Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


VIDEO: President Obama Speaks At Nelson Mandela's National Memorial Service In South Africa

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 07:33 AM PST

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President Barack Obama made the trip to South Africa to appear at the National Memorial for Nelson Mandela.  Check out his speech for Madiba inside...

 

Along with First Lady Michelle Obama, The Bushes and The Clintons, President Obama hopped on Air Force 1 last night to make a moving speech at Mandela's National Memorial service in South Africa today.  Citizens and leaders from around the world gathered outside of Johannesburg at FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City to remember the greatness of South Africa's first black President.  Obama spoke about how Mandela makes him wants to be a better man saying:

We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa and the young people around the world -- you, too, can make his life’s work your own. Over 30 years ago, while still a student, I learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land, and it stirred something in me.

It woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself, and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be a better man. He speaks to what’s best inside us.

Check out the video below. Kirk Franklin performs at the 15 minute mark. And President Obama makes his entrance at the 20 minute mark.

 The full transcript of our President's speech is below:

Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of states and government, past and present; distinguished guests -- it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa -- (applause) -- people of every race and walk of life -- the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy.

It is hard to eulogize any man -- to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person -- their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone’s soul. How much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world.

Born during World War I, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by the elders of his Thembu tribe, Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century. Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement -- a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. Like Dr. King, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed and the moral necessity of racial justice. He would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of Kennedy and Khrushchev, and reached the final days of the Cold War. Emerging from prison, without the force of arms, he would -- like Abraham Lincoln -- hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. And like America’s Founding Fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations -- a commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power after only one term.

Given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it’s tempting I think to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. (Applause.) Instead, Madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears; his miscalculations along with his victories. “I am not a saint,” he said, “unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

It was precisely because he could admit to imperfection -- because he could be so full of good humor, even mischief, despite the heavy burdens he carried -- that we loved him so. He was not a bust made of marble; he was a man of flesh and blood -- a son and a husband, a father and a friend. And that’s why we learned so much from him, and that’s why we can learn from him still. For nothing he achieved was inevitable. In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness, and persistence and faith. He tells us what is possible not just in the pages of history books, but in our own lives as well.

Mandela showed us the power of action; of taking risks on behalf of our ideals. Perhaps Madiba was right that he inherited, “a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness” from his father. And we know he shared with millions of black and colored South Africans the anger born of, “a thousand slights, a thousand indignities, a thousand unremembered moments…a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people,” he said.

But like other early giants of the ANC -- the Sisulus and Tambos -- Madiba disciplined his anger and channeled his desire to fight into organization, and platforms, and strategies for action, so men and women could stand up for their God-given dignity. Moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. “I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I’ve cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and [with] equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” (Applause.)

Mandela taught us the power of action, but he also taught us the power of ideas; the importance of reason and arguments; the need to study not only those who you agree with, but also those who you don’t agree with. He understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls, or extinguished by a sniper’s bullet. He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and his passion, but also because of his training as an advocate. He used decades in prison to sharpen his arguments, but also to spread his thirst for knowledge to others in the movement. And he learned the language and the customs of his oppressor so that one day he might better convey to them how their own freedom depend upon his. (Applause.)

Mandela demonstrated that action and ideas are not enough. No matter how right, they must be chiseled into law and institutions. He was practical, testing his beliefs against the hard surface of circumstance and history. On core principles he was unyielding, which is why he could rebuff offers of unconditional release, reminding the Apartheid regime that “prisoners cannot enter into contracts.”

But as he showed in painstaking negotiations to transfer power and draft new laws, he was not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal. And because he was not only a leader of a movement but a skillful politician, the Constitution that emerged was worthy of this multiracial democracy, true to his vision of laws that protect minority as well as majority rights, and the precious freedoms of every South African.

And finally, Mandela understood the ties that bind the human spirit. There is a word in South Africa -- Ubuntu -- (applause) -- a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us.

We can never know how much of this sense was innate in him, or how much was shaped in a dark and solitary cell. But we remember the gestures, large and small -- introducing his jailers as honored guests at his inauguration; taking a pitch in a Springbok uniform; turning his family’s heartbreak into a call to confront HIV/AIDS -- that revealed the depth of his empathy and his understanding. He not only embodied Ubuntu, he taught millions to find that truth within themselves.

