This article was published more than 21 years ago. Today Elijah is not a black boy, or a white boy, or a mixed-race boy. "He really got into the role," said executive producer John Ritchie. That's not our heritage, we're strong, black women. But after a brief separation, the court heard, they got back together again and had, perhaps, become closer than ever. I wasn't willing to give him up. Their son, Elijah, was born in June, 1997. She denies any promiscuous behaviour," states the judgment. in the highly publicized and controversial case of Elijah Van de Perre, the son of a white mother and black father in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has just granted custody to Elijah's mother, Kimberly Van de Perre. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The Appeal Court judges said Judge Warren focused too much on Mr. Edwards' promiscuity, and not enough on his abilities as a parent. Court of Appeal's ruling, saying that Elijah should live with his mother and that the appeal court did not have sufficient grounds to reverse the decision of the original trial judge. Edwards responded initially by seeking joint custody and liberal access, but later changed . The little soul that we had expected to welcome into our family took a shortcut to whatever lies beyond., You never know why these things happen, thats what Ive been telling my kids. It arrives at a critical time when, in the highly publicized and controversial case of Elijah Van de Perre, the son of a white mother and black father in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has just granted custody to Elijah's mother, Kimberly Van de Perre. Celtics beat the Sixers 110-107 in Philly, Video: Behind the scenes with Joe Mazzulla, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum at All-Star weekend, Video: Jaylen Brown talks Celtics win and disrespectful 76ers fans, Celtics post All-Star break betting preview. A little over a decade ago, Kimberly Van De Perre, a former hotel receptionist from Coquitlam and a basketball "groupie" given to having affairs with players, met Grizzlie basketball player. All the characters are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She won custody of Elijah after a 26-day trial,. At the time of the interview, he was 11, thriving and doing well in school. While on set, I asked questions about Kimberly Van De Perre and her son, Elijah. You just have to let yourself go through it and go through the journey and be there for each other., Know that you cant judge the pain, you cant judge the process, he added. The multi-millionaire, who has a wife and two teenaged daughters, made sporadic child-support payments for a year, but nothing in the last two years. During the affair with Kimberly, she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy named Elijah, in June 1997. It perhaps perfectly encapsulated the tug of love felt by the biological mother, played by Jennifer Finnigan, and the wife of the philandering basketball player, played by Nigerian-born Enuka Okuma. She later became a teacher. "It doesn't feel right for me to celebrate what just should have been all along," said Van de Perre of the battle for custody of her son, Elijah. The Appeal Court judges, however, put more faith in Mrs. Edwards and her ability to hold the relationship together. Today Edwards is living in his native North Carolina, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce back in the house, Jaylen Brown out for Celtics' Monday match-up in New York, Video: Best of Jayson Tatum's career clutch shots, JT calls game! The boy, now 4, will see his father and his family according to an agreement that has yet to be worked out. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. The court judgment says Ms. Van de Perre at first told a psychologist she had had sex with only one other basketball player besides Mr. Edwards, and he "was like a superstar.". On Friday, Canada's top court overturned the B.C. Evidence shows the basketball player has had numerous affairs. In Friday's ruling, the Supreme Court disagreed with the Appeal Court's assessment, saying it was wrong to highlight race as an issue in the case. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The psychologist's report described Ms. Van de Perre as "histrionic, narcissistic and compulsive." Kimberly Van Der Beek suffered a miscarriage one month after she and James Van Der Beek announced that they were expecting baby No. Facebook gives people the. She admitted she was tempted to give up several times. She is single. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Van Der Beek revealed the couples pregnancy news on Instagram Oct. 7, sharing that he and Kimberly, 37, were thrilled beyond belief to announce that another little bundle of joy has picked us to be their family.. mother in her custody battle with her child's father, a married, former basketball star. