, I hope she allows herself to be helped, I think that’s one of the hardest parts of mental illness, is convincing them that they need help. My husband has a form of schizophrenia. I didn’t know BeBe died, read a lot of her books.
It is hard to deal with a mental illness because of the stigma attached to it. Me, I have bipolar. I deal with it and take medication that manages things beautifully.
But I can’t tell you how many people look at me cockeyed when I say that. A guy I dated asked me if I was going to go psycho on him and throw hot grits on him. Well, with all his cheating I should’ve but I told him I don’t even know how to cook grits so I doubt that would be happening. I thought about oatmeal but decided against it. He wasn’t worth the cinammon or the apples I’d lose… 
In any case, I can’t tell you how many (black)Christians tell me I don’t need meds and/or I’m not praying hard enough to be delivered from it. With mess like that going around, it’s no wonder people stay in denial about mental illness. I truly feel sorry for this woman. To have her situation played out in the media/videotaped is just tragic and insensitive and really quite awful. I really hope she receives help. I was blessed to not go the route of self-medicating which is probably what she’s doing by taking street drugs. I hope her family intervenes and helps her so there are no more stories like this about her.
QB, I’m unipolar or basically, suffered from severe depression from 19 to mid 30s. I was able to work through it by changing my diet, doing yoga and lots of therapy. I’m compassionate to anyone who suffers any form of mental illness because it’s hard to make people understand that your ‘mind’ doesn’t work they way you want it to. You can’t ‘control’ what’s going on inside your head. I’ve been able to stablized my condition but I go through bouts every now and then. But it’s not as extreme to the point where I cannot function which is where I was several years ago. I know what you are talking about in terms of stigma and I’m glad that medication has been able to work for you.
With Maia Campbell, somebody needs to get their ass kicked for exploiting her situation with these so-called ‘videos’ that keep getting posted on youtube. Instead of trying to seek help for Maia, they are busy laughing and mocking her plight. I don’t know what the hell is wrong with some of my people. We treat people with mental illness with such cruelty. I already saw a part of this clip on another site and couldn’t watch the rest of it. It’s sick and cheap and someone with a heart needs to get Ms. Campbell some help as soon as possible. Her drug use is only aggravating her illness and I hope somebody can get to her time before something tragic happens.
NYCSoul- Cosign to your ENTIRE second paragraph.
FOLKS NEEDS TO GET THEIR FACTS RIGHT SHE IS AN L.A COUNTY JAIL AS WE SPEAK THIS VIDEO IS OLD AS HELL.HER FAMILY WILL NOT GET HER OUT HER MOTHER’S ESTATE HAS STRICT RULES ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT HER MOTHER WAS BEE-BEE MOORE CAMPBELL.
Wow…I was just thinkin’ about her the other day. I was watchin’ that video with her and Tyrese, and wonderin’ if she was alright. I hope she can get some help.
Cosign to all the above posts.
I hope she can get her life together. I worked in a mental health facility during grad school and have great compassion for those who suffer. It seems like once her mother died all this public acting out began. But as someone stated earlier, until she realizes she has a problem and wants to do something about it, the cycle will continue.