FanMAIL: ESSENCE Publishing Old Photos?

I suspected these photos of Carmelo Anthony and LaLa Vazquez published in ESSENCE magazine were old. Those pics have to be at least a year old because Baby Melo is all grown up now. What’s up with ESSENCE publishing old photos as new?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Loyal reader Sophia wrote

Hey Sandra,
I read your blog all the time and I saw the post about Carmelo and LaLa. A lot of the comment were about baby Kiyan’s hairline, so I sent you this picture of him with his mommy at his daddy’s game (12/2/08).

Thanks Sophia!

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50 Responses to “FanMAIL: ESSENCE Publishing Old Photos?”

  1. 1
    PAGESINADIARY says:

    i knew they were old cause the couple had the same pics up in their home

  2. 2
    Amulet says:

    LaLa is a pretty cool chick.

  3. 3
    kwallace577 says:

    hey alani. do you gurl if you are reading.

  4. 4
    Toi says:

    Next! Keep the stories coming Sandra. Where’s the post about Ush and Tamek?

  5. 5
    yvonne79 says:

    That lil guy is SO cute!!!

  6. 6

    Gramps looks too cute in his orange vest!….

  7. 7
    kwallace577 says:

    and i am feeling alani’s (not gonna keep calling this lady la la..i just ain’t) bejeweled boot in the game pic.

  8. 8
    UrbanBeauty says:

    OMG, he is soo cute!! And it looks like his hairline is growing in too!

  9. 9
    Kymystry says:

    If she was really reading .. why didn’t SHE provide you with some up top date pics of that cutie pie ?

  10. 10
    PAGESINADIARY says:

    IF SHE READS I HOPE SHE DIDNT READ THE COMMENTS CAUSE YALL WAS OFF THE CHAIN YESTERDAY!

  11. 11
    bloggergirlz says:

    kymn, you beat me to the punch…

    seriously, who cares if she is reading the comments…im not trying to be mean, but we (or at least i) dont need no damn disclaimers around here…

  12. 12

    THEY really had a cute baby!!!!

    AND LALA STEPPED HER GAME UP IN THE LOOKS DEPT! I always liked her on MTV. I felt like she was real and approachable! *not just saying that either*

  13. 13
    MUNCHOSGIRL says:

    UMMMM SOME OF YOU DO KNOW THEY DO KNOW THEY DO PHOTSHOOTS MONTHS IN ADNACE FOR MAGAZINES RIGHT? KYMESTRY I AM WITH YOU, SINCE YA’LL GO WAY BACK, WHY DIDN’T YOU GET THE REAL SCOOP EARLIERS FROM HER?

  14. 14
    Bird says:

    The Essence pics might be a little old, but there is no way they are a year old. The differance in his size is not that drastic. There is no need to get all salty about the hairline comments. We are all smart enough to know that baby’s hair often doesn’t fill in for up to a couple of years or so.

  15. 15
    Lisa says:

    The pics are a little old. Probably due to editorial space the story was pushed it happens all the time in publications. No big deal.

  16. 16
    iyonah says:

    NEEEEXXXXXTTTT!

  17. 17
    Bubbles says:

    So what if she’s reading the blog? A lot of celebs do.

  18. 18
    KAT says:

    HEY LA LA! :)

  19. 19
    CaramelDrop says:

    She should have the barber make him a edge up like I do Kingston – my baby has a five head and a “for play” hair line….he still cute though

  20. 20
    CaramelDrop says:

    iyonah

    How do you put a pic next to your posts?

  21. 21
    SMALONE says:

    all i want to know!!! what is the girl government name!! lala,that’s not a good name for a grown woman.can someone help me…please!

  22. 22

    She’s reading the blog…what does that mean? We keep it real.

    Hiya LALA…

  23. 23
    Toi says:

    iyonah Says:

    NEEEEXXXXXTTTT!
    _________________________
    We’re on the same page today. Enough of the La La, Melo and Baby Gramps.

    We beat that horse yesterday and the better part of this morning. Where’s the gossip Sandra. I told you I was freeing my schedule up today for you posts.