It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner, but the jailer as well -- (applause) -- to show that you must trust others so that they may trust you; to teach that reconciliation is not a matter of ignoring a cruel past, but a means of confronting it with inclusion and generosity and truth. He changed laws, but he also changed hearts.

For the people of South Africa, for those he inspired around the globe, Madiba’s passing is rightly a time of mourning, and a time to celebrate a heroic life. But I believe it should also prompt in each of us a time for self-reflection. With honesty, regardless of our station or our circumstance, we must ask: How well have I applied his lessons in my own life? It’s a question I ask myself, as a man and as a President.

We know that, like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice -- the sacrifice of countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new day. Michelle and I are beneficiaries of that struggle. (Applause.) But in America, and in South Africa, and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done.

The struggles that follow the victory of formal equality or universal franchise may not be as filled with drama and moral clarity as those that came before, but they are no less important. For around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger and disease. We still see run-down schools. We still see young people without prospects for the future. Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs, and are still persecuted for what they look like, and how they worship, and who they love. That is happening today. (Applause.)

And so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act on behalf of peace. There are too many people who happily embrace Madiba’s legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba’s struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. (Applause.) And there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.

The questions we face today -- how to promote equality and justice; how to uphold freedom and human rights; how to end conflict and sectarian war -- these things do not have easy answers. But there were no easy answers in front of that child born in World War I. Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done. South Africa shows that is true. South Africa shows we can change, that we can choose a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes. We can choose a world defined not by conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity.

We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa and the young people around the world -- you, too, can make his life’s work your own. Over 30 years ago, while still a student, I learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land, and it stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself, and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be a better man. (Applause.) He speaks to what’s best inside us.

After this great liberator is laid to rest, and when we have returned to our cities and villages and rejoined our daily routines, let us search for his strength. Let us search for his largeness of spirit somewhere inside of ourselves. And when the night grows dark, when injustice weighs heavy on our hearts, when our best-laid plans seem beyond our reach, let us think of Madiba and the words that brought him comfort within the four walls of his cell: “It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”

What a magnificent soul it was. We will miss him deeply. May God bless the memory of Nelson Mandela. May God bless the people of South Africa. (Applause.)

 

Photos: @NBCLA

Gabrielle Union: "Shows Like 'Being Mary Jane' Are NECESSARY For Black & Latina Women"

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST

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Gabrielle Union brought her "Being Mary Jane" fabness to Miami Beach this past weekend for a press junket at the Architectural Digest OASIS event during Art Basel.  We've got the cute looks she rocked, plus what she told us about why shows like hers are absolutely needed for Black and Latina women....

This past weekend at the The James Royal Palm Hotel in Miami, TheYBF.com chopped it up with fab chick Gabrielle Union about her new show "Being Mary Jane".  And if you caught the original TV movie premiere this past summer, you're twiddling your thumbs just like us, anxiously waiting for the January 2014 series premiere.

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In a little black dress with shoulder cut outs and multi-colored strappy heels, Gabby Union kept it effortlessly cute as she promoted her upcoming BET show "Being Mary Jane" over the weekend.

The 41-year-old actress dished to us, TheYBF.com, about what her dynamic character that we can all relate to is all about:

[Mary Jane] is the news anchor at a struggling network and is trying to fight the good fight.  She's putting out hard hitting stories that affect the community in a good way, inspiring people, but she butts heads with her producer and one of her best friends, Kara, who is more ratings driven and trying to save our jobs basically. She has her family life with her mother that has Lupus, her father's growing a little dissolution, and her older brother lives at the house with the parents....and his kids who are having kids. The little brother is selling weed, she's got her love life which is in shambles and all over the place. She is making all kinds of bad decisions. Then she has her life with her friends. She is basically struggling to have it all and failing miserably. Kind of like the rest of us that want it all and don't let ourselves off the hook when we are not perfect and sh* t happens."

