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VH1′s TLC biopic, CrazySexyCool aired last night and there were several key players left out of the story.
[READ: RECAP: 'CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story' + Watch Full Video]
Atlanta musical treasures Jermaine DuPri and Rico Wade are just two examples of people who weren’t mentioned that had a hand in the group’s success, and the way VH1 portrayed Crystal Selene Jones was interesting to say the least.
Jones has hit the tweets to offer a little insight about her ‘small’ roll in the creation of the group, stating:
Jones is rumored to be writing a tell-all from her memoirs but in the meantime, I can help fill you in on the untold story of TLC B.C. (Before Chilli).
Details + photos of the “ORIGINAL” TLC group below…
The “Original” group consisted of Lisa ‘QT’ Lopes, Tionne ‘Madame T’ Watkins, Crystal ‘CHRYS’ Jones.
The TLC ‘CrazySexyCool’ biopic was entertaining to say the least. The virtual reconciliation of the group brought back fond memories of that old Atlanta, but when the story was told there were so many gaps that Google couldn’t even help fill.
The forgotten areas are actually the meat and potatoes of the story, facts that could have added depth and unmeasured reality to the script. But I get it… there’s only so much time to tell a “life” story right?
In early screenings, a contagious buzz permeated those who were on the sidelines during those hot times in the early 90’s. And even those close to the remaining members of the group were left to wondering, ‘What was so wrong with the truth?’
That being said, let’s look at the story of TLC from the very beginning….
TLC was born out of the imagination of Atlanta record industry executive, Ian Burke, a man known for his keen sense of talent, concept and marketing, mostly responsible for discovering many of Atlanta’s most famed and beloved artists.
At that time, he was managing Crystal Jones a young singer/dancer whose look inspired him to develop the visual concept of what would eventually be called, TLC.
Ian and Crystal collectively imagined a female version of BBD, aka Bell Biv and DeVoe, an all-male group sensation of the 90’s, fusing R&B and Hip Hop; a revolutionary move at that time. The clothes, styling and sense of creative was born of those two minds and they were determined to seek out the other two girls to fulfill the vision.
Enter Atlanta’s own, Rico Wade.
Wade, a famed producer and celebrated Hip Hop trailblazer known for his contributions to the rise of the new Southern influence on Hip Hop, was one third of Organized Noize, the musical think tank behind Outkast and Goodie Mob.
Rico advised Ian to meet Tionne Watkins (now known as T-Boz) and to arrange a private audition with Lisa Lopes (aka Left Eye).
While Burke immediately saw potential in Tionne, he was unsure of how Lisa would fit; however it was at the urging of Crystal for him not to discount Lisa, until he heard her rhyme. Crystal was convinced that what they found was priceless and was certain that once Ian heard Lisa, he would see thing’s Crystal’s way.
Tionne was employed at an Atlanta area salon at the time and worked alongside fellow stylist Marie (who happened to be R&B diva Perri ‘Pebbles’ Reid’s stylist).
[READ: The 'Unauthorized Biography of T-Boz... ]
Pebbles was in search of an all girl’s band and once Marie shared this information with Tionne, the three girls secured an audition. The girl’s performed a song called ‘I Got It Going On,’ which was produced by music industry giant Jermaine DuPri who incidentally is also responsible for coaching Tionne on the distinct and sexy lower-register growl for which she would come to be forever known.
It was Jermaine who urged Tionne to own her vocal distinction, which resulted in defining the identity of TLC. With that audition, the original TLC then known as ’2nd Nature’, was born. It was Pebbles who decided to change their name to TLC. T, for Tionne, L for Lisa and C, for Crystal.
During those years Pebbles was at the apex of fame and popularity and was also married to mega-record industry influencer L.A. Reid. She possessed power, excess and wealth beyond the girls’ imagination and it was this toxic mix of excitement and opportunity, that proved overwhelming to the young 2nd Nature, who had visions of recording sugar plums dancing in their heads.
The trio fell prey to Pebbles’ savvy and since we all know the music industry is a shady game, there was deception and lies but there was also ‘thirst’ involved.
The looming promise of a future with Pebbles and her label Pebbletone, combined with greed and insecurity resulted in the dismantling of the original three and their founding manager, Crystal Jones.
The move left both Crystal Jones (the original “C” in TLC) and Ian Burke (the one responsible for executing the vision), outside of the loop. Tionne and Lisa disconnected from their humble beginnings and signed their life away with Pebbletone, moving forward with Pebbles and seeking Crystal’s replacement.
One could surmise that their subsequent financial issues stemmed from the karma, but who knows? The rest of the story is history….. subjective history, but history nonetheless.
What aired on Monday night was a slanted truth created to protect the remaining group members from any and all evidence of character-flaws. While we all know the story TLC wasn’t meant to be a mirror image, the truth will always be the truth.
Crystal and Ian appeared on V-103′s Ryan Cameron morning show this morning and spoke about it as well…
VIDEO: Ian and Crystal on Ryan Cameron Morning Show (Part 1)
VIDEO: Ian and Crystal on Ryan Cameron Morning Show (Part 2)
VIDEO: Ian and Crystal on Ryan Cameron Morning Show (Part 3)
What are your thoughts on the major omissions in TLC’s CrazySexyCool biopic?