    BTW, congrats on the award.

  24. 24
    DivaMama says:

    CaramelDrop,

    Go to the top of the comments where they say “gravatar enabled.” Sign up with the e-mail address that you used to register here and upload a pic there. I should show up within the hour if not sooner.

    I know you asked someone else, but I figured I’d jump in. :)

  25. 25

    yes……brang on the gossip

  26. 26
    CaramelDrop says:

    Thanx DivaMama!

  27. 27
    prynsexxx says:

    Ain’t noboby said nuthin’ bout that baby’s hairline……but Sandra.

    He is CUUUUUUUTTTTEEEEEEEEE, just like Monica’s babies.

  28. 28
    CaramelDrop says:

    Lets see….

  29. 29
    iyonah says:

    DivaMama Says:
    boss lady is in a meeting, so I am back …

    @ CaramelDrop- same thing Diva said —

    Go to the top of the comments where they say “gravatar enabled.” Sign up with the e-mail address that you used to register here and upload a pic there. I should show up within the hour if not sooner.

  30. 30

    my gravtar is being real hood right now.

  31. 31
    iyonah says:

    @ Toi – I keep checking in hoping for something JUICY!

  32. 32

    Why are Jamie Foxx’s lips so hyperpigmented?

    Ya’ll think he’s sexy?

  33. 33
    CaramelDrop says:

    I’m so impatient :(

  34. 34
    iyonah says:

    awwwww he is so cute carameldrop

  35. 35
    CaramelDrop says:

    ok, if yall can see it we had to make Kingston a edge up HOPEFULLY it will grow in SOON

  36. 36
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    i want gravatar to start workin

  37. 37
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    i see it is working now ….YEA ME …CHECK MY LITTLE ONE OUT ….SHE THINKS SHE IS BEYONCE’ …..

  38. 38
    Kymystry says:

    Awwwww Carmel .. Kingston is the MAN .. he sooo cute !!

  39. 39
    yvonne79 says:

    @shaniasmomma…she is TOO adorable!!!

  40. 40
    yvonne79 says:

    Kingston is adorable….

  41. 41
    kwallace577 says:

    waving to kingston and baby gurl too.

  42. 42
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    @shaniasmomma…she is TOO adorable!!!

    ** u want her ??? you can have her …won’t charge u a dime

  43. 43
    Kymystry says:

    Awww.. i didn’t see that baby .. Shania … lawd. all that HAIR … lol she is precious .. and NO i don’t want her .. lol .. I would slit my wirsts with a Plastic SPORK if i had a daughter … lol

  44. 44
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    kwallace577

    she is waving back …doing her “singles ladies” dance

  45. 45
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    kwallace577…i wanted a boy so bad i could taste it …i told the lady who did my ultrasound that she didn’t know what she was doing …cause im going to have a boy

  46. 46
    CaramelDrop says:

    thank yall!!!

    Let me borrow SHANIA litte cute self for a while… she can give Kennedi something to do! That chile always in somebody’s head she would comb the damn carpet if she could get plat it!

  47. 47
    kwallace577 says:

    uhh @shaniasmomma. you gonna have to take a NUMBER on giving away the kiddies.

    i been trying to give my girls away on srose.com for about a year!!

  48. 48
    CaramelDrop says:

    @ SHANIASMOMMA:
    lmao – i’m listening to single ladies RIGHT NOW

  49. 49
    SHANIASMOMMA says:

    carameldrop…honey if she could hear it …she would stop what she is doing and go to full dance mode ..but her other jam is “i bust the windows out ya car”

  50. 50
    kwallace577 says:

    i wanted a boy too!! derrick (hubby) told the ultrasound dude to “look again”. i was so embarrassed. he was depressed at first. he asked my daddy “what am i gonna do with a GIRL???”

    my dad told him if he is lucky his daughter would bring him as much joy as his 3 daughters have…and what do you MEAN what are you gonna DO with her? you do the same thing you do with boys…why do you think your wife likes to watch sports with you?LOL.

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