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. On June 3, 1997, Elijah Theodore Van de Perre was born. A little over a decade ago, Kimberly Van De Perre, a former hotel receptionist from Coquitlam and a basketball "groupie" given to having affairs with players, met Grizzlie basketball player Theodore (Blue) Edwards in a sports bar. You need to allow yourself space to grieve and go through it. Newbery discreetly asked her whether she would be interviewed. In a video posted on her Instagram Story on Monday night, Kimberly thanked her followers for their support following the news, and shared more details about what she had gone through. Everything is really positive and good. But there needs to be zero shame around it, or around giving yourself the time and space to grieve, James wrote. Ms. Van de Perre, who is white, is a former beauty queen who lives in Vancouver. In the scene, a shaken Finnigan reluctantly hands over her baby, played by an absolutely adorable little boy of mixed race, to Okuma. In his own eyes, he is simply a boy. During Monday's Dancing with the Stars semifinals episode . CANADA-RACE - RTR15NZ8 KIMBERLY VAN DE PERRE WITH SON ELIJAH AFTER BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE WITH NBA STAR. The rights to Van De Perre's life story also had to be obtained from her. Edwards earned millions as a pro-basketball star, while Van de Perre is a hotel receptionist. Happily, for us this time we walked out [of the ultrasound appointment] with tears of joy., RELATED VIDEO: James Van Der Beek Opens Up About Expecting Sixth Child After Heartbreaking Miscarriages, During that nights episode of DWTS, Van Der Beek told PEOPLE that revealing the news on the reality competition show was thrilling and that they decided to get Kimberlys first ultrasound on camera, to open it up and allow people to go through the experience good result or not good result., Its a part of life, he continued. Yet thanks to the courts, his skin colour and his race may determine where he lives and who he grows up with. Its life. He is a human being and he got caught in a situation where a stronger man would have said 'No' but he indulged himself and as a result, this beautiful boy was brought into the world. The Jamaican-born Roger Cross, who plays Ty, took time out for an interview between shoots. It really didn't matter to us. Some information may no longer be current. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. View the profiles of people named Eli Van De Perre. Find the right content for your market. Edwards, 35, met Van de Perre, 27, five years ago in a Vancouver sports-bar. "I think it's important for the moral of the story, which is never give up. Press alt + / to open this menu. The two met in a Vancouver bar in 1996 and began an 18-month affair. Here's the response: Not to start controversy either but Blue Edwards looks half-white to begin with; his skin color is light. Van de Perre is all smiles yesterday in Vancouver with her four-year-old son, Elijah. People so often go through it in secret. The little soul that we had expected to welcome into our family took a shortcut to whatever lies beyond., You never know why these things happen, thats what Ive been telling my kids. Having grown up in Jamaica, he has a hard time understanding why race can be such a big issue. They met five years ago in a sports bar in Vancouver. Kimberly, I love you, said Van Der Beek, who dedicated the dance to his wife: Kimberly, Im dancing for you, Im dancing for us, so here we go, babe.. "I mean I'm sure my mother had problems, 30 years, I'm sure she had problems, but she did not walk away. Even during the height of this trial he was not able to stay away from restaurants and nightclubs while his wife and children went east to be with her dying father.". That way, he would avoid cultural confusion and learn to identify with his black heritage. It was a TOUGH weekend, she wrote on Instagram earlier Monday. In a unanimous decision, the court decided. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. ", In playing Beverly Rivers, Okuma faced the challenge of playing a character who is a rock but who is also experiencing pain. I dont even know how Im going to begin to respond to it all so I think Ill just have to do it here., In 48 hours we lost our baby boy, by the way and I almost lost my life, she revealed. The original trial judge concluded that Mr. Edwards, who now plays professionally in Athens, was so adulterous that it posed a threat to his marriage. It was a controversial case, as the Canadian Supreme Court not only had to determine Elijah's best interests, but weed through a lot of issues, including the role of race, wealth and the benefits of the two-parent versus single-parent families. A Canadian court should have no part of it. Custody case involves race, top court told, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Nadia Hama, a mother of two children, lost custody of the children to her ex-husband. The Appeal Court judges, by contrast, noted that Ms. Van de Perre had also shown a proclivity for nightclubs, and that she often made arrangements for others to care for her son while she went out to bars. It is not obvious at all that a boy who appears to be black would be better off in the racially divided American South than he would be in multicultural Vancouver. "Where I grew up, our culture is made up of many people. Please contact sales@alamy.com for more details. As his mother points out, he has "two sets of roots. Pfft. Before he announced the devastating news on DWTS, Kimberly hinted at the tragedy on