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  • It never fails. Reality stars sign on to gain a little exposure and the moment they are truly "exposed" they don't like it anymore.

    "I've just been praying with Kelly because her heart is broken over what she see's of herself [on the show]," says Kelly's co-star Dawn Robinson. "When you show a bunch of stuff, and you have all of this footage, and then they just break it down to certain parts, and then they omit certain things that you did say, but they don't put that part in there because they want you to look a certain way. So this is why I was telling her, 'Kelly, whatever we do, don't react to people in a angry way because they are going to film that, and that's what they are going to show. They want to show us fighting against each other, they want to show anger, the angry Black woman, and you're so much better than that."

    I'm not buying it, sorry. Regardless of whether or not it was edited a certain way she still acted disrespectfully. For those out of the loop, Kelly Price has been treating her fellow cast members like peasants on TVOne's R&B Divas this season and being a total "diva". It's sad to see her portray herself in such a negative light when she have spent years building and securing her brand. Maybe if she showed this much attitude back in the day Diddy would have actually put her in more videos. No shade.

    Kelly took to BET's Sunday Best last night to do damage control with a performance.

    Thoughts? [Source]



  • It looks like everyone is trying to get a piece of the reality television fame. R&B group SWV announced their new WETV reality show "SWV - Sisters With Voices" which will premiere this Fall. The new series will showcase the 90s girl group on their quest to regain their spot in the music industry.

    "It's official everyone! We are coming to @WEtv this Fall! We promise you this is great TV for everyone! Thank you for your love and your support," they tweeted.

    The ladies of SWV have sold over three million albums worldwide. Coko, Taj, and Lelee reunited in 2011 for their album I Missed Us.

    I'm rooting for the trio being that they are the only R&B girl group from the 90s that have been successful at a possible comeback.

    WEtv has ordered six one-hour episodes of the series.

    Will you be tuning in?


  • Hollywood's favorite ex-wives will make their return to our television screens next month. The ex-wives of some of your favorite Hollywood stars including Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, will return to VH1 on July 8th.

    The ladies caught a lot of flack after last season being that the drama wasn't as intense as other VH1 shows which is why I am surprised that it was renewed for another season. I honestly enjoyed the series and the comedy that R.Kelly's ex-wife Drea brought to the cast.

    The show will return with a fresh face this season. Shamicka Lawrence, ex-wife of actor Martin Lawrence, joins the cast on the heels of her split from her husband of fourteen years. 

    Will you be tuning in?







  • Real Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes didn't mind splurging a bit when it came to re-marrying her ex-husband Gregory Leakes. The couple were remarried over the weekend in Atlanta at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead. The two divorced two years ago after fallen victim to many marriage woes.

    In attendance at the wedding were some of Nene's famous gal pal's including Vivica Fox, Porsha Stewart, Kim Zolciak, Kandi Burruss, and Fantasia.

    The wedding, which is rumored to cost a total of $1.8 million, will air this Fall on Nene's Bravo spinoff series I Dream of Nene.

    "It was more romantic this time than the first," Nene told Life & Style Magazine. "Gregg and I are real adults so it was better."

    Will you be tuning into Nene's new show? [Source]




  • TVOne made a smart decision when it decided to air R&B Divas. With the Atlanta branch of the hit series coming to an end, production heads out West to Los Angeles for some fresh faces and drama. Singers Kelly Price, Lil Mo, Dawn Robinson (of En Vogue), Michel'le, Chante Moore, and Claudette Ortiz will all grace our television screens next month for the premiere of R&B Divas LA.

    It looks like Lil Mo, Chante Moore, and Kelly Price will be bringing the most drama this season. Rumor has it that Lil Mo and Kelly Price bumped heads quite a few times during taping. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see which one of the ladies really use this platform to their advantage.

    Will the Los Angeles series beat out the Atlanta version? 

    Let us know what you think below. 




  • As the Supreme Court abolishes the Civil Rights protection that afforded us all the opportunity to achieve equal footing on a political landscape, I look towards television for representation of socio-economic equality.

    Tuesday, June 25th 2013, the Supreme Court struck down section 2 and 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which has helped to ensure fair voting regulations in southern states that have long been in bed with Jim Crow.  

