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Baby Bump Watch: VERY Pregnant Janet Jackson Spotted in London… (PHOTOS)

Baby Bump Watch: VERY Pregnant Janet Jackson Spotted in London… (PHOTOS)

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Celebrity Kids: Ludacris Shares Photos of Youngest Daughters: Meet Cai & Cadence… (PHOTOS)

Celebrity Kids: Ludacris Shares Photos of Youngest Daughters: Meet Cai & Cadence… (PHOTOS)

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WATCH THIS!! #RHOA Season 9 Super Trailer: Manufactured Drama & Fake Friends… (FULL VIDEO)

WATCH THIS!! #RHOA Season 9 Super Trailer: Manufactured Drama & Fake Friends… (FULL VIDEO)

EXCLUSIVE! Rapper Shawty Lo Addresses ‘Baby Mama’ Reality Show Comparisons… [VIDEO]

Apr, 1 2015 | Written by ATLien

Atlanta-based rapper Shawty Lo is in the news this week after several sites have drawn comparisons between his ‘All My Baby Mamas’ reality show and OWN-TV’s recent announcement about another Atlanta man with similar issues getting a green light for his show.

[READ: Jay Williams (Father of 34) Gets OWN TV Series… ]

I thought it would be interesting to speak one on one with Lo about the comparisons, especially in light of all of the protests and petitions HIS show received when it was picked up (and dropped) by Oxygen last year.

[FLASHBACK: Good News and Bad News for Shawty Lo (And All His Baby mamas)… ]

On his show being stereotypical and/or ‘glorifying’ baby mama…

Basically, I can get what they mean by ‘glorifying’ because the name of my show was ‘All My Baby Mamas’… I had nothing to do with that. Period. That was something the network came up with and I was telling them, I didn’t like that name.

I have 11 kids and 10 baby mamas. 11+10 is 21 and I wanted by show to be called, ‘Shawty Lo: Being 21.’

But they did what they wanted to do and I think that’s one reason we got backlash…

More details + watch the full interview below… Continue Reading…

In Atlanta Gossip,Featured,News All My Babies Mamas, ATLien, Exclusive, Michelle "ATLien" Brown, Reality Show Alert, Shawty Lo

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My Ode to Dramatic Weight Loss Center… [PHOTOS]

Sep, 20 2011 | Written by ATLien

So I shed my shyness for about a day and a half and attended the For Sisters Only Expo as a “spokesperson” for Dramatic Weight Loss and V-103’s Elle Duncan, Reginae Carter and several StraightFromTheA.com readers stopped by to say hi.

Anyone who follows this blog knows my struggles with weight loss and when Dramatic Weight Loss hit me up late last year, I decided to try it.

I was a bit skeptical about the program at first, so I kept it to myself for a hot second. But blogged my journey when I hit 25lbs and did a video dancing for joy when I hit my 50lb mark (click HERE if you missed that).

I feel off the wagon for a hot second because I couldn’t believe how FINE I was… I mean, shoot I could finally shop in the regular sizes, you couldn’t tell me NOTHING! But I hopped back on and have so far hit 73lbs down! Woot Woot!

Dramatic Weight Loss is NOT paying me to say any of this, so trust me when I tell you THE PROGRAM WORKS! I believe in it so much, that I basically donated my time to stand in 6inch heels and tell people about it during For Sisters Only.

And I swear… if one mo person LAUGHS at my before picture!!!!

Reginae Carter (daughter of Lil Wayne and Toya Wright) takes in my new figure…

More photos + video… Continue Reading…

In Atlanta Gossip,Featured ATLien, Dramatic Weight Loss, For Sisters Only, Weight Loss

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Author Terrance Dean (Hiding in Hip-Hop) Hosts Discussion Panel: ‘Gay Men in the Entertainment Industry’… [PHOTOS]

Jul, 6 2011 | Written by ATLien

Acclaimed author Terrance Dean hit Atlanta last week to host a discussion panel on “Young, Black, Gifted & Gay: Powerful Men in the Entertainment Industry and Our Allies in Partnership” at Outwrite Book Store (June 29, 2011).

Panelists included fellow bloggers Drama Dupree and Gyant (GyantUnplugged), Adrian J. Daniel (aka Sir Daniel of Better Days Radio), George Smith (creator of Black Gay reality series “Tha Life”), Lonnell Williams (3LWTV), and Maurice Jamal (Filmaker/Founder Glo-TV).

I was also thrown into the mix to add my take on the situation as a straight woman and it was quite an experience!

Terrance’s first book, Hiding in Hip-Hop: Confessions of a Down-Low Brother in the Entertainment Industry, sparked a ton of controversy last year when everyone speculated about the identity of the “DL” entertainer featured in the book.

[READ: Gay Rapper “Tell-All” Book No Surprise to Hip-Hop Heads]

Dean moderated the panel discussion as each of the participants shared their experiences… Continue Reading…

In Atlanta Gossip,Featured Atlanta Events, ATLien, Terrence Dean

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My Oprah Experience: What I Got From Oprah’s Finale… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

May, 26 2011 | Written by ATLien

Ok… so Oprah Winfrey may not have given away a car, a house… or even a “favorite thing” but she did give the world a hole hour of life lessons.

In her final show from the HARPO studios stage, Oprah shared a heartfelt “love letter” to the fans that validated and supported her throughout her 25 years on air.

“This, my last show, is my thank you. It’s a love letter to you,” Oprah told viewers.

It was just a week ago, that we all were in denial. It finally hit me when I realized I may NEVER fulfill one of my goals of seeing Oprah live in her studio (onstage or off).

But God is good… and as Oprah said on her finale’s show, “I understand the manifestation of grace, and there are no coincidences.”

So I have more thing I can mark off my bucket list…

Video of Oprah’s heartfelt farewell message PLUS my take on it below: Continue Reading…

In Atlanta Gossip,Do You See What I See?,Featured ATLien, Michelle Brown, Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show

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