social media. They moved back to be closer to family and friends, particularly Elijah's grandparents, whom he is close to. Director Gary Harvey said that rather than being about a legal case, the film is about the growth of a woman from a groundless, directionless lifestyle. Keeping these cuties happy as can be while I replenish at home.. The ruling overturned an earlier court judgment that had placed the boy with his mother, Kimberly Van de Perre, a Burnaby waitress who sometimes served as "a tour guide" to lead basketball players to "cute chicks.". Elijah Van de Perre is a four-year-old boy. Get in touch for any commercial. "He hasn't had a consistent home and he's had to really grow up," she said. I make that finding based upon my assessment of him and because of his propensity to seek out places where there are known to be young women who are 'star-struck' with professional athletes. The court also heard that Mr. Edwards, married with two daughters, "leads a 'glamorous' lifestyle in which he frequently indulges in extramarital sex.". Court of Appeal ruled he was better off with the family of his father, millionaire basketball player Blue Edwards, who could raise him in a black cultural environment in the United States. Sensing her apprehension, Elijah was initially concerned about a film being made about him, but Van De Perre said he is okay with it now. People named Eli Van De Perre. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. When Terrance Warren, a B.C. So couldn't the kid have remained with the mother? Mr. Edwards and his backers claim that because society will view Elijah as black, he would be better off living with his black father in a black environment. Now it has become grist for a film. woman custody of her son after a prolonged fight between her and his pro basketball-player father that raised the issue of race in custody battles. Available for editorial use only. As a result of this affair, Ms. Van de Perre became pregnant and had a son named Elijah in 1997. Miscarriage (a word that needs a replacement nobody failed to carry, these things sometimes just happen) is something that people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret. Although Van Der Beek admitted that he didnt think hed be dancing on Monday evening, he chose to compete for Kimberly, who pushed him to continue in the competition. The judgement on Friday gives a little more stability for Elijah, who was making a seven-hour flight between Van de Perre's home in Vancouver and Edwards' residence in Charlotte, N.C. every three weeks until he developed inner-ear problems due to the frequent flying. tap here to see other videos from our team, Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account and fewer ads, Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on, Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists, Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. A generation or two ago in Canada, a black boy with a white mother might have been an object of curiosity, even derision. "I don't think anyone won anything," she said in an interview with CBC Newsworld. It took five years and many rewrites of the script by Shelley Eriksen before actual shooting could begin. Here was that synopsis: The father, Theodore (Blue) Edwards, is black, and is a former Vancouver Grizzlies player who lives with his wife in North Carolina. mother in her custody battle with her child's father, a married, former basketball star. Since the Supreme Court awarded custody to his mother, Elijah has had almost no communication with Blue Edwards. Van De Perre was working for an insurance brokerage firm. He also said that Van de Perre and her friends were demeaning of Edwards' African-American makeup. Van De Perre was branded "poor white trash" and a gold digger. Search for stock images, vectors and videos. Kimberly Van de Perre, the mother of a young son, lost custody of the child to her former lover. It was a bitter custody battle that lasted three years, but in the end Canada's top court decided that Theodore (Blue) Edwards' son would be better off with his mother. It was both a tawdry affair and a bittersweet love story played out on the pages of Vancouver newspapers. I just did what I had to do.". He was ordered to make a lump-sum payment. Van de Perre, who is white, is a single high-school dropout who works part-time as a hotel receptionist and collects $3,500 a month in child support. The case touched off a debate about race and child custody, and several Canadian organizations the African Canadian Legal Clinic, the Association of Black Social Workers and the Jamaican Canadian Association acted as intervenors in the Supreme Court case. 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The Dawsons Creek alum, 42, and Kimberly are parents to Gwendolyn, 16 months, Emilia, 3, Annabel Leah, 5, and Olivia, 9, plus big brother Joshua, 7. Edwards and his wife Valerie have twin daughters. "It was the easiest sell of my career," said Newbery on a visit to the set during one of the last days of shooting. This article was published more than 18 years ago. Here was that synopsis: Really Blue? The Court of Appeal for British Columbia awarded Theodore "Blue" Edwards, a former NBA player with the Grizzlies, and his wife custody of Elijah, Mr. Edwards' three-year-old son. Edwards will still have visitation rights to his son. The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a B.C. He is Canadian and he's African-American, and so there are two sides of him that he should be embracing." And it disagreed with the Appeal Court's negative assessment of Van de Perre's parental ability and situation. ", Ms. Van de Perre was not the only one playing the field. 