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- Dallas Austin, Left Eye and Ian Burke
Bye Felicia.
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what ypu sow.
Girl stfu… You and ur mama probably was a hoe and what y’all gotta show for it? Oh ok..and bottom line is no one cares about crystal…no one cares why she was replaced..going into her not signing the contract would have took up too much time in this 45 minute movie ( don’t forget they showed an hour and 15 mins worth of commercials) so her not being able to sing being the reason was fine with me.. And yep I agree about la Reid knowing about them basically being raped in the industry…hell he had his percentage too…
Chile I know you are not on here defending Pebblles!!! Get yo life and STHU!!!! I feel bad for Crystal because TLC is the best girl group in the world (ICONIC) and she thinks about how it could have been.That must be torture but it is what it is.Ni need to spread dirt.Although Pebbles is the one who kicked her she’s probably glad Crystal is taking the heat off of her.
This must be Pebbles for real who wrote this long soliloquy. I had to take my sunglasses off just so I could see because of all the shade you are throwing. It ain’t that deep Jeanie (?) if that’s who you are. You are to invested in TLC. Snatch you a life quick Ma. You need one.
"we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm!"
It’s a movie. People had to get up and go to work in the morning. We don’t have time to sit through the whole real timeline.
Well how come we never heard of Chilli being an industry hoe until AFTER they put Pebbles on blast???? No woman would have kept her man’s mistress around like that. She would have been gone for good just like Crystal. We don’t know if any of that stuff is true. But what we do know is Pebbles is a thief who hasn’t been on Twitter in the last 6 days.
The reason they struggled for the last 10 years is because they obviously didn’t know what direction to go in after Left Eye died. They tried to replace her, but it wasn’t the same and fans said to leave it alone. T-Boz wasn’t doing that well during that time either, so just shut up Pebbles. We know that’s you.
..I can have ANY MAN I want to baby thats ACTUAL and FACTUAL !!!! lmfao ………. SHE (Chilli) said it hell what part couldnt yall understand about that lol
It must be heart breaking when a group you started went to mega sucess.:(If you sounded the way you did in the movie…..They did us ALL a favor!LMAO!!!!
Lol. This means more dirt on Pebbles. Can’t wait to hear.
YOU CANNOT PUT 10 YEARS INTO 2.5 HOURS
okay!!! It was a MOVIE. That’s why they always use the term "based" on a true story, they do veer off in certain scenes.
People want a TLC miniseries if they want all that. Just never satisfied.
mubanga: They shoulda done a miniseries. That woulda been better. On the press tour chili and tboz kept saying they left a bunch of stuff out.
They shouldnt have left stuff out and shoulda done a miniseries and had it all.
A mini series is a good idea!
Lmao^^^
What Mubanga said! Good grief!
This is a VERY good & informative read Michelle! I too was shocked at how they portrayed Crystal. Most people don’t even know that she was actually a PART of the group before Chilli came along, hence the name "TLC," like you mentioned. That’s how Chilli even got her name because she had to come up with something to fit the "C."
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. Those baby hairs got many miles on them. LMAOOO
Its their story and what was important to them…. that was key pivotal points in there life so yea I´m going to go with …..BYE FELECIA!
Ian & crystal and straight from the A. …. get over it! This movie was for the fans not for people who want to be acknowledged in a film!
If you were really a fan you’d want to know how the group started, would you not? I know I did. And the actions of a shady person impacted the lives of all these girls, including the one who was cut out because she asked about that shady contract. So YOU get over it.
Aunt Bunnie??!! Where you at? Where’s Teeny? I really LOVED that movie and don’t care about the ‘wuz nevahs’. They should be glad they didn’t go through that pain. T-Boz and Chilli wasted all those years looking for another Lisa when they SHOULDA’ asked Lil Mama to fill that spot…and they STILL should.
versatile: lil mo came into the scene in 2010/11. her 1 hit was ‘lip gloss’.When her cd came out it didnt sell. I dont think she can fill lisa’s shoes. TLC would get backlash if they tried to replaces L.
versatile : correction: t was 07/07 that lip gloss first came out. but since then what has she done music wise ? is she still signed to jive/rca or she is going the indie route ?
I think they should just stay Chilli and T-Boz and go in the direction of Mary J. Blige and sing songs like "I Love You" by Mary. That would be a good sound for them and they can make their own "My Life" album.
THERE’S NO REPLACING LEFT-EYE! PERIOD!!!!!!
Why was part 3 of the vido removed?
I believe with most groups that get started, until they find the right combination everybody is involved. Im not taking anything away from Crystal but she made a decision to not sign that day. That decision stopped her from being TLC. T-Boz, Chili, and Left eye signed without an attorney, parent, advisor etc, that decision made them TLC but cost them. I can say the same for the decision that Left Eye made to go to Honduras but not the other leg of the tour, maybe she would not have died in the crash. It is about Decisions. Good bad or indiffernt, we have to live with them. This wasn´t a mini series, if so then maybe they would have had time for JD, Usher, the marriage to Mack 10, etc. It wassimply a biopic, a small peek into the world of TLC.
Apparently she made the right decision considering It was her idea, her concept. This is NO different than Jerry Lee Lewis and Pat Boone stealing the work of black artists in the 1950s, except this time we’re the ones repeating the cycle of abuse.
