August 01, 2005 @ 12:31 pm

Free and AJ Leave "106 & Park" After Five Years

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Last Thursday [July 28], the pair made the announcement during the show's live broadcast as AJ sat on the famous couch with Free on the other end of his cell phone.

"This is our last live show," AJ announced. "But this isn't the last time you'll see us."

The pair have been with the show, which features live interviews and performances by big-name aritsts, and a video countdown, since it debuted in 2000.

"They were definitely not let go," said Stephen Hill, executive vice president of entertainment and music programming for BET. "They've decided after five great years of the highest rated music video show on television that they wanted to do something different."

With their newfound free time, AJ says he plans to open a restaurant called Mahogany in Brooklyn, while Free said she would have a website up soon.

No plans have been made regarding future hosts or plans for the show, but BET has said that the show will definitely continue to air.

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china says:

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I think that thay sould get back together and do another show because you guys where so go doing
that show and now we have new people now and that is not fare to you becuse you were very very very very very very good and i mean good peopl. for that show in now you guys are not there anymore but i have to go know but send me somthing back on myspace.com my E-mail is chinadoll@mac.com is call me any time you wat to i have to go now i will see you all later by.i love you all

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hassan says:

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geif you my free movies sexy

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sabrina says:

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old news will become good news for tr former hosts. aj is working for THE MAN at EXTRA and free i'm still waiting on the WEBSITE.

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Zcah G says:

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Terrence J sucks I f**ked Rocsi. I thought u were good until your myspace u cursed on it

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Laquetta Shepard says:

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AJ and Free are gone, but TJ and Rocsi are holding it down. Visit http://energizemylife.vpweb.com/

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Robin says:

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I'd like to have each of their websites please.

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MS NETTA says:

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I DONT KNOW ANYBODY WHO STIL LOOK AT THE SHOW YOU NEED TO GET THEM BACK

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stephen says:

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AJ and free are like the life of BET all together...i used to come home from school just so i dont miss 106 and parkk and im sure everybody else loved it that much...now its just whatever becasue ROCKS or whatevr they call her and terrence are the most dumbest hosts on tv...they make britney spears look good mann....GOTTA HAVE SOME AJ AND FREE on BET doing "whatever" as long as they're backkkk

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Tarsha says:

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AJ and free were good on the show. I just wanted to know frees new website.
Hope they come back to 106 and park.

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Penny says:

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Free and A.j was and will always be the best host of BET 106 park .........

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everlasting says:

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you have never lied about terrance and rocsi they are trying to be like free and aj and it's not sexy at all.terrance reminds me of that nerdy ass kid in school who tryies to be cool but he's not,and rocsi is sexy but she is only hosting the show because she is thin,and them folks down at bet no that a lot of white people are watching the show now ,so they decieded to go with a girl who is closeto what they think the viewer's want.i an not bitter or mad at someone who is makeing leagal money but be true to you first and don't try to be something that you are not ,and them to are never going to be as hot as free and aj was ..GET THEM TWO BACK ON THE AIR PLEASE..

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tacara says:

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man u guys were hottttttttttt. i mean terencce and rocsi suck. they can't host nothing. u two should come back man 106 was hotttttttt with u two.

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suzanne hcater says:

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we miss you free and AJ

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Christine says:

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I miss Aj and Free, the show just ain't the same but I do watch it from time to time but it loosest my attention and I change the channel.

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Dytanyon says:

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I liked AJ&Free but, I also give cudos to Rocsi&Terrence 4 doing what they do(Keep it up)!!!It least they try and I watch the show everyday at 6:00pm!!

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kisha says:

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I hate the new 106, whatever their names are suck big time. I cant get past the sound of oh girl voice to even enjoy the show. BOOOOOOO!!!!!! Anybody will be better than them.

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gigi says:

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106 &park will never be the same its so boring now free and aj made 106&park what it is today i hope free and aj good luck and blessings in thier furture careers

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Sharee Richards says:

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So what are they doing now.

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Sarah says:

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wow. well, i miss them too very much...Terrence & Rocsi get on my nerves!!

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BRi says:

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WOWZ3RSz..ii CAUGHT SUM T3ARSz... LUBb` U AJ N FR33!

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brittany says:

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u need free and aj back they r better then rocie and terence

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BRENEE WILLIAMS says:

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I WISH YOU AND AJ WOULD COME BACK AND HOST 106&PARK AGAIN.I WATCH IT WHEN I CAN.

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tilly says:

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i we in jamaica really missed free and aj from 106&park. i would like to see them again

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marissa says:

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oh u guys were the best hosts for BET. i miss u guys so much.Although AJ acted a bit **** at times but it waz cool.

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Amanda says:

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I dont watch 106 and park nomore, It not funny the hosts are boring. I wish Free and AJ will go back on the show.

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pat says:

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some of you need to go back to school i see instead of watching educated people on tv, try it, you might like it too

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lady sc says:

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I think free and aj should come back to 106&park.when is free website coming.

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michelle says:

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How can i get my talentant children in the spot light. They sing and dance please contact me on this info. They always watching videos, 106&park. Thank you

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michelle says:

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I have very talent kids one is 13 and the other one is 3. the 13 year old she can sing and dance. and my 3 year old one can sing. They both are girls. I'm wondering how can i get them to start auditicion. just to get them in the spot light. And that's what they really want all they do is watch videos and 106&park. can you please contact me on this infomation? Thank you

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kima says:

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hey i really,really want to see A.J.& FREE on 106&PARK one more good time??? i love them so much and miss them alot..so just one more time for me& my 8yr-old lil girl??she love free alot also..Thank u so much

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TYMIRA says:

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bring free n aj basck know...

