In Case You Missed It: Braxton Family Values, Ep 13
In last night’s dramatic episode of WE tv’s Braxton Family Values, Tamar Braxton and her sister Traci bond and get closer by working out together. Tamar faces life-and-death decisions when her husband Vincent Herbert falls ill in NY. Trina and Towanda fly to New York to be by Tamar’s side, but Trina’s personal crisis at home causes her to break down in front of her mom, Evelyn Braxton.
Basketball Wives Season 4 Trailer
‘Basketball Wives‘ season 4 promises to be just as pointless as season 3. We already know that Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams will have manufactured beef. And when Evelyn isn’t busy jawing at Jennifer, she’s planning her manufactured-for-TV wedding to NFL bench rider, Chad Ochocinco. Oh, and I wonder if Evelyn will mention that her reported spin-off series with Ocho was sacked because VH1 refused to green light it?
Source: VH1 blog
Sneak Peek: Tamar speaks on husband Vince’s illness on BFV
In tonight’s episode of WEtv’s Braxton Family Values, Tamar Braxton is forced to face the possibility of life without her beloved husband, Vince Herbert, who is stricken with a deadly illness. As you know, Vince was diagnosed with a pulmonary emboli — a blood clot in his lung which traveled from his leg (DVT).
Tamar, who is usually fiery and outspoken, is reduced to tears as she opens up about the emotional toll of Vince’s serious illness.
Despite her grief, I couldn’t help but notice that Tamar’s face appears to be dry — as in, no actual tears fall. I’m a stickler about fake tears, especially in reality shows. I could be wrong. But something tells me that this scene was filmed just recently.
Watch the video clip after the break.
CNN Suspends Roland Martin
CNN has apparently caved in to pressure from gay groups by suspending political analyst Roland Martin for making a joke about British soccer star David Beckham.
A CNN spokeswoman confirmed the suspension with this statement issued today:
“Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being.”
Martin came under attack from gay groups after tweeting a wisecrack about Beckham’s underwear commercial which aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast on NBC.
Martin seemed to suggest in his tweet that his followers “smack the ish out of” any male Super Bowl fan who is “hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad.”
Martin added that “real bruhs” would not purchase underwear advertised by Beckham.
A network suspension is usually the first step towards a contract termination. Martin was a CNN political analyst for 4 years.
Source: Washington Post blog
Beating Victim Speaks Out
20-year-old Brandon White stepped forward today to speak about the beating incident that has galvanized the gay community in Atlanta.
“I want to see something done. I don’t want anyone else to have to go through what I went through,” White said at a packed midday news conference.
White was the man seen in a viral video being brutalized by three unidentified men who punched and kicked him while they shouted anti-gay slogans. The 3 attackers are reportedly members of a local street gang called the “Jungle Boys” and the 1029 Jack City gang.
White said he didn’t report the incident to the police initially until he saw the video go viral on the Internet.
“I don’t bother anyone. I felt that if a straight person could walk to the store and not have a problem, I should be able to do the same thing,” White said.
In the video, which was first posted on Worldstarhiphop.com, White, wearing tight black “skinny jeans”, was ambushed by 3 gang members outside a convenience store on McDaniel Street in the “Pittsburgh” area of Atlanta on Saturday.
A man off camera can be heard repeatedly yelling “No f*ggots in Jack City!”
The FBI is investigating the case as a hate crime based on the anti-gay slogans heard in the 30-second video.
White, who is seeking therapy for his emotional scars, gave this advice to others who are victims of homophobic violence: “Say something. Speak to someone. Don’t hide it. You shouldn’t have to. This is 2012.”
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call Zone 3 police officers at 404-624-0674 or to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477.
In Case you Missed It: Love & Hip Hop; Reality Check
I like ‘Love and Hip Hop‘ executive producer Mona Scott-Young. She’s real enough to give viewers into the real, less glamorous side of reality shows. For instance, Chrissy Lampkin only agreed to appear on last night’s episode if she wasn’t interviewed by Scott.
In last night’s episode, subtitled ‘Reality Check‘, Scott took viewers behind the scenes of ‘Love and Hip Hop‘, to show how the producers really influence the direction of reality shows.
Scott is part interviewer, part therapist. It was interesting to watch her use her calm shrewdness and experience to draw the emotions out of the insecure cast members.
For instance, we now know that fading rapper Jim Jones agreed to appear in the LHH pilot because Chrissy “took a liking to” all the attention she received from the show. It was hard to watch Jones squirm under the weight of his own humility as he admitted to suppressing his pride to allow his woman to shine on the show.
Now that’s love.
New Music: Brandy & Monica: “It All Belongs To Me”
Last month, Sandrarose.com told you exclusively that Monica would be releasing her single with Brandy today! V-103 just premiered the new single titled “It All Belongs To Me”. The mid tempo single is the first time the two stars have recorded together since “The Boy Is Mine” 14 years ago.
“It All Belongs To Me” is the first single off Monica’s upcoming studio album titled New Life, available April 10th and Brandy’s forthcoming, yet-to-be titled album set for release this Spring, according to RCA Records publicity dept.
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