Well said.And in fact if it happened that it was because she didn’t sign the contract , not what was depicted in the movie, why is she upset? Maybe it’s because they didn’t show more of her in the film? She needs to build a bridge and get over it. The fact she even mentioned getting a lawyer in a tweet of hers I read, she just lost all credibility with that. She is looking for attention.
funny part was when Ian mentioned on Ryan Cameron that "Crystal did not sound AS BAD as they made it seem" huh??? so she wasn’t that good than either? funny.
She is probably on par with the other two because Chilli and T-Boyz are not vocal powerhouses themselves. Their beauty, good marketing, and good production account for most of their success.
@Habitual Guest
I bet Crystal thinks this is the perfect time for TLC to get back together so SHE can finally be in the group now and make up for lost time. LOL!
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. They threw innocent people under the bus. Crystal could sing she didnt sign the sh**y contract, so why they lie on her. Chilli certainly cant sing a lick, but had that wet……….. hair. *side-eye* #Whore
you can really shut up and stop posting this we’ve seen the last 3 posts of this same stupid comment and nobody cares!! you so fascinated by chilli (so called hoeish activities) that it don’t make no sense. And aint nobody through pebbles ass under no bus because clearly she was just ass shady as they made her seem if she wouldn’t let crystal take her contract home to be proofed by her mom. She through her own self under the bus and all her lies came back to bite her in the ass.
Jeannie could you please stop posting these 50pg.long essays!!!! I only have an hour lunch break.Call Pebbles ,maybe she can meet you somewhere and have you dance for 30 hrs.before she hit you in the da*n mouth!
Just realized your name only has one n.Whatever …..
Interesting tidbits…..especially Jermaine Dupree part.
The movie was good, but I kept saying to myself they did Crystal dirty, i figured they wouldve shine a little more light on her…
I do feel it was Karma, but I do feel it was stupidity on their part!! How do you sign a contract without YOUR lawyer present?! Where were their parents? Sounds like greed and stupidity and all that comes back in the end…
A few other highlights I was mad they didnt put in the movie was Usher, Dalvin’s relationship with Tionne, the REAL back story on why Pebbles didn’t like Chilli…and JERMAINE DUPRI!!! how do you not have Jermaine dupri…ugh I’m getting annoyed again, IM OUT!
Just like this crystal chic, build a bridge and get over it. You wanted all of that int he movie? Well fool it’s a movie. How long you want it to go on for. A mini series would’ve had all what you were looking for. But that wasn’t the caseeee. Now get over it, go read a book
I was actually shocked that JD was not featured.
lol..who was going to play him???
Danny Devito was too busy.
I don’t believe it was greed at all. I mean they said numerous of times that they had no money. so when someone says they will give you some you do what ever to get it. And clearly they lawyer wasn’t shit because he was also pebbles lawyer to. and when they asked him for something he had to check with pebbles inorder to do it.
I was kinda wondering where Kris Kross was in the movie too. But like everyone already said, they only showed the major parts of what happened in their career so fans could finally understand what all went down.
Um ppl keep saying how dumb they were for signing that pebbles deal….They were Young not experience…and couldnt afford a lawyer to look over the contracts. and even some experience lawyer cant understand some music contracts.
Exactly. I mean they were young (even older people get duped with contracts) , eager , desperate . Desperation makes people choose unwisely and also doesn’t leave room for patience.They wanted it right there and then. For them they don’t know what tomorrow holds, they didn’t want to pass the opportunity by, because they didn’t know if they would have gotten another one.
right if ur 18/19 and come from a where you just tryna make ends meet then hell yea ima sign a record deal . the min is seeing dollar signs not thinking that a women that shows so much care will mess you over in the end. ppl need to think logically like if birdman was sitting in front of yall with a contract yall wouldn’t sign to cash money the biggest label out right now. hell yea im signing !!! Even today rappers like tyga have already said they have a contract they dont get paid from cash money they just get whatever they ask from them
That’s right cuz I’m 18 now and I don’t think thru much niether. And lefteye needed the money more because her mom put her out to live with her grandmother untill her grandmother put her out too all while she was in the 11th or 12th grade and it forced her to drop out of school and she was homeless and barely even ate and all she could was rap on the street. The only thing she had was a bus ticket to atlanta ,$750 , a keyboard(the cost of the keyboard+the bus ticket+some guys tricked her out of some money and the 750 she had left would almost = to and 1,340 which she thought would last) and all these heartbreaks and mixed up emotions. Now just imagine a small,lost,scared,sad and talented little 18,19 or 20 year old girl from Phili in a big place such as Atlanta and what would be going on through her head at the time and she just lost her father .She didn’t know how her life was gonna be. She didn’t know that she would grow up and drown all her sarrow with a bottle and burn down a mans house. She didn’t know she was gonna die at just 30. So of course she signed her contract without a care in the world and ever since she has always been this little girl lost and that alone is why Lisa story is the greatest story ever told. R.I.P princesses lefteye.
I would of loved for it to have been a mini series just because everyone has been saying the last hour seemed rushed because of all the information that needed to be covered. The group ended up with the members that should have been there because I don’t see them as being as big as they are had Crystal been in the group. I just don’t see any star quality in her. Chilli fits better with T-Boz and Left Eye.