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She has an excellent social support network, and has, in my opinion, been the 'rock' that has allowed her children to adjust so well to a rather hectic lifestyle. What had happened to them? Although she states this is a stress release, and that she rarely drinks, it is difficult to know how she could go out, not get to bed until 2 or 3 a.m., and be able to get up to provide for Elijah's best interest. The two biological parents have been fighting over Elijah since a 26-day custody trial began in . Edwards and Van de Perre have been locked in a bitter, and public, custody battle since the child was 15 months old. "I know all marriages have trials and tribulations and problems, and I am willing to stand by my husband, as long as he is still a loving man, a good father, and he is responsive to the family, and he puts the family focus first, I'm willing to stand by him as long as it takes, sir," she responded. "It feels good to finally be turning the last chapter of this story," said Ms. Van de Perre, 30, who said she has had to work at two jobs for about a year to make ends meet. As he grows up, Elijah will have to grapple with his mixed heritage. To the side is a picture of the real Kimberly and Elijah. Which is not a story that has been told, but at some point I can dig into the details with you guys about what happened in the emergency room., And James got eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, she added. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of a single B.C. Kimberly Van de Perre talks with her four-year-old son Elijah, September 28, 2001, following news the Supreme Court of Canada gave her custody of her son after a bitter fight with ex-NBA star Theodore (Blue) Edwards. In making their decision, the three appeal court judges weighed the importance of having a child growing up with a family of the same racial background: They decided that the boy, who has a white mother and a black father, would always be perceived as "being black" because of his skin colour. Today, in a big Canadian city with dozens of ethnic groups and countless mixed-race couples, he is unlikely to attract so much as a raised eyebrow. Some information may no longer be current. The father, Theodore (Blue) Edwards, is black, and is a former Vancouver Grizzlies player who lives with his wife in North Carolina. It really helps to go through when you have the support of friends and family. The court heard that the 24-year-old former beauty queen had met Mr. Edwards, who at the time was making $2-million a year playing for the Grizzlies, while she was cruising Vancouver's nightclub scene. ", http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?f=000310/228719. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. We lost the baby, an emotional Van Der Beek said in his video package. Copyright 2001 Globe Interactive, a division of Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. The highest court in the land overturned a highly controversial Appeal Court ruling that gave custody of Elijah to Edwards and his wife on the basis that the child would be better off growing up in a black household and in the southern U.S., where the couple had planned to settle. The couple have been through miscarriages before, as James explained on Instagram back in October, when he went public with her pregnancy. The nine justices reserved their decision in the fight between Theodore "Blue" Edwards, 35, and Kimberly Van de Perre, 27. "I don't know how it's affecting him other than he doesn't talk a lot about his father. In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the trial judge's ruling to award custody of Edwards' four-year-old son to his mother, Kimberly Van de Perre. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Van de Perre and Edwards decided to pursue things between themselves and she gave birth to their son Elijah in June of 1997. Jen Juneau is a digital news writer for PEOPLE since 2016. During the affair with Kimberly, she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy named Elijah, in June 1997. "And there was no reason to intervene in that decision by the Court of Appeal. It had all the elements -- sex, courtroom drama, a high-stakes battle, tension, love, anger, pain. James, 42, revealed the heartbreaking news during Monday's episode of Dancing with the Stars . 