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#RHOA Cynthia Bailey Celebrates Ebony Magazine Spread… [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]

Jul, 18 2014 | Written by ATLien

Cynthia Bailey of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was honored with a huge celebration last night.

Bravo cameras were rolling during the event, which was held at Peter Thomas’ Bar One restaurant & lounge, was thrown in celebration of Bailey’s Ebony Magazine’s ‘The New Sexy’ photo spread, which is featured in their July 2014 issue.

Time stops for No one; but true sexiness – and impeccable style – is eternal. What’s sexy right now?

At 47, veteran model and Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Cynthia Baily shows us that being confident & comfortable in your own skin wins hotness points that will last a lifetime.

[Sidebar: I had no idea that Cynthia was 47.... she looks amazing!!!!]

Friends, fans and supporters all came through Bar One to be a part of Cynthia’s big day. In addition to Cynthia & Peter, attendees included Kandi Burruss, Apollo Nida, Kenya Moore, Mallorie Bailey Massey & her husband Chris Massie, Derek J & Miss Lawrence (Fashion Queens), Angie Stone, Claudia Jordan & more.

Check out photos from Cynthia’s Ebony photo spread below… Continue Reading…
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#RHOA Porsha Williams Weighs In On Apollo Nida’s 8 Year Prison Sentence… [VIDEO]

Jul, 16 2014 | Written by ATLien

Porsha Williams of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is continuing her stint on Dish Nation for a while while the Rickey Smiley Show goes through transition.

[READ: ATL Radio Tea: Ebony Steele is 'OUT' and Claudia Jordan is 'IN' on The Rickey Smiley Show... ]

RHOA has already started filming their 7th season and word on the curb is that Bravo cameras were surrounding the courthouse as Phaedra Parks’ husband Apollo Nida was given his 8 year sentence (click HERE if you missed that)

Williams took a moment to speak on her fellow cast mate’s fate and shared details of what was said between her and Phaedra after she learned about Apollo’s sentence. Continue Reading…
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Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins of TLC Talks Social Media, Bullying & Rihanna (Again)… [VIDEO]

Jul, 16 2014 | Written by ATLien

Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Wakins on TLC recently appeared on TheDailyHelpline recently to discuss issues dealing with social media and bullying.

It’s evident that TLC member T-Boz is not a stranger to controversy. During an appearance on Fox’s new show “The Daily Helpline,” Chilli’s home girl had a few things to add about her recent feud with Rihanna and what impact social media bullies can have on the lives of their victims.

[FLASHBACK: T-Boz of TLC Shades Rihanna for Too Much Skin + Rihanna Strikes Back Online... ]

*sigh* why won’t they let that Rihanna ‘beef’ die already!

On the show, T-Boz also helps hosts Spirit and Miles give advice to a young woman dealing with controversy involving a picture of her self breast-feeding her child at her graduation, which went viral online.

Check out video of T-Boz’s recent interview under the cut… Continue Reading…
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THE TEA: Fight Erupts During Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 3 Reunion Taping… [VIDEO]

Jul, 16 2014 | Written by ATLien

The reunion show for the explosive 3rd season of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta was taped yesterday and there was a ton of misinformation about what happened on the set.

Stevie J and Benzino have been battling online for days now and many felt the battle was between the two former BFFs… but like I said online yesterday, that’s what their paid to do.

[FLASHBACK: Recap: LHHATL S3, Ep12 + Watch Full Video]

It was actually the women who where throwing blows yesterday and one even struck a security guard!

All in all there was a massive brawl on the set of the popular hood drama and the streets have been buzzing about the beat down every since… there’s even a video clip of the fight circulating online.

Details + video clip below… Continue Reading…
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Viral #JadaPose Rape Photos Spark #IamJada Movement + 16 y/o Victim Speaks Out… [VIDEO]

Jul, 15 2014 | Written by ATLien

A 16 year old girl has courageously come forward after photographs of her alleged rape went viral on social media.

Photos and videos of the Houston, Texas teen laying naked and unconscious appeared online and now she says she was forced to live through her rape twice — once in the real world at a house party, and again in the virtual world as images of the attack went viral online.

[Never Forget: Twitter Makes 14 y/o 'Amber Cole' A lil Too Famous... ]

Social media hit a new low when the #JadaPose hashtag emerged, where people were actually duplicating the lifeless pose in photographs.

Jada, who has identified herself only by her first name, went to the media to tell her story after the photo was widely circulated among her peers, sparking the #iAmJada movement.

Details + video of #IamJada speaking out below… Continue Reading…
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NEWSFLASH! Tyler Perry ‘Stole’ i.e. Trademarked Poprah’s ‘What Would Jesus Do’ Phrase…

Jul, 14 2014 | Written by ATLien

Yuup… you read right! Media mogul Tyler Perry is now the proud owner of the phrase ‘What Would Jesus Do?’

Perry won the war for ownership but not the battle now that he’s being accused of intellectual property theft. Oddly enough, the other side in this bout is Kimberly Kearney, aka “Poprah” from the VH1 series, ‘I Want to Work for Diddy’.

[FLASHBACK: Poprah's 90's Music Videos + Life After 'I Wanna Work For Diddy'...]

In May 2008, Perry registered the mark in the category of entertainment services, mentioning in his filing live concerts, a TV program and motion pictures. He included a disclaimer that he wasn’t attempting ownership on the exclusive right to use “Jesus” apart from “What Would Jesus Do.”

In essence, Perry beat Poprah to the punch and he now owns the phrase she created.

More details below… Continue Reading…
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