    If equality could be made on the back of the politics solely, then Blacks and other minorities would have had a level playing field in education, health, and social-economic situations since the Fourteenth Amendment. We all know this is not the case. Therefore, in celebration of how far we have been set back politically, I would like to celebrate Black television, which hints at a more equal society.

    One of my favorite quotes is by Chris Rock; I’ll paraphrase: Major League Baseball was not equal when Jackie Robinson was drafted. MLB only became equal when they let awful Black players be drafted.

    Chris Rock believes, as do I, that true equality is the ability to suck and still proceed. If we only ever had The Cosby Show that would not be equality. To only glorify perfection in a race is as dangerous as a toddler sitting on a twenty-foot tall pedestal. True equality is financing a predominantly Black film for a hundred million dollars, have it gross 20 million at the box office, then have the same studio take the gamble again, and again, and again. Warner Brother’s and Disney have (to name a few) have done it over, and over, and over for White films. While some will not see my point, the fact that we have the “dysfunction” in the form of Love and Hip Hop, the “success” depicted by Olivia Pope, “wholesomeness” on Let’s Stay Together,  and the “spiritual/intellectual” on OWN, allows others and ourselves (as Blacks) to realize our vast complexities, eliminating the monolithic notions that proceeded this new era. In the 70s, the perception was that we were all it the projects like JJ on Good Times. Family Matters and The Cosby show replaced the welfare nuance of Black family with wholesome two-parent households full of kids that generally obeyed their doctor, lawyer, stay-at-home, and police officer parents. The late 90s and early 2000s threw out the family and focused on the single Black woman and her quest of career and marriage. I cannot recall a single decade where more than two depictions of Black life were portrayed. Are these shows that are broadcast now all that we are? No. However, I do believe the socio-economic landscape television presents for us at this moment is an improvement from the time of the mid 2000s when the CW abandoned Black viewership. Olivia Pope has to be making a good six-figure salary (noted by her DVF coats) and Bravo illustrates how Black women are eager to diversify their portfolios. Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (the best show) on OWN shows a family hustling, so there is something for every generation to own.


    My recognition of television does not negate the exercise of racism the Supreme Court’s decision has just helped to facilitate. Protect your rights.

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  • The ladies of R&B Divas Atlanta really had an incredible season - drama wise. The ladies went out with a bang last Wednesday night after they all decided to air their true feeling during Keke Wyatt's birthday dinner. 

    Everything was going good until Keke decided she wanted to call Angie Stone out on the drama she had been stirring. It didn't take long before the other ladies joined in on the argument even prompting LaTocha to go "Xscape" on the crew.

    Nonetheless, this was by far the best episode of the season with the exception of all of the derogatory names that the ladies threw at each other. 

    The end left me a little confused. Is this the end for R&B Divas (Atlanta)?


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    We have become immune, so very immune to dehumanizing and degrading language, images, and behaviors. However, I suppose it’s not degrading if it’s entertaining.

    K. Michelle, a TV personality and aspiring singer, hits men where it hurts: sexual orientation. On VH1’s hit reality-soap opera Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, K. Michelle walks the line between heroine and villain. A self-proclaimed battered woman, K. Michelle wages warfare on anyone that rubs her the wrong way in an effort to ‘keep it real’.  Her choice of weapon for men is questioning, no, stating that they are gay. K. Michelle can be seen calling any man she verbally spares with gay Monday 8 p.m. eastern standard time.  

    Twitter loves the slander. The majority of the people I follow on Twitter and other forms of social media are Black gay men like myself. A vast majority of them find it comical that K. Michelle uses their sexual orientation as an insult. Would we accept a White woman calling a White man in an argument Nigga? I predict we would if it were for entertainment; I’m not proud of my prediction.

    Coming from a generation were we have widely accepted the term ‘nigga’ as a placeholder for ‘friend’ or ‘homeboy’, I understand the nature of words and how they change according to times and the culture using them. K. Michelle and her use of degrading men by using gay is not the same thing. Besides, belong to the culture is a prerequisite to participate in the changing of derogatory words. K. Michelle’s intent to use the word ‘gay’ as a sword against her opponents is derogatory and ill spirited.