2023 Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. All you know is that it brings you closer together, it breaks you open, it opens up your heart, it deepens your appreciation, said Van Der Beek. The court should treat him as such, and leave race out of it. But she later told the court she was more sexually active than she had previously revealed. Accessibility Help. Van de Perre won custody of Elijah during the initial 26-day trial, but that decision was overturned one year later as the British. He doesn't express that he feels he is lacking any kind of a relationship, although he is a young boy and they tend not to speak too openly.". ", 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly are mourning the loss of their sixth baby on the way. Blue Edwards, the former Vancouver Grizzlies basketball star, has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in child support by the B.C. He was a married father playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies and began an 18-month affair that produced their son. Over the next 2 years there was much back and forth. When Elijah was three months old, Ms. Van de Perre began proceedings for custody and child support, naming Edwards as the father of the child. The pair had an affair that produced a son, Elijah. Mrs van de Perre moved to the UK in 1945 at the behest of the Dutch Ministry of War and met her husband, the journalist Hugo van De Perre, while working at the BBC. Mother wins custody in mixed race case | CBC News Loaded. They engaged in an 18-month affair that produced Elijah. The Appeal Court also provided a glimpse inside the sexually charged world of the National Basketball Association, and exposed the private lives of both Ms. Van de Perre and Mr. Edwards. And she tried to give her spot to James, she tried quitting the show. Elijah has jetted between his mother's home near Vancouver and his dad's in North Carolina every three weeks for more than a year. Like his father, he is very athletic. It said that while she was making an effort to be a good mother, "her needs for status, admiration, and attention remain and may result in her acting out in ways which are not in Elijah's best interest. Kimberly Van de Perre is all smiles with her four-year-old son Elijah, September 28, 2001, following news the Supreme Court of Canada giving her custody of her son after a bitter fight with ex-NBA star Theodore (Blue) Edwards. "I think that it come down to the fact that the trial judge, who is an extremely experienced family trial judge, gave a very carefully worded and considered decision," he said. Thats how were feeling right now after the soul we thought were going to welcome into our family in April has taken a short cut to whatever lies beyond this life. Ms. Van de Perre, 27, told reporters in Vancouver that she was pleased with the ruling. Weve been through this before, but never this late in the pregnancy, and never accompanied by such a scary, horrific threat to @vanderkimberly and her well-being., Grateful that shes now recovering, but weve only just begun unpacking the layers of this one, he continued. "I tend not to look at any negative stuff, past, present and future. Thank you to all of our friends and co-workers (and dance partners) who have shown up for us so beautifully during this time. She stated she has other male friends on other NBA teams, although when they come to town, she stated she is 'like the tour guide,' helping them to find places where they can 'meet cute chicks.' RM2D3HJB5 - Kimberly Van de Perre is all smiles with her four-year-old son Elijah, September 28, 2001, following news the Supreme Court of Canada giving her custody of her son after a bitter fight with ex-NBA star Theodore (Blue) Edwards. Thank you for everything you do. What followed was a protracted custody battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. We lost the baby. Unlike the original trial judge, the Appeal Court also put great importance on the strength of character of Valerie Edwards -- a woman who refused to let her marriage be torn apart despite her husband's affair with Ms. Van de Perre. The Pose actor went on to explain in the caption that he and Kimberly decided to share the news on Dancing with the Stars after his wife suffered a number of miscarriages. Thats how were feeling right now after the soul we thought were going to welcome into our family in April has taken a short cut to whatever lies beyond this life. In a judgment that overturned a lower court and awarded custody of Elijah to Mr. Edwards, at least partly on the grounds of race, the B.C. I'm sure the Jazz fans who rooted hard for you back in the day can understand how the hell you became a Laker fan. In real life, the story of Van De Perre and Edwards was messier than a back-country bar fight. We decided to put ourselves out there not knowing what wed find in an effort to chip away at any senseless stigma around this experience and to encourage people who might be going through it to open themselves up to love & support from friends and family when they need it most, the actor added. To tell him now that he is definitely and exclusively black, and so must live with people of his own kind, is to surrender to the racial pigeonholing that is the very essence of racism. Van de Perre, 27, is a high school dropout who has worked as a hotel receptionist. What kept her going was Elijah. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. ", The challenge, said Cross, was "to stay true to the story but also show the audience this isn't just a bad guy who is a philanderer. 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