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"I'm the same person on and off camera. The pressure to remain a No. 1 show is always on the producers. Reality TV producers have an idea of where they'd like to see 'characters' go, forgetting we are real people on a reality show. They will let you know when a scene is flat, so they like to stir the pot. I get it. No one wants to watch paint dry. But there's a fine line between being energetic and performing."
Former 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Lisa Wu Hartwell on the pressures of succumbing to reality television (Essence).
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By: GERI on 9/18/2010 9:50PM
If you're not commenting on the blog....take dat shyt sum wheres else.....geeezzzzz...lol!
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By: richard berry on 9/18/2010 5:01AM
Now she don't want to take the pressure because now they want to live tention free.
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By: lee on 9/18/2010 11:34AM
Well it's suppose to be a "REALITY SHOW" after all!!! Alot of times the producers make suggestions to boost ratings, create controversy. That's not Real just Show.
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By: angi on 9/18/2010 2:10PM
SHE WAS THE ONLY "REAL" HOUSEWIFE. Nene was more married to the FAIRY guy than her "REAL" husband which is all the more reason her marriage failed and is now having CATFIGHTS with whathcamacallit. Lisa need not worry BOUT A THANG!!
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By: rasfanta on 9/19/2010 5:09AM
I commend Lisa for being a woman of integrity. These hollywood producers are just as responsible for the dumbing down and destruction of america as are the bankers and politicians. They are all phony liers. american decadence. disgusting.
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By: donna on 9/19/2010 11:21AM
Don't be stupid...Lisa Wu is a phony...she a crack head...hood rat...don't fall for her crap...did you see her ghetto clothing line....Come On!!!!
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By: cg on 9/19/2010 3:47PM
Donna her clothing line is no more ghetto than Bey's and Kimora's......She was actually married and she's a beauty. I commend any woman that makes her own money.
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By: goyasmom on 9/19/2010 5:46PM
She never seemed real to me.....always like she was acting....and not well, either. She thinks she's all that, too. I won't miss her.
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By: chris on 9/19/2010 6:26PM
Lisa you go girl
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By: TJ on 9/19/2010 10:30PM
I don't think Lisa left the show because of the reasons she stated. The financial difficulties her family is experiencing is probably the main reason she decided to depart. She has a big ego. Losing her dream house in the public eye is hard, but I would have respected her more if she stayed on the show and let the reality of her life play out truthfully. She was the one who said, "I'm the same person on and off camera". I'm sure the producers of the show would have loved the story line her life was taking. The ratings would be great because enquiring minds want to know.
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