P.S. They already made us aware a long time ago that Jermaine Dupri is responsible for T-Boz singing like that. It was on that MTV:Past,Present, and Future interview. I’m sure they assumed that went without saying.
@ neva J : well I was not aware.
And I watched the TLC Behind The Music.
I agree! They should have done a mini-series. It would have been much better.
I concur . This Crystal chic doesn’t have that presentation that Chili does.I scrolled up to look at the pics. And the one with the hat on her makes her look like she would’ve been more suited to be a DJ like the one from Salt and Pepper. And I’m not just stating this because Im use to Chili in the group. She just looks odd.
Spinderella!
Excellent Blog. I love when I can come straight to the ATL premier blog and get my ATL into.
^ the end.
me personally, I don´t like Chilli! Overall, the biopic was nice.
Me either. She doesn’t seem as if she wants to be liked, just doesn’t appear nice IMO
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. She has a nasty attitude, snobbish and bitchy. Ungrateful and fake, she’s plays the diva role but is whack as cat sh**. Epitome of a lame, late ass 80′s in 2013 bop. She’s cute and thats it. Just cute. No other real substance or moral value. Fake moral, fake health conscience but slides down any and every industry dick on the low.
im starting to think you no these ladies personally. ur mad lol are you gonna post this under every comment thats left dang
Personally? You know her like that?
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They weren´t in there cuz noone cares bout couldve woulda shouldve
I found it to be an excellent story. Who knew Pepples was that kind of snake to three talented teens with big dreams and major breakthroughs, especially in their era. All three actresses of the original girls, did a job of perfection. The moves, the mannerisms and the energy was breathtaking. I couldn´t stop watching. I didn´t want to miss a word, a song or a dance. I wasn´t familiar with the girl that played Tionne, but Lil Mama and KeKe Palmer, them girls are actresses. Hollywood better look out cause they are seasoned and ready to go on the big screen. This was the best thing on last night and it was all that! You all represented TLC with their Due Props! If Peebles got any money right now, she needs to make amends with these women, even if they don´t need it-she owes them a lifetime and Lisa´s life. Real Talk !!!
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. Lisa was portrayed as a drunk and TBoz as the saint, looking and shaking her moral head, that was negative light for Lisa. Hoe dare they show that star of their group like that? But the didnt show Chilli screwing every hot producer, writer and artist in the ‘A"? Talk about bias.
We got the point … damn. She sleep with your man too?
LOLOLOL , Is this bish get paid by the post??
hahahaha, lol…
Ish just got real.
ATLien wrote: "One could surmise that their subsequent financial issues stemmed from the karma, but who knows? …
What aired on Monday night was a slanted truth created to protect the remaining group members from any and all evidence of character-flaws."
Shade at it’s greatest. #RealTalk. I need a flashlight. Ish just got dark.
Lol at ish just got dark!
LOL
Exactly, who cares about the leftovers..
Props to you Michelle…you did what an ATL Blog shuld do and give a little more to the story…HOWEVER, the story that was told in that movie was good enough honestly! It was told by the group members, and the fans loved it. It was a slanted truth, but enough to get the gist of where they came from and how they handles everything that came their way. It touched people’s hearts and rekindled the love that they have for this group, and that should be good enough. I’m sure David Ruffin Family and Randy Jackson wanted their version to be included to, but it’s about the overall. I commend you for doing your ATL part though.
Wow so now T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli are the bad guys. Get out of here. It doesn’t matter at this point. How did they do her dirty? If She didn’t sign the contract, that was her choice. T-Boz and Left Eye signed it and they ultimately paid for signing that contract without looking it over later on in their career. They didn’t slander anybody and they didn’t do anybody dirty. I can’t stand when people want to discredit and take away from someone else’s effort. The movie was great and TLC had an awesome career filled with memories alongside the fallen angel Lisa. Give credit where it’s due. Hating on the next gets you nowhere in life. RIP Left Eye
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. How are they going talk about "Left Eye" and make my girl look like a drunk and crazy?? Lisa isn’t here to defend herself either. That wasn’t positive about Left Eye either, these hoes are outta control. Chilli is a slut bag and did one of Lisa’s old men too, she knocked down 1/2 of the industry and now wants to retreat. Shes been pregnant many times and Dallas was NOT the fatherssss, more lies in the movie.
Ummm…is this you Tameka? IJS
Seriously, ATLIEN can you please block this fool?!
Never satisfied…..dang the movie was only 2.5 hours even less with commercials. They should be grateful no one would interview crystal and what’s his name otherwise….on to the next I need to see the story of new edition next
I think the biggest problem with biopics is getting the releases necessary to use the names and likenesses of all the people who actually had played an actual role in creating TLC. That is, for budgetary reasons, VH1 decided to leave out some very important individuals, who were actually pivotal in the group’s development and success, so that they would not have to pay them.
Sidebar: I thought Mike Bivens (New Edition and BBD) suggested that Lisa Lopez call herself Left Eye?
She got her name because some guy came up to her and said he was attracted to her Left Eye. She explains it on an Arsenio Hall interview they did when they first came out. Here’s the link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-3EB1LS4c .
Yes, Mike Bivens.
Does anyone know the name of the attorney who represented both TLC and Pebbletone?
