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Reality Bites
Reality Bites
The reality TV show phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing down -- as long as viewers keep watching the shows. BlackVoices.com takes a quick look at some of the most notable personalities within the reality series realm. Join us.
Russell Simmons
Affiliation: 'Running Russell Simmons' on Oxygen
Side Note: Before the Def Jam co-founder got his own reality show, he appeared sporadically on his business partner and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons' hit E! show 'Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane.'
Melanie Brown
Affiliation: 'Mel B: It's a Scary World' on The Style Network
Side Note: Mel B is affectionately known as Scary Spice from the British pop group the Spice Girls, but she made a career comeback on the competition series 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Kandi Burruss
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Though she was in her own platinum-selling girl group, Xscape, this Atlanta native won her only Grammy Award for penning 'No Scrubs' for fellow ATL girl group TLC.
Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
Holly Robinson Peete
Affiliation: 'The Celebrity Apprentice 3' on NBC
Side Note: The 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper' actress and her husband/former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete created the HollyRod Foundation in 1997 to honor her late father Matt Robinson who died of Parkinson's Disease and also to raise money for families who are affected by autism.
Al B. Sure
Affiliation: 'Donald J. Trump Presents: The Ultimate Merger'
Side note: While vying for Omarosa's love during the show's first season, the former 'Apprentice' star described the R&B crooner as; "the ultimate romantic and perfect gentleman. He sets the tone for all of the bachelors on how to properly court a woman."
Trey Songz
Affiliation: 'Trey Songz: My Moment' on BET
Side Note: Born Tremaine Aldon Neverson, this Virginia native, originally put out diss mixtapes aimed at R. Kelly, but quashed his beef with the legendary Chicago crooner when he enlisted Kels help to produce 'Grub On' off his 2007 album 'Trey Day.'
Dwight Eubanks
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Although he remains a flamboyant bi-sexual, Eubanks, who owns his own Atlanta hair salon owner, told Essence magazine in 2009 that he was engaged to be married to an Atlanta woman.
Brandi Simpkins
Affiliation: 'House of Glam' on Oxygen
Side Note: The Howard University graduate's The B. Lynn Group quickly became the go-to image agency after stylist Crystal Streets nailed Jay-Z as her third client – helping him craft his style persona.
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By: Tonette Hayes on 1/15/2011 2:56PM
So your comments should really be the award winner. lol......
You found your date on line how lonely is that.
NeNe like anyone else has a right to her opinion. She is closer to the celebrity then you.
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By: grandplaya on 2/27/2011 6:12PM
ROWDY-T NORTHLONDON “SHUT EM DOWN” YUNG BERG DISS FEAT YUNG BERG BABY MOMA!!
Rowdy T Northlondon the UK rap artist who robbed Yung Berg of his batman chain, has cranked it up another level by producing a Yung Berg diss track and youtube video feat Yung berg’s baby mama “Beanna Mcferren”.
Listening to the the berg diss track “SHUT EM DOWN” it is clear that Rowdy-T Northlondon is communicating with Beanna who is also subsequently on Rowdy T Northlondon’s top listed FACEBOOK friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS5raMPTV_I
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rowdy-T-Northlondon/100001738996013
http://www.myspace.com/onerowdyt
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By: stare k on 1/15/2011 4:51PM
We are our OWN WORST ENEMY . THINK ABOUT IT .
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By: Kalynn on 1/15/2011 9:33PM
Dog gone it NENE, be quiet! Let's show a little bit more love. You GO STAR!!!
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By: Marvice on 1/16/2011 3:00AM
I don't know what it is but there is something about stardom that just goes to a persons head. NeNe is forever accusing everybody else of being phony, while she's the biggest phony of them all. I don't care for her character. I don't know how much of it is scripted, but what I see of her on the show and what she says about people in interviews etc..., she is not someone I would care to be friends with at all. If she put as much effort into her marriage as she puts in hating, maybe her and Greg would have something to talk about.
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By: Justifyed on 1/17/2011 3:38PM
THANK YOU! The putting more time and effort in her marriage comment was on point. This man took her out of the strip club, and she act like she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
She is class-less, I tried to understand her hostility & give her the benefit of doubt, thinking maybe she had some issues. But the ONE thing that pissed me off the most, was when she found out that her husband had asked her friend for money, she said "if my husband needed money, he could have asked me, I have my own money"...are you kidding me? If that is YOUR husband he shouldn't HAVE to ask your for "your money". If the situation was reversed....he'd be called every name in the book. She is spending "their money" left and right, like it's going out of style, but when hubby comes into a little bit of a bind...now she has her 'own money'? WOW...REALLY?
So as you stated Marvice, she needs to take care of home FIRST! Deal with hubby & work it out, keep the oldest ignorant a$$ son off of drugs, and pay more attention to the youngest boy before she has to go bail him out of jail.
She is mannish, ignorant, and lacks any kind of moral compass. Star Jones has more creditials in her pinky toe, that NeNe will ever have.
She is one reason why, I don't deal with women. I have a few really good female friends, I can count them on one hand, literally.
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By: Debbie on 1/25/2011 12:44PM
Perfect! You got that right!
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By: Jessica on 1/16/2011 5:49AM
Nene stop the nonsense!!!!!
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By: ooozzzzz on 1/16/2011 9:47AM
NeNe is just trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame targeting yet another D list celebrity Star Jones.
These reality stars run in packs and they know that on order to keep themselves revelant, they have to have develop these persoanal attacks and dramas in ordet to keep themsleves in the spotlight.
I would not be suprised if both Star Jones and NeNe's agents and publicist set this all up.
Just remember, reality shows are a continuning Hollywood business and just like the fakeness with these reality shows, these conflicts and fights are just like pro wrestling; fake also.
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By: Rob on 1/25/2011 2:01AM
They have an audience of like minded fans that's the only reason why these shows and people are on the TV screen. After watching one time and running across blog articles like this its something that doesn't interest me or anybody I really know but that doesn't mean its not appealing to other people. I remember when someone like NeNe would not get the time of day but today she can be in the open and attract people like her.
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