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Now that the Denver Nuggets have solidified Carmelo Anthony's trade to the New York Knicks, VH1 has announced plans to chronicle Anthony and wife La La Vazquez's transition to the Big Apple.
This August, the network is planning to premiere the couple's latest docu-series tentatively titled, 'La La's Full Court.' The 10 episode, 30-minute show will resume where their previous series, 'La La's Full Court Wedding' left off as the two relocate to their home state of New York.
As the former MTV VJ and four-time NBA All-Star adjust to the bright city lights, viewers will have the chance to see Anthony and Vazquez shuffle between their family life with son, Kiyan, and professional careers including maintaining their production company, Krossover Entertainment. Not to mention the 31-year-old aspiring actress seeking advice from group of celebrity friends 50 Cent, Kelly Rowland, Trina, Serena Williams, Ciara.
"Viewers connect with La La because despite the fairy tale wedding and NBA star husband, she is a real, down to Earth, hardworking woman who stays true to herself," said Executive Vice President of VH1 programming Jeff Olde. "The best thing about the new series is that while pursuing and realizing her dreams, La La gets to take us back to her home in New York, where her story began."
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While gold digging hoochie mamas vying to marry rich and successful men will never get old, there is a flip side to that: women with talent and skill and a drive to stand on their own. Blackvoices.com takes a quick look at the successful spouses of famous men.
Tracey Edmonds
When it comes to a woman handling her business in the boardroom while maintaining flawless beauty, Tracey Edmonds definitely qualifies among the elite! The savvy 15-year entertainment mogul and award winning producer proved that she could stand on her own two feet despite parenting two sons with former husband Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds. Edmonds serves as the CEO of her own production company, Edmonds Entertainment and COO/President of Our Stories Films where she oversees the development and production of projects for urban audiences.
Keisha Whitaker
Before tying the knot with the 'Last King of Scottland' actor Forest Whitaker, Keisha Whitaker tied herself to a profitable career as a model with the Ford and Elite agencies where she later ventured off and founded her very own lip gloss line. Although Whitaker had a focus on keeping women's lips moist and shining, she managed to broaden her horizons by executive producing 2008 documentary 'Kassim the Dream.'
Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson
Being the wife of a famous athlete is one thing – but nothing compares to being the beloved spouse of the one and only Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Knowing him since 1977 -- they became college sweethearts -- and then enduring his very public disclosure of having the AIDS virus in 1991, Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson is a true testament of a ride or die chick (with all respect due). Nearly 20 years since the news broke, the couple have been an emblem of dexterity and sharp business acumen; while he's aligned with movie theaters, coffee shops, banks and furniture rental companies, she pens a column for Essence magazine and recently founded her own jeans line.
Kai Milla Morris
Stevie Wonder may have 25 Grammy Awards to his credit, but one of his most recent prizes is his wife Kai Mila Morris, whom he married in 2001. The Washington, D.C. are native is a former freelance art director who has turned her eye for style into a successful career as a fashion designer. First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Mendes, and Salma Hayek are just a few of the boldfaced names who have worn her flowing designs, which have gotten high marks amongst the fashion media.
Donna Richardson Joyner
A Silver Spring, Maryland native, Donna Richardson-Joyner is a renowned fitness and aerobics instructor, author and sports commentator. Though she's married to influential radio personality Tom Joyner, she has her own media empire, releasing a series of fitness videos, and producing and hosting the TV shows 'Mind, Body, & Spirit' and which air and 'Sweating In The Spirit,' respectively. She has served on the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Trustees and is currently an Advisory Board Member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Kimora Lee
Baby Phat founder Kimora Lee didn't allow her humble beginnings of growing up in St. Louis deter her focus in becoming one of the most influential fashion designers in the hip hop fashion industry. In addition to befriending fellow model and media personality Tyra Banks, Lee also two children with former husband, hip hop impresario Russell Simmons and one newborn son with actor Djimon Hounsou.
Alani "LaLa" Vasquez
Making a name for herself as an Atlanta radio DJ early in her career -- alongside chart-topping rapper Ludacris -- helped bigger opportunities to open for Alani "LaLa" Vasquez. After the Brooklyn-bred beauty made her rounds through Howard University's communications program and relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue her career in radio, MTV Networks contracted the Latina to audition for a VJ spot, which she later landed. In March 2007, Vasquez gave birth to her first and only child, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, with NBA baller Carmelo Anthony.
Shante Broadus
Although many were concerned for Snoop Dogg's wife, Shante Broadus, following misleading reports in April 2009 speculating that she was dead in the rapper's basement, she still remains strong by his side. Despite the rapper filing for divorce in 2004, (seven years into the couple's marriage), the couple managed to rekindle their flame and reconcile their wedding vows in January 2008. Today, the pair are happily marred with three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori. Broadus, known as "Boss Lady," manages recording artists, including former chart-topper Lady of Rage. She also launches a clothing line called Cocoa Reed.