WICK CITY CHICKX 4 LIFE

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fuck says:

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f**k blood as nigga on tv

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SHANICE says:

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OHHHHHHHHHH MMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY GGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAS THAT REALLY MIMI!!!! IM GOING TO GO CRAZY!!!!! SHE REALLY IS ON HERE TALKING TO US. SHE IS RIGHT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NO CELEBRITY IN THEIR MIND WOULD TALK TO THEIR FANS LIKE SHE DOES. THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!! MY HEART IS GETTING READY TO JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN!!!!!! WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

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mimi says:

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hey guys this is mimi. and i thank you for the comments. and i dont remember you big mke. not to be mean or anything. but you might have went to school with me but anyways lots of people say that me and ciara are just alkie, cus we both know how to dance and sing.and we dress alike. and really i was just browsing on my computer just going to different websites and stuff so i really thank you for the comments. and most celebrities would NOT do this, but see i'm different. i will associate with my fans becus i want to learn more about them. sometimes my fans send me emails with their number in them and there address and i will call them and atleast 4 times i have visited the person's house becus that's just me!! i love all my fans.i dont care what people say!!!!!! if i want to talk to my fans then i will. im not going to sit there and act like i will call them and then i never call them. and i do give my email out to my fans. cus i want to know what they have to say, what they are going through. and then i visit them or i will call them and i do something special for them. i will give out money to their family and i will put them in my performances. and almost all my back up dancers are my fans, becus they told me what they had on their mind and i surely did call back and put them in the shows!!! and now they are enjoying it having fun and i really love to see smiles on their faces. so if you want to talk to me, then just talk to me. i will go on this website everyday to see what you have to say and i will reply!!! thanks sooo much for the comments!!!! speak to guys later!!! and be safe and never give up and always think positive, always try and succeed, and hold your head up high becuz you never know when your dream will come true!!!! duces!! p.s. i agree i want free and a.j. to come back!!!!

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SHELLY says:

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MIMI IS DA BEST!!! SHE CAN DANCE BETTER DEN BEYONCE!! AND BEYONCE CANT REALLY DANCE. BUT ANYWAY MIMI BE GETTIN IT!!! IF YOU DONT KNOW WHO MIMI IS DEN YOUR LAME MAN!!!! HER AND CIARA ARE A LIKE

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SHELLY says:

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MIMI IS DA BEST!!! SHE CAN DANCE BETTER DEN BEYONCE!! AND BEYONCE CANT REALLY DANCE. BUT ANYWAY MIMI BE GETTIN IT!!! IF YOU DONT KNOW WHO MIMI IS DEN YOUR LAME MAN!!!! HER AND CIARA ARE A LIKE

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BIG MIKE says:

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OH I KNOW WHO YOU TALKIN BOUT CHRIS!! MIMI BE GETTIN IT BOI!!! SHE BE GETTIN CRUNK AND SHE CAN SING AND SHE HECKA FUNNY!!!!!!! HER AND CIARA IS JUST ALKIE. I USED TO GO TO SKOOL WIT MIMI.HER AND CIARA MIGHT BE RELATED!!! DEY BOTH CRUNK. DEY CAN MAKE BET CRUNK AGAIN I BET YOU. I KNOW WHERE MIMI LIVE TOO.

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CHRIS says:

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I AGREE WIT YOU PARIS.DEY GONE START CHANGIN A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF AND AINT NOBODY GONE WANT TO WATCH ANYMORE. SOMEBODY NEED TO TELL THEM TO STOP CHANGIN STUFF CUS IT'S GETTIN LAME!! NOWA DESE DAYS THEY JUS PUTTIN ANYTHING ON T.V. WHATS GOIN ON WITH THE WORLD TODAY. I WONDER. AND HALF OF THE TIME PEOPLE CANT EVEN UNDERSTAND WAT THEY SAYIN. IT'S GETTIN WORST AND WORST. REALLY I THINK THE ONLY PERSON DAT CAN MAKE IT BETTER IS DAT SINGER MIMI-NOT MARIAH CAREY. SHE A ACTOR AND SINGER. BUT I THINK MIMI AND CIARA CAN MAKE IT CRUNK. CUS DEY BOTH A LIKE AND DEY BOTH DANCE THE SAME WAY. SO DAT REALLY MEAN DAT DEY CAN DANCE!!!!!

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paris says:

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i think that they need to bring free and a.j back because it is not how it used to be. and i also heard dat one of the reasons free and a.j. got off is because they were having a baby together. but the show is lame now it was a little better when they had tiger on there but now they just getting worst and worst. i dont even watch 106&park like i used too. i will watch it every now and then but wats the point. somethin is different about BET now cuz they changin. but i knew for a fact that this was going pto happen becus a.j. was gone for a long time then he came back. but they need to stop changin it cus before u know it they gon change the whole thing and it aint gone be black entertainment television anymore and den dey get like mtv. and den it is really gone be lame. then they gone start havin rock music country music and all kinds of music.they need to bring the old BET back becus i liked it how it was before they start changin stuff!!!!!

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Farrah says:

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Thanks Vibe, for keeping me up to date on the politics behind 106 & park. I agree that it's not the same without Free and Aj, but i think we just need more time to adjust to the new hosts.. Especially since the old ones were so great at their job.

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Laquetta Shepard says:

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I miss AJ and Free! I don't watch the show as much now.

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Alisa says:

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BRING BACK AJ AND FREE..I think the new hosts look like to kids from another play ground. They need more training.

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Jasmine says:

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I realy enjoyed 106&Park for what it is but now TJ and Rocsi Host it which i find very lame i am not downing them i am just telling the truth i dont even what 106&Park ex on Wednesday even freestyle Friday ie lame take TJ and Rocsi of if you want bring Free & AJ just let it go we want Free & AJ

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