Yeah,they should have sued him for malpractice and reported him to the Georgia State Bar for ethics violations. Their "new" manager should have made that happen for them.
The movie clearly showed that she could not sing and was replaced by chili, so how it was “left out” I´m not sure. They said her name was Crystal and everything soooo…
Lol, Ikr. I didn’t even know she existed till Monday night.
Crystal wasn’t a great singer so that part was true. You can tell. A star whether a has been or not, is always ready to blow and show what they got. She opted not to sing, figures. If she came up with the group name then fine. That was good. My point is don’t take away from the creativity of those three ladies that were apart of TLC when it was all said and done. Regardless of who came up with what concept, in order to truly be as big as they were, THEY still had to deliver and they delivered for damn sure. They were the hottest group back then and it is what it is. I agree the movie should have been as long as the Jackson 5 movie or a lot longer than it was because there’s only so much that can be squeezed in within a 2 hour time frame with such a deep story as theirs. I enjoyed it. That is all.
I agree with her not being a great singer. I don’t know any real singer who will not sing at the drop of a dime. Especially Lil’ Mo ass, just as an example.
Jus cuz she didnt sing doesnt mean a thing. Especially considering it was a little over 20 years ago she was n the group. it doesn’t seem like she’s trying to gain anything from this except for an accurate portrayal of what happened. they used her name they used her likeness so I don’t see anything wrong with her voicing her disappointment
and afterall we’re tuning into her she’s not chasing us down trying to make us hear her story.
Can someone tell me what is the name of the white manger they had after pebbles?
I think his name is Bill Diggins. He is still there manager to this day.
yeah and they are still short on cash. so Mrs. Reid cant be the blame for them not being smart or savvy in business. or really talented. Destinys Child aint broke and they kept it moving past the 90′s. why cant they?
They may be living beyond their means, but I doubt if they are flat broke. Plus Tionne is always going to have money issues because of her health issues- same with Toni Braxton.
I don’t think these girls ever had money. I got the impression they were in debt to the record label a large majority of the time. I don’t even think they ever became millionaires.
It still was a great story. We know they couldn’t carry every thing in 2 1/2 hrs.
Let’s keep it 100. If they devoted more time to Chrystal, how many viewers would have turned the channel? How many cd did this chick sell solo, if she was all that? Did she even go wood in the hood?
And stop bitchin about J.D. Kevin Hart or lil Bobby from Tyler Perry’ s ‘For better or worse’ wasn’t available. And Gary Colman has gone to glory.
And to add 1 more thing. This chick was given a time to prove that she could sing this morning and did not make the most of her moment to prove the movie wrong that she could not sing. Show and prove or STFU
I’m just curious what would her singing now prove 20 years ago
I liked the movie. We all know that the whole story could not be told in 2 1/2 hours. But, if you were a TLC fan, you got a lot of information from most of the interviews TLC completed over the years. So, you realized that some of the things in the movie was "creative license".
We all know that there will always be someone "salty" about something. Crystal seemed like a girl with some sense. But, I would have liked to know why she did not take her manager with her to the contract signing?
They can´t give us everything ! Nosey nosey smh
This article is some str8 up bullshyt….umm, how do YOU know the movie told a slanted truth?….I hope it ain’t just because these two MFers got on the radio seeking attn they aint gonna get….
Crystal needs 2 get over it…at the end of the day Chili was a better fit….Crystal & Ian should have went & started their OWN thing elsewhere if she was sooooo phucking talented…..
Crystal & Ian are Non-mutha-fuckn-factors…..I would imagine ATLien is cool with these ppl so she felt it her duty 2 "advocate" on their behalf…..Atlanta can be such an ass-kissy town….LMAO at this article….
….and I will be glad when V103 gets some REAL hosts in the mornings cause I miss Frank & Wanda….
Sorry WHUR-DC has Frank now… He’s back home!!!! LOL!!!
Good. They can keep him.
Playing devil’s advocate…Chrystal said that if she couldn’t sing, why did Pebbles offer her a contract. Well, Ian said that they weren’t looking for a singing group. With all the smoke and mirrors of the industry, she didn’t have to know how to sing. She knew how to dance which provided a show. Chilli doesn’t have a strong singing voice either, but she was a dancer and she was cute. Ian also mentioned that Crystal didn’t sing "as bad" as portrayed in the movie.
Everybody knows you don’t have to be a great singer to get a record deal- look at Keyshia Cole.
and Rihanna!
I personally feel that from looking at the film that all of the stuff that was left-out was irrelevant. Not to diss the ones pivotal in creating of TLC, but it seemed this was more about Left-Eye than anything else. T-Boz and Chilli were more than willing to showcase their character flaws and whatnot when dealing with her just to show how much they would later love and appreciate her. They wanted to make sure that they painted her in a more positive/real light. So I took it as a tribute to her.
To put it simply, when she decided not to sign, she gave up any rights to claim anything. To be honest, her name didn´t have to be mentioned at all. And while JD, and Rico Wade both had parts to play, those parts would have attributed to maybe 6min of screen time. This wasn´t a story written for people to read, and every word to be savored but one played out on a screen.
Exactly!! And you don’t see Jermaine or Rico in their feelings about this either..
Tionne, Chilli and Toni Braxton should get some baseball bats and introduce Pebbles to "Bam Bam".