Tracy Mourning
As the old adage goes: "beside every good man there's a good women." Hence the unique bond and chemistry that former NBA all-star Alonzo Mourning and wife Tracy Mourning have. The happily married couple remains proactive in various charitable events, in addition to opening up their very own high school, the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus in Sept. 2009. The school is expected to enroll an estimated 600 9th and 10th graders. Within two years the school will accommodate grades 9-12 with an estimated 1,600 students.
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By: bigberkx3 on 2/27/2011 3:44PM
day.uuum dimepiece where they do tht at dont watch her show then you dont know her personally so who cares right seems to me like she has nothing to prove but how her and her family are BALLLLLIIIINNN!
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By: "DimePiece" on 2/27/2011 6:08PM
Big MIND YA BUSINESS,
This couple made their private life PUBLIC and I have every RIGHT to make comment on. It's my OPINION! I don't have to KNOW LA LA GOO GOO personally to know who she is about. She is all over media and others have said the same thing and even her FRIENDS? IT IS WHAT IT IS! I guess ya didn't READ what I said, "I won't be WATCHIN"? I guess ya don't understand when I say to people like you that who disagree wit others and think their ALWAYS right,
If ya don't like my comments
"READ OVER & KEEP IT MOVIN"! :-(
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By: wayne on 2/28/2011 12:54AM
I am married and i am sorry i did. I did it when i was young. Now,I realized that there was much more out there for me. My life feels like a wreck.I feel like i am in jail. if my wife and i didn't had a child together, I wld be long gone.Looking at Carmelo and his wife, I'm thinking that she's a f-ing gold digger because she's a little pretty she's getting treated like a damn queen. if she met a good man who has decent money but not as much as carmelo, she wldn't show no interest.This is not love, this is business, baby.
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By: wayne on 2/28/2011 1:02AM
Getting married with lots of money is very foolish.Live your life till you reach sixty five or seventy before getting married.As long as your dk gets hard for plenty of females, just stay single man.
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By: "DimePiece" on 2/28/2011 2:48PM
Yes Ms. Thing thinks she is the ISH? You all know LaLa did not look like this back in the day & had no fashion sense? I just know her a has been DJ/MTV HOST that's it? But soon as her friend Clue introduced Melo to her, she went after him for marriage & trapped him with a baby. I think Melo was forced into this and was not thinking? You see how long they were together (7 years). That was bothering her and had to take action & was tired of FRIENDS & MEDIA sayin that she and Melo's relationship wasn't strong & didn't see marriage at all. Rumors of him cheatin got to her too. She was INSECURE & wanted to PROVE to the WORLD. Really, Melo wanted to keep it like that.
A lot of people said a few years ago, he was in trouble with the law actin a fool and other things? LaLa's wedding was all a lie. At the end all she kept sayin at the reception, "I got myself a Husband, I got myself Husband"? Really she was sayin, "I got myself a BALLER, I got myself a BALLER"? LaLa's mom said, I want you and Carmelo to POP another baby out? Like all they are intreseted in them havin more Grand Kids along with his FAME & NAME! HOW SAD. It was SAD how she thinks that she has a career by livin off of Stupid Reality Shows/Being Host for Reality Shows/Being Married to Ballers makes her FAMOUS & finally have a STATUS?
Another Stupid Reality Show "Basketball Wives Reunion" is coming on in 2 weeks? DRAMA. A lot of these EX Girlfriends, Ex Wives were played and felt to do a stupid Reality Show too just to prove to the world that these women are more than just EX BALLER WIVES? Doing Shows like this to be recognize and wasn't RECOGNIZED BEFORE. All most of them do is drink, shop, drink, shop, party, drink, shop, sex, FIGHTING, CUSSIN, FIGHTING, CUSSIN, DRAMA, MORE DRAMA, and on the HUNT FOR ANOTHER BALLER! That's how they LIVE! All of these Reality Shows are SAD & SICKINING! I'm just sayin?
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By: Grace on 10/04/2011 6:28PM
LA lA IS A CLASS ACT.She is a real basketball wife and has too much class to put others down like the fake basketball women on those other fake Basketball Wives show. I wish her marriage the best. I think she and her son are adorable. Her hubby seem like he could use a little more growing up and maturity but she is good for him, I think!
Don't be stupid and lose your wonderful family, hope he knows how blessed he is!
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By: Grace on 10/04/2011 6:26PM
Get real! No man is forced into shot gun weddings after the 21 Century! Don't hate her cuz she is beautiful and married to a baller esp. if you work at Target. It's okay but don't hate La La, appreciate. She never trashes people like the fake Basketball wives and she had her own celebrity name.
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