    K. Michelle maybe the problem, but we, as a society, are the enablers. Have you seen Family Guy? More specifically have you seen the episodes of where they poke fun at the Rihanna-Chris Brown domestic violence altercation? More importantly, have you seen the photos of Rihanna’s abused face with the ‘funny’ captions? What about the jokes on Twitter about the violence bestowed on women by men? If we make jokes adding to the humiliation of a abuse victims like Rihanna, how can we expect the average woman to come forth about domestic violence and rape? We should not.



    Recently, Kelly Rowland released ‘Dirty Laundry’ a track off of her MCA release Talk A Good Game.  The songs chronicles Kelly Rowland’s abusive relationship with a former lover that led to a rift to her and Beyoncé’s friendship. On Facebook, I witnessed 30 something year old African American Men and Women bashing Kelly Rowland for being jealous of Beyoncé’s success. Whoa! Are we listening to the same song or have we come so immune to violence on woman that Rowland just seemed like a whining brat? 


    I suppose nothing is degrading as long as all of it is for entertainment and product. Yeah, that’s what slave owners thought when they made slaves rape one another.
    -Noose

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  • Reality star Tamar Braxton is ready to return with the second season of her WETv reality show that she shares with hubby Vince Herbert. The new season of the Tamar & Vince Show will center around the birth of the couple's first child.

    Coincidentally, Tamar gave birth today to a healthy baby boy. Tamar tweeted a picture from the hospital room of the balloons and stuffed animals.

    Will you be tuning in?


    Check out Tamar's delivery room below. 




  • If you thought that TVOne stepped their cookies up with the release of R&B Divas [ATL], you will be even more excited to watch the LA version of the hit series. TVOne will premiere R&B Divas LA with some familiar faces including En Vogue's Dawn Robinson, singer Lil Mo, Kelly Price, MiChe'Le, and Claudette Ortiz on July 10th.

    I'm very excited about the premiere being that the faces are a bit more familiar plus I know Dawn and Lil Mo will both bring the drama.

    Word on the street is that Kelly Price has been acting a bit grand like her relevancy card wasn't rejected ten years ago. 

    Will you be tuning in?





  • I'm so excited for the return on WETV's LA Hair tomorrow night. Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble lets us in to the real drama that goes down inside of her studio once more. The entire original cast will be returning for the second season including my fave Angela, with a few new faces.

    It is no secret that salon manager China and Angela didn't get along at all. The ladies pick up right where things left off on the season premiere.

    Will you be tuning in?




  • This story continues to get more and more disgusting.

    Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Stewart stopped by Watch What Happens Live last night to discuss her failed marriage and more with host Andy Cohen. It is no secret that Porsha's estranged husband Kordell Stewart filed for divorce exactly one week after the taping of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion special.

    'I was totally blind sighted. I looked at my phone and my sister was calling me over and over. She asked had I heard - I said heard what. So I went to Twitter and said this is just a crazy joke. I found out from Twitter,' she says. 'I went and asked him. He was in the other room and I asked my husband did he file for divorce.'

    Porsha goes on to reveal that the two are both still living in their 12,500 square feet home in Atlanta. I will definitely say that Kordell is being a bit immature. There is nothing wrong with filing for divorce but the way he went about telling her is a bit low.

    If I were her I would be scared to live under the same roof as him.

     

  • Once again K.Michelle decided to be the center of attention during a promo event for VH1's Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta. The crew jetted to New York City for the premiere party for the hit series and a Q&A session. Mimi was asked about being a role model and how young women perceive her going back to Stevie J before K.Michelle rudely cut her off.

    'What happens with you blogs is that you get paid off of making fun and hurting us. Look, I'm from the streets and if I find out who wrote that m'fn article I'm gonna see you for it,' says K.

    It's funny how celebrities like to criticize blogs for some of the off-the-wall things that are blogged about them but don't thank us for the good that we do such as posting their whack music. K.Michelle was completely out of line being that Assante was nothing but respectful and the question wasn't directed towards her. She has such a nasty attitude which surely explains why her career is so stagnant. 

    Why does she always scream that she is from the streets but got molly whopped by her ex-boyfriend Memphitz? 

    Mimi had a tad bit of an attitude too. If these women are going to be full of themselves this season then I surely won't be tuning in.

    I will admit that Bossip can sometimes be very rude tho. 