So which similarities could someone like Gabby -- who seemingly has the perfectly charmed life with a huge career and baller boyfriend to boot -- have to her character?  She revealed to us:

The desire to be perfect but falling short. Not giving myself a break in terms of, like, it's ok to not get it right all the time. It's ok to fall short. Certainly in my youth, I didn't always make the best romantic decisions. A woman searching for it all and trying to figure it out.

And yes, Gabby says dramas like "Being Mary Jane" (she's also a big fan of her friend Kerry Washington's "Scandal") are necessary to balance out all those catty black & latina-focused reality shows.

Oh my goodness. Not only do women need it, you need to see that women can work together, they can be a team together, they can have a friendship together and they can have conflict but conflict resolution doesn't have to be disrespectful and crazy. We show conflict resolution that is compassionate and respectful. Black Women and Latinas need to see ourselves accurately on television without it being this, you know violent unfortunate cat fight & crabs in a barrel.

But the reality is that reality TV is not real. I know a lot of these women and that's not who they really are. They are edited and produced in a way. And the conflict is manufactured and we all are sort of consuming it as real. We start to believe that black women can't be friends with other black women and that black women can't be friends with Latinas and that's not the everyday truth.

 

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After the press junket, Gabby changed it up for thr reception into this little sky blue number that we're loving.  And she posed it up with Tracy Mourning, BET's Stephen Hill and more.

"Being Mary Jane" returns to BET for a full season on January 7th at 10p EST.  We're so there!

 

Photos: Wireimage/Gabby's IG, Miami Correspondent: Adrienne Fleming

Eddie Murphy's Kids Do Family Photoshoot, Eddie Releases "Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)" Video

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:48 PM PST

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All (well, most) of Eddie Murphy's umpteen kids decided to do a family photoshoot amongst themselves.  We're not sure if little Angel Iris was invited...but she wasn't there.

 

Pics inside, plus Eddie's brand new music video...

Eddie and Nicole Murphy's five kids -- Bria, Myles Mitchell, Shayne Audra, Zola Ivy and Bella Zahra -- took to a massive home to shoot some family pics over the weekend.

It looks like Eddie's 23 and 24-year-old, Christian and Eric, from two outside relationships, were also there.

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And Eddie's girls are definitely gorgeous.  They have their mom's model looks:

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How cute of them to all get together around the Holidays. 

Meanwhile, their movie vet 52-year-old Pops is still trying to make music.  Check out his latest video for his track set to his acoustic guitar, "Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)":

By the way, it was just announced that a Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie is on the way.  And Eddie is slated to be in it.  The tv version was axed before it even could get picked up by a network, but it looks like the movie is still much in demand.

 

Photos: Bria & Shayne's IG

REMEMBER HIM? Star Jones' Ex Husband Al Reynolds Pledges To Help NAACP After Winning $160 Million Case!

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:03 PM PST

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Remember Star Jones' ex-husband Al Reynolds?  Yep, the one who had that huge sponsored wedding with Star during her days on "The View"?  Well he's actually been doing more than just hitting red carpets and trying to stay in the limelight by befriending lots of reality stars. 

 

We've learned he just helped a team win $160 million in court!  And he wants to help the NAACP....

 

Al Reynolds was spotted in the US District Courtroom in Chicago recently as a judge signed off on a $160 million class action discrimination suit settlement.  Al was a plaintiff and on the 6-person steering committee that went up against Bank of America/Merrill Lynch for alleged discriminatory acts.  And the plaintiffs won BIG.

Even though the money will be divided amongst all plaintiffs involved, we're told Al is walking away with enough "coin" to contribute to the efforts of the NAACP and SEIU...."to make sure labor based discriminatory acts never happens to anyone again."

It's not clear if that means he received two dollars or two million dollars.  But either way, Al is trying to contribute to something meaningful.

The settlement occurred on September 6th, and it was signed and sealed on December 6th by Judge Gettleman.

The steering committee has been participating in he case since 2006.

We're also told by a source that he has signed on with MonaMi Productions to co-star with his BFF Jennifer Williams in an upcoming reality show.  So maybe we'll see all his racial & social justice advocacy on yet another reality show....

 

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Big Sean & Naya Rivera + Amber Riley GET GLAM For TREVORLive LA!