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. No Mrs Pebbles, should have whupped on that slore for chopping her husband down and getting pregnant. That would have been the batting that would have went down. Chilli= music industry slore.
This bitch getting on my nerves with this same as post. Evidently, one of the men fused you for her. Is that why you mad? Let me find out that you work for pebbles. Our are you just a common hater?
Ok, I know for a fact now this is Pebbles now. As soon as @versatile said something negative about you, you magically appear with a response. Bye Pebbles.
EXACTLY!! Batters Up!!!
Myhia Francis read this
Michelle,
I find it kind of baffling that you were unsympathic towards TLC’s bad contract. You want to argue that they could have read the fine print, and even then they could not negotiate anything. And listening to Crystal, it didn’t seem like Pebbles was not gonna budge on any provisions.
Moreover, no one was passing out record contracts like candy. Has your friends Crystal been able to get another contract??? I hear in a lot of case wear aspiring musician walk away from undesirable contracts and more times than not, their aspirations stall.
That’s why in a some of these situations the artists can cry foul and prevail to some extent.
They also left out the cold fact that Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas was a heaux and slept with ALL of the aforementioned men….JD, Rico, L.A Reid. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe she was kicked out of the group for being pregnant by her ‘mentors’ husband??????????
Even with her producing the movie we couldnt ignore the fact that she slept with Dallas unprotected before the first commercial break. And was knocked up by 10pm! LOL If you look closely, you can see Pebbles side- eying her in the office when L.A said something to Miss Rozanda. Chilli was a little slut and was claiming "abstinence" back then. She ran through the Atlanta music industry men fast and furiously in the 90′s. Remember Suge Knight outing her back in the day. Anywhoo, of course they left all of that out and they threw Pebbles under the bus and made her look greedy but how could she get alllllll of thir money wthout her husband knowing or partaking. The story has hole in it. Whatever, its all entertainment and fictional. They should have simply shown that Crystal didnt sign the contract and then they found Chilli which would have taken ONE extra minute to add an ounce of truth to the biopic. They could have shown her walk away and then THEY would look as snakish to just replace her. Duhh, they didn’t think something thru. Oh well, they came out looking sooooo talented and basically explained away being broke asses. Bill Diggins has been their manager for at least 10 years now, so ‘life saving" right??? But they were STILL broke selling purses, baby hairs and getting houses and Hondas repo’d last year! Who’s fault is that now? Cant blame Pebbles for that or is that her fault too?? Whatevsss, karma is a bitch and she doesnt lose an address. Those chicks are not innocent victims and being a slut and banging the man that wife put you on didnt help. Karma and hypocrisy never end well. They thru Pebbs under a bus and rolled it over her but hid their shady hands. Thats why they’re broke and super late. You reap what you sow. They still didnt have to show Crys sounding like a bear wailing, I’m sure she wasn’t that bad and in front!! Why would they go in with her if so? They exaggerated to make her look terrible, meanwhile they look squeaky clean and sooo talented, when Chilli has to layer that weak ass voice up and ride shank for tracks. TBoz seems cool but was on cooch at one point, but I guess they forgot that part too. These girls have bad memories. Crys and Lisa I got you both, my home team.
Jeanie…shut the hell UP!!! Damn!! How many times you going to put the same BS and add something different at the end of each of your 6+ posts. We obviously see that you a hater and feel some type of way about Chilli. Did she sleep with your man??? Because the way you keep posting about her, it sure as hell seems like it.
Girl I think she DID sleep with her man..Usher. That HAS to be Meeka Meek! LOL
You keep writing the same statement with a variation to the last couple of sentences. Was Chilli responsible for the breakup of your relationship or the relationship of a close personal friend? You talk about her like she sucked off your dude. Four times with the same rhetoric is overdoing love.
They told their story the way they wanted. Anyone with a different version or who feels some type of way should do their own.
Furthermore, people should stay OUT of other people’s bedroom life. UNLESS it directly effects you- it’s NONE of your business.
lol Jeanie you going in now!!! I’m living reading the last paragraphs of these reposts. Tboz rode cooch? For real? I always thought she was a bit dikey. Chilli had to "ride shanks for tracks?" Do tell!!!
Chili’s a bitch anyway, and anyone who’s seen her around the A knows that first hand, like me.
I THINK YOU THE EDITOR "BLOGGER"
AND YOUR SIDEKICK SANDRAROSE NEED A LIFE A MAN AND REAL JOB ONE THAT DOESNT HAVE YOU CONSTANTLY COMING UP WITH YOUR BULLSHIT ON CELEBRITIES LIVES… NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU 2 WERE IN THE GROUP AND LEFT OUT TOO UH?
I knew there was an original C prior to Chilli. I did not like how they portrayed her in the movie as if she did not have the chops to hang with Left Eye and T-Boz. They could have taken one extra minute to show that she looked at the contract and decided she not to sign. All three ladies of TLC looked really dumb signing something without looking at it. They were young but they were still adults, they should have at least had their parents look at it since two or the three were still living at home.