  • I definitely saw this one coming. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss isn't pulling in the ratings that Bravo expected her to with her new singing competition series The Kandi Factory. Only 671,000 people tuned into the premiere of Kandi's new show which showcases Kandi and her team trying to make someone's musical career dreams come true.

    On another note, Kandi's Housewives co-star Kim Zolciak has a reason to celebrate. The premiere of Kim's series Don't Be Tardy raked in 1.6 million viewers on the same night. The gag is that Kandi's show came on directly after Kim's show and right before Watch What Happens Live which raked in 800,000 viewers.

    I'm still rooting for Kandi even though I haven't tuned into a single episode of her show. I feel like she should have added another big face to the panel in addition to changing the concept of the show.

     
  • I don't recall signing up for this. It looks like former Real Housewives of Atlanta queens Derek J and Miss Lawrence have made it to the big leagues after the network announced this week that the two, along with Bevy Smith, have landed a full season of their show Fashion Queens. The show, which is a rip-off of E!'s Fashion Police, showcases the trio giving their honest opinions on the fashion in the entertainment industry.

     

    The network tested the waters with the show by running it as a limited series last month but announced that a full season will start on April 14th. Honestly, everyone that watched the show on my Twitter timeline had nothing but negative things to say. The set is very nice but the commentators are biased with their opinions due largely in part to who they are friends with.

    Nonetheless, I will tune in because I live for Miss Lawrence's one liners.



  • Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss made her way to VH1 this week to promote her new series The Kandi Factory. I must say that I may actually watch the show this time around since the production value seems to be of good quality. 

    The show will showcase Kandi on her quest to find the next big superstar. Kandi is serving triple threat on the show serving as executive producer, judge, and songwriter. Ca-ching!

    'I don't like to be a dream killer. I don't like to do that because some of the craziest things have blown up. I do think that there is an audience for everyone,' says Kandi.

    The Kandi Factory premieres tonight at 10 PM on Bravo. Will you be tuning in?




  • The ladies of TVOne's highest rated television show are back for another season. Singers Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Keke Wyatt, Syleena Johnson, and Monifah will all return to the small screen next month to give us a taste of their drama filled lives.

    The preview was cute but I feel that the LA cast will bring it when their series premieres later this year. Keke Wyatt tries to hard to stand out which really annoys me. In addition to the returning cast members, singers Latocha Scott (of Xscape) and Angie Stone have joined the lineup.

    Apparently the ladies will all be prepping for a joint tour on the new season. Judging by the previews and what I have been reading on the blogs, Nicci Gilbert will be at odds with her castmates since rejoining with Brownstone and prepping for their new projects.

    Will you be tuning in? 



  • Let me be the first to say that I am not a fan of VH1's newest series The Gossip Game. The show chronicles the lives of some of New York City's top bloggers and entertainment personalities. In all honesty, the show doesn't accurately depict the life of the bloggers that I know. 

    I don't understand what the bloggers on the show will blog about now being that they are now in the same position that the celebrities that they talk about are in. Ch.

    On another note, I am tired of the repetitive female drama on VH1 in general. 

    Were you tuned in? What are your thoughts?






  • Lord hammercy Jesus, what's going on? It looks like BET caught wind of how successful WETV's Mary Mary gospel reality show became that they decided to conjure up their own. The network has tapped gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard along with her family for a new reality show which is set to premiere next month.

    While I must say that it doesn't look as juicy as Mary Mary's reality show, I will be tuning in since I am a fan of Kierra.

    I wonder if the church will be as harsh on this reality show like they were on Mary Mary's and TLC's The Sisterhood. We know that church people can be hypocrite's so I'm sure they will let Karen slide since she is a legend.

    Will you be tuning in on April 7th?

     

  • Everybody knows that you shouldn't see your attorney on television rocking a thong. Phaedra Parks credentials didn't stop her from showcasing her donkey booty on the Real Housewives of Atlanta. The ladies jetted to Anguilla for the annual cast trip and Phaedra definitely wanted to make sure that she was the only female that her hubby would be watching.

    While I don't think that there is anything wrong with the outfit, I'm sure it will cause a few of Phaedra's more conservative clients to rethink hiring her.

     

    How do you feel about Phaedra's vacation ensemble?
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