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:38 PM PST

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Newly engaged couple Big Sean & Naya Rivera made their way to the Hollywood Palladium last night for the big Trevor Project event.  CHeck the pics inside, plus Naya's "Glee" co-star Amber Riley and more showing up to support...

In a bronze & brown crushed velvet & mesh body hugging Donna Karan dress, "Glee" star Naya Rivera was on rapper Big Sean's arm as they had a cutesy date night at TrevorLIVE LA for The Trevor Project.  She topped off her look with Neil Lane earrings and Stuart Weitzman ‘Nudist’ sandals:

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And Big Sean definitely cleans up well.

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The reiging "DWTS" champ Amber Riley performed solo, and also performed a "Smile" tribute alongside her "Glee" cast members for their co-star Jane Lynch.

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Twin brothers Jason (atop) and Jarron Collins (directly above) made their way to the event.

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Paula Abdul was there in this interesting red mini dress.

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And "Vampire Diaries" star Kat Graham posed it up with actress Nina Dubrev.

The Trevor Project was founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR/  Now it is a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.  Great cause for celebs to help out.

 

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1.  Lamar Odom gets away with 3 years probation in DUI case.  STORY

"I'M KANYE MUTHA F'IN WEST!": Kanye Kicks "Heckler" Out Of His San Antonio Concert

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST

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It's been a coupled days since we've had some Kanye news.  So y'all already know something was bound to happen.  Dude kicked out a female concert goer who he said was heckling him last night during a Yeezus tour stop.  Peep the video inside...

During his nightly rant over the "Runaway" song, Mr. West reminded San Antonio, Texas whose concert they were attending.  Allegedly, a woman right by the stage kept chanting at Kanye to remove his Maison Martin Margiela mask (he wears one at ever concert).  He stopped, pointed at her and motioned her to be taken out.  That "Off with her head!" motion.

Then he said:

"Do I look like a motherfucking comedian? Don't fucking heckle me.  I'm Kanye motherfucking West!"

Peep the video a nearby fan caught of the lady getting escorted out:

 

He mad.

 

The Randomness:

1.  Halle Berry spotted for the first time since having her baby boy at The Lion King musical in L.A.  STORY

 

Video: RobertJCWilson's IG

Former Dirty Money Chick Kalenna & Husband Tony Are Newest "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" Cast Members? + Scrappy To Help Family Of Woman Fatally Shot Outside His Concert

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:51 AM PST

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Remember Kalenna from the Dirty Money era?  She was one third of the group alongside Diddy and Dawn Richard.  We've learned she's taking her talents to VH1 to join your fave foolish hip hop reality show.  Details inside, plus what "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" star Lil Scrappy is doing about the fatal shooting outside his concert this past weekend....

We've learned that former Dirty Money chick Kalenna is the newest addition to the next season of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta".   She and her husband Tony, pictured above hitting up Keri Hilson's birthday party this past weekend, will have their ow storyline when the show kicks off its new season.

Details about their storyline are not yet known, but we do know Kalenna's been trying hard for a solo career.  We shall see.

But she's gone from catching the Last Train To Paris to...sharing screentime with "former" strippers.  Hey, it works for some...

 

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And speaking of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta", its current star Lil Scrappy is working to make things right after a fatal shooting outside his San Fransisco concert this past weekend.  While giving a concert at a Vallejo park on Friday night, a gun battle went down in the area.  One woman ended up injured and a 34-year-old woman was shot and killed.

Vallejo police Lt. K. Bartlett said:

"...The women likely got in the middle of the gunfight and may not have been the intended targets.

Multiple cars were shot up during the gunfight and different caliber bullets were located at the scene, indicating multiple shooters, Bartlett said.

The rapper, Lil Scrappy, who is known for his role on the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, was performing at the Foley Cultural Center at the time of the shooting. The concert ended early as a result of the shooting, Bartlett said."

Scrappy is stepping up to help out the family of the slain woman.  His label reps reportedly said to 4umf on behalf of Scrappy:

“It is disgusting what happened Friday night at the Dan Foley Park concert. On behalf of Lil Scrappy, we at Chinga Chang Records will be assisting with costs related to the shooting. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim who lost her life to such a senseless and heinous crime and hope for immediate justice to these terrorists.”

