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Alphonso Ribeiro Speaks on Maia Campbell + His Tyler Perry Connection
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I spotted Alphonso Ribeiro a few days ago during the Atlanta screening of “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Ribeiro, best known for his antics as Carlton Banks alongside Will Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, has been in television since he was knee high to a grasshopper. He’s even starred alongside the Jackson’s during their Pepsi commercial days:
I got a chance to catch up with Alphonso to find out what he’s been up to lately. As you know, Alphonso also starred alongside LL Cool J and Maia Campbell on “In the House” so of course the major question on my mind was if he’d seen that infamous Maia Campbell video. Alphonso graciously answered and even shed some light on his Tyler Perry connection:
“It’s really unfortunate to see her that way. She was one of my co-stars on “In The House” and we’d lost touch and hadn’t communicated since the show aired. I actually had no knowledge of any of her problems until someone showed me that video recently on the internet. It was awful! I’m deeply saddened by it all but she is definitely in my prayers and I wish her the best. We should all continue to pray for Maia Campbell.”
When asked about why he was in town, Alphonso told me that he was in town because he’s currently working with Tyler Perry studios as the executive director of Tyler Perry’s “Meet The Browns.” He doesn’t live here (yet) but files back and forth from his hometown of LA.
Attorneymom @ www.charactercorner.blogspot.com
September 11, 2009 @ 6:58 pmCan rich negroes who once were apart of her life do more than prayer her? Anyways, the saints have prayed and will continue to hold her up in prayer.
shad
September 12, 2009 @ 11:51 amattorney mom…isnt that a great thing to do is pray for someone ..i see that someone needs to pray for you for making a dumb comment
Barry Muhammad
September 13, 2009 @ 12:18 amAs Salaam Alaikum, Straight from the A Fam! To shad that wasn’t a dumb comment made by attorney mom. On the real its time Blackfolks start doing more than pray and actually do some work for our people that r n need we always whining about pray this pray that but faith without works is dead! OK, YOU’VE PRAYED DO SOMETHING NOW!!
Attorneymom@ www.charactercorner.blogspot.com
September 13, 2009 @ 5:45 am@Brother Muhammad, As Salaam Alaikum. Thank you for understanding what I was writing. People, especially “Christians”, think their responsibility ends with pray. It is far better to give someone a drink of water when they are thirsty than to pray that someone else will, especially when you have the power to provide the water. Selah.
Sidebar: A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
kieranshari
September 14, 2009 @ 1:50 amWow @ the comments. Yes, I can really see Alphonso waltzing in the hood and snatching Maia’s behind out of there. *sarcasm*
…Gotta want help first to help yourself first.