From a loyal reader in response to our post titled Source: Tina Davis Runs With a Crew of Cougars
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Dear Sandra,
First, I trust that this is confidential and you will not release my name. Okay, I am friends with the female executive that you referred to as a cougar. I was also very good friends with Shakir. We ran in the same circles in Oakland and later in life my husband and I ended up working with him on various music projects. I met “her” in the early 90’s and she is one of the very few consistent people in my life. She has always extended a helping hand and is the greatest person to go to for business and personal advice.
I have to thank you for not mentioning her name, but correct you for offering your readers a false report. My friend has not denied that she dated Shakir, but he was not a teenager at the time. He was a grown man, a college graduate and quite charming and alluring to many females that had the pleasure of being around him, and she was no different. They openly dated and their personal relationship had nothing to do with her parting ways with her former employer.
She was married to someone in the industry and has dated other people in the industry, so the quote that you posted from the magazine did not in any way validate or support your accusations. You must realize that your words can hurt really good people including Shakir’s family. You alluded that he got his start because of his relationship with her, but Shakir’s first job was at Noontime and prior to that he was an extraordinary party promoter. He got his start because he had a passion for music, a great ear and people like her to learn from. Please let your readers know that, please.
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Peace and love,
[Name withheld by request]
“The best things in life aren’t things.”
I don’t think it really matters anymore, the post has been forgotten until she brought it up
Can you post that Monica clip above this story, too?
That was very fair of you to post that. I don’t know about the rest of yall, but I didn’t pay that story no mind anyway. Did it get a lot of comments?
who?
Like I say check your sources, you print half truths about people and it comes back to bite you inthe a–.
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again … why .. do .. we … care ? ? ?
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I love you
*DIES* lmfaoooooo
I don’t remember the story or her friend. But I think its great that Sandra posted another side of a story.
HUH?
I remember that story…..now that it was brought up again. It was fair of Sandra to post the rebuttal story.
hey kym (waving) and….
what differnce does this make at this point. i forgot all about the story.
difference…sorry.
hey brnsuggaaaaa (waving back HARD) … lol
Regarding the post of above this one (comments off but I had to say something) – those are probably not American children (note types of beer sold in Europe) and it looks way too photoshopped.
the obama bashing post above is so unnecessary….and so childish! *smh*
it’s funny that bush didn’t get all of this negativity on this site after f*cking the economy up for 8 years….
Dang, I must have missed all the posts on how great Bush was when he was bending the free world. All I see now is criticism for my President and strange azz comparisons to the nimrod who ran us in the ground for the better part of a decade. Hmmm… I’m lost. SMDH
That’s cuz Sandra had nothing to say about him but she can diss her own real quick and turn off the comments. Don’t you just love it when she says negative things but he still climbing in the polls. I know she hates it. I say again Sandra GO HOME!!!!!
This is bull, I wanna address the reader who sent in the Obama pics! Where the pics of Bush flying out Bin Laden’s family after 911? Where the pics of his DRUNK arse at the Olympics? Im just saying, quit hating and do something with ya self!!! ALL these sideway ays comments when some color comes in the white house, shat aint just start jumping the wrong way, its BEEN like that!!! So lemme ask why is EVERYONE SOOO liberated, educated, and opinionated NOW??
Tell em how you feel Keely. Well said!
The Obama post was really unnecessary.
@Keely I am passing the collection plate around now cause you came with the word on that one!