Meanwhile, Scrappy spent yesterday singing the praises of his newest chick Bambi.  He posted the above pic saying:

Hol up hol up b4 y'all jump to another conclusion I just wanna say this women is the bomb always take great care of me an makes sure I'm good she's a very great person to me an my daughter an she's instrumental to my life

Thanks Bam for being around when there was no camera n I needed somebody these fake ass fans only c tv they dnt knw u for the real u or the other people on tv they r watchers we are doers

Clearly a slight at Erica Dixon, his baby's mother and ex.  And that's all we'll say about that...

 

Photo: Scrappy's IG/Dbtfilmz

Kandi Burruss Breaks Down In Tears On "WWHL" After FOOLISH Mama Joyce SHOE FIGHT On "RHOA", Fantasia Hits Up The Show

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:50 AM PST

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Sigh.  Where do we begin?  After Mama Joyce's foolywang behavior on last night's episode of "RHOA", Kandi Burruss went on "WWHL" to chop it up with Andy Cohen and Fantasia about where she and her mom stand now.  MUCH to discuss.

 

Check out recaps inside....

 

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So Kandi got all emotional when speaking about why she won't put her foot down when it comes to demanding rspect from her mother, Joyce.  And apparently, she hasn't done so with her aunts either.  They took over last night's episode like the Golden Girls division of the Crips & Bloods.  Straight bullying and fighting...or at least attempting to.  And then lying about it. (That recap is below.)

When Kandi hit the "WWHL" club house last night, a caller asked her the obvious question we all know the answer to.  A caller wanted to know if Kandi thought her mother was being so overly judgmental, rude and disrespectful with Todd because she's concerned about how much of Kandi's money SHE will now have access to, Kandi acted like she didn't understand the question.  Of course.

She went into defense mode and broke down in tears saying that she will always take care of her mom because her mom took care of her.  She further revealed that even though her mother isn't speaking to her right now, she will still always take care of her monetarily.

What Kandi doesn't get is, nobody has an issue with her taking care of her mother.  But many have an issue with the way her mother treats her and her loved ones....ESPECIALLY when Kandi takes care of her.  So until Kandi grows a pair and lays down the law in a respectful way--even if that means giving her mama an ultimatum--she will be single and friendless come 2015 and beyond.  Check the video below:

And if you're wondering if Mama Joyce has found a man of her on finally, Kandi talked about her mom's dating life.  Apparently Joyce is "dating someone right now".  Yeah, we're shocked as well.  Check it:

Kandi also revealed that comment that NeNe's friend Chuck said on last night's episode about Kandi being his "one hit wonder" when they dated....is so not true.  And we'll find out more about it later...

 

Phaedra called in to the show last night to dispel rumors of her being a "head doctor" after NeNe threw her under the bus on last night's episode saying that's what she was known around school for:

And pics from the club house fun are below:

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Kandi rocked an Alexander McQueen dress and Saint Laurent ankle strap pumps.

 

 

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Fantasia kept it chic in a dress by T’Shanell Fashion and Louboutin pumps.

 

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Kandi's also going to be starring in a new musical called NEWSical off-Broadway in Manhattan.

 

As for MaMa Joyce's foolywang behavior on last night's episode, not sure why we were shocked....but we were.  For whatever reason, she & her sisters (Kandi's aunts) showed up to Kandi's first wedding dress fitting even though none of them support Kandi and Todd getting married.  The first comments out Joyce's mouth were, "Well she aint gonna wear the dress anyway."  Ugh.

It's one thing to not support someone's marriage.  It's totally your perogative.  But why show up to a dress fitting purely to shower it with negativity?

When Mama Joyce jumped up to go at Kandi's best friend who was there to SUPPORT (who she is randomly convinced is sleeping with Todd), things got ugly.  She attempted to throw her curtain covered clog at her head, but was being held back....by Kandi's guy friend (and her own strength).

The unnecessary actions worsened when Kandi came out and saw her mother going off, and believed the lies her aunts told that the best friend got up and jumped at THEM first.

Watch the foolery unfold below:

The only things we garnered from this: Kandi's mama and her rat pack are ratchet and really doing the most.  And we now know where Kandi gets her unique way of speaking...

 

Photos: Bravo

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