Prior to Left-Eye’s passing, whenever they would have the opportunity to discuss how they started, they always mentioned there was a member prior to Chilli, and that the previous member’s name was Crystal. They discuss how thing came about with Chilli ending up in the group. It’s been so long ago at this time, no one remembers word for word how the story went, but they never denied that Chilli was never the original member. I’m not very concerned as to the reason the original member was not apart of the final formation of the group, to me only, that is pretty irrelevant. My only thing is this, hind sight is 20/20, we all can sit here and say it was dumb not to read what you’re signing, and I totally agree. But if you’re young, and you’re coming from nothing, and you’re dealing with a person that came from nothing, and is now living the life you’re dreaming of living as well. You begin to think, "Hey, she did it, we can too", and this is the only opportunity presenting itself for you to take advantage of it. This person has hit songs, sold numerous albums, music videos, been on TV, been on Soul Train, she’s got it all, a person with dreams and desires will let those desires win over their better judgment. So their desired fame came with a price they had to pay, but just like the message they gave in the movie, "No Regrets". They’re not on the radio like Crystal, saying what wasn’t completely true, cause guess what, they too the chance to do it, bad contract, bad business, and all.
I won’t disect this movie. It was great and enteratining, I respect they told their story of 10 yrs in 2 and a half hrs. It was years ago! Time to move forward. Wish them all the best. Everybody have skeletons.
So this movie was not about anyone else but TLC so why does anyone else matter… I understand that Crystal is upset but as for Ian this is not about you it was about TLC point blank period.
The film showed them only working w/Dallas. They had hits w/ other producers. Also, Lisa complained about them working w/ Dallas b/c of his relationship w/ Chili. If u were old enough to remember the interviews, u would agree that this was not the WHOLE truth.
This was a great informative read. I caught some of that shade though LOL
I think they were probably given a certain length that the movie could be, had multiple options, and picked one (in my Kelly Price "editing job" voice). Tionne-Lisa-Chili was the TLC that everyone knew, not Tionne-Lisa-Crystal so they probably just focused on their stories.
Frank Lavender III check this out.
Thank you for this post. I was wondering what happened to the original member. There needs to be a movie, not 2.5 hours. More like 5-6. Because there should be some more people getting sued, like the orignal person suing Peebles for using her initial "C" and giving it to someone else. IJS. I could be wrong.
Thanks anyway.
Wow, there is an eclipse going on here with all these shade comments.
If true, that explains a lot. #realtalk #truthwillsetyoufree
That was very well put Michelle what you just said was basically the story that was told to me as well. I knew that the TLC movie was not going to portrayed right. I felt like it was a lot of key and informative pieces missing when I watched this movie. People say you cant put a whole life story into a couple of hours well that may be somewhat true but if you gonna do a story do it right and tell the truth don’t do a story on your life and tell half the truth. If you want people to learn. I felt like the movie was a waste of time they really didn’t say anymore than we already knew Chilli did an interview years (+) ago about her abortion and her relationship with Dallas. And that was messed up how Jermaine and Rico was key players in the TLC group and didn’t get a drop of credit. If I was them I would cuss them Heffas out I wish Lisa Lopes was here I would really wanna see how the movie would of turned out then !
If Lisa was here, there probably wouldn’t be a movie. TLC, as in T-Boz, Left-Eye and Chilli is really no more because of the death of Lisa Lopes. Further, it appears that Lisa wanted to branch out and do other things creatively, so she may have decided not to come back to the group. We will NEVER know. Remember when she went to Honduras, she turned down that "Far East" tour and money to get her head right.
Just string the pieces of the movie that we did get together and use your imagination to fill in the rest.
i really enjoyed the movie and im a huge tlc fan i rememeber going to see them in concert at age 7. tboz was my favorite !!!! But i mean this crystal check yayyyyy she put the group together thank you … But there success didn’t begin with crystal it began with the 3 members we know today tboz left eye and chilli. so all this talk now about how chilli slept her way in and stole crystal spot is not important at all to me. I think the movie was cool as is
Not too many people outside of Atlanta were familiar with the beginnings of TLC. The general public is familiar with Tionne, Lisa, and Ro so I understand why the movie was done in the manner in which it was. BUT I also understand why Crystal, Ian, and even Jermaine would feel some type of way. I didn’t expect the movie to include everything and I definitely didn’t expect it to be 100% truth. You couldn’t possibly portray 15 years of life from numerous perspectives in 2 and 1/2 half hours with 100% accuracy. Not going to happen- EVER. It was easy to write Crystal off the way they did b/c she wasn’t consulted.
And crystal sorry isn’t relvant now jermaine and ian okay yes they probly shouldve had a lil part but crystal enough was shared she had the connections to meet the ppl need but was kicked out by pebbles… boom there you have it what. did they expect a full hour about crystal ??? she wan’t there when they blew up big so she wasn’t gonna have this extremely big part i knew about her because they always mention that chilli wasn’t in the orginal group. now everybody wanna bring chilli name thru the mud smh
"now everybody wanna bring chilli name thru the mud smh"
Ikr! WTH! I don’t care what they say about TLC, I will always like them. I like them even more after watching the movie.
i think they should Revamp the Group and add Lil Mama…she fits…she rap…she short…lol….she got that “L” in TLC…and she played the hell outta that part of Left Eye…not that Lil Mama will replace Lisa but she is a good addition to the group…and the image will not stray too far from the original group.
Also, i thought the Movie was okay…on a scale of 1-5, five being tops….i give it a 2.5….i believe it could have been more emotionally packed…the things these girls went through…the movie did not portray that to it´s fullest….And there were many scenes that looked as if they were just fillers…during those moments they could have incorporated much needed information. As far as Crystal – the way Lisa and Tionne came off by letting Pebbles just throw their girl to the side…just did not look good on Lisa and Tionne´s part. They could have spoke up a little bit…or maybe that was not put in the movie. I´m sure TLC would not have made it in front of LA Reid if that girl Crystal could not sing…cuz the movie clearly made it clear – that wasn´t the first time Pebbles saw the group…because she obviously named them. So, if she saw the group before and then all of a sudden the girl Crystal cannot sing – that didn´t come across as making too much sense.
The past is the past get over it and as far as chili who cares were her kitty been I hate when people try to blast other people sex life who cares
I’m curious as to why Chrystal waited so long to share her story? This is my first time "ever" hearing about Chrystal. Welp! There appears to be renewed interest in TLC,this is Chrystal "new" opportunity take advantage of it.
Question:
Do T-boz and Chilli own the name TLC now? (Anyone can answer if they know)
Yes they had to pay Pebbles 3 Million for the name. A million for each letter.
yes they now own the the name they paid pebbles 3 million 1 million per letter to buy the rights to there name
Good thing it was only three letter otherwise they would still be paying. Dang!
they look good together!!!
they could’ve mentioned (or shown) the fact that crystal didn’t sign and walked away. however, when is she gonna build a bridge and get over it? that was 20 years ago and she’s just now wanting to tell her story? also, it’s not like the movie was informative. this is stuff the general public has been knowing because they’ve mentioned this countless times on interviews and their behind the music. it was basically putting their interviews into a movie. the only reason, i believe, why they added that little tidbit in the beginning was because they knew you just can’t jump right into the success part. crystal and ian have every single reason to feel some type of way, but 20 years later and you’re still harping on it is crazy. i know they didn’t expect this to be 100% true. what i saw was exactly what i expected. i’m sure everybody wanted to see the "real" relationship with t-boz and dalvin and all the drama that was with them whenever they were on the road with jodeci. we wanted to see how chili was spreading and squating for everything with a penis. i was even shocked that she put in the part about her having an abortion when she got pregnant the first time with dallas. i just knew that she would go right into them being "together" and tron coming later. all in all, lil’ mama nailed it but i agree with the commenter, if lisa was here there would be no movie. i’m super convinced of that. we know pebbles and la were greedy, but how is that only pebbles got thrown under the bus and he didn’t? i mean toni braxton had to file bankruptcy too after dealing with laface, but i digress. t-boz had all those medical issues after which caused to get in a financial hole again. i think if the movie is to be done right, it needs to be done by the outside players who were right there..the jermaine’s and other industry execs. a non-bias story. speaking of jermaine, im waiting on a soso def movie.
Jeanie is proper ready loooool although I admit I keep looking for more of your msgs I feel your pain and hope that you can put this all behind you, it was a long time ago and you can’t change anything and it’s true Karma is a B…h so leave well alone no need to be bitter focus on you & your life and do the right thing at all times for those you love God isn’t sleeping!!!
Again I am yet to see this TLC movie I can’t wait but all who had grievances with them when they were huge should have went at them then, now is too late all is fans just want is a taste of how it went down the group have their reasons for what they have shown and chose not to RIP Lefteye she isn’t here so excuse them for not adding it all as it probably more fitting for their children and family and that’s ok it’s nice to get 2 and a half hours them none at all I can’t wait to see it – Nuff said
There were a lot of people left out of the movie, because Babyface wrote and produced on every single record they wrote as well, including hit single Baby Baby Baby. Maybe JD wanted to be left OUT of the movie, has anyone considered that? Lisa wrote a lot of the songs WITH Dallas but they didn’t show that either its just assumed that we know that because she wrote her raps, but she wrote more than just her raps. i am a TLC STAN and have followed them since they first hit the radio, if they could have done 2.5 hour with no commercials we probably could’ve gotten an additional 15/30 mins of the details missing that would’ve tired up some of the loose ends as well. in terms of Crystal and Ian, ehhh
She should have at least sang to prove herself, by not singing it still made her look guilty like she couldn’t sing
They were telling what they felt was important to them. We can care less about Crystal she maybe was a part of the group in the begining but if she didnt lay any tracks down that had her voice on there and was played on the radio then we dnt give 2 shits about her lol
What happened to Jeanie? No more tea?
*goes home*
Who the hell is Ian?
Lots of people start out with groups and get replaced/break up. Before the Black Eye Peas hit it big, they replaced the black girl with Fergie. PINK was part of a girl group before she went solo. Sometimes the chemistry isn’t right…and you gotta chuck the deuces. *That’s the biz*
I liked the movie. Lil Mama is a rising star!
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Lots of hate flying around on here. Listen, I don’t think anyone has the right to call anyone a ho – since most of those "in the know" would have been hoes their damn selves – but that Crystal person should have spoken up long before the movie got made! It’s a damn TV Movie, people. Entertainment. Lighten up…I enjoyed TLC and their message. As for Pebbles – it’s common knowledge that she was a ripper. Apparently she loved to throw LAs name around, but she personally had no more clout than those poor girls. She was the ultimate ho – sleeping her way to the top.