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An Atlanta stripper has filed a lawsuit against the strip club where she worked after she was fired being pregnant.
[READ:?FOR DISCUSSION: s Stripping A Recession Proof Profession?]
Amanda Berry and fellow dancer A?Cire Newby joined forces to sue Atlanta’s Pin Ups Strip Club in federal court, claiming it violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
[FLASHBACK: Meet 70 Year Old Spyda, Atlanta’s Oldest Stripper… (VIDEO)]
The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month, claims that The Great American Dream Inc (Pin Ups owners) misclassified Newby and Berry as independent contractors rather than employees, paying them only gratuities from customers and not minimum wage or overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a week.
Details below… Continue Reading…
Tamar Braxton is feeling some kinda way about criticism she’s received about her shaky vocals in a recent performance.
Braxton hit the tweets earlier today to express her feeling and while it’s unclear exactly what performance she’s referring to, it’s clear that the hot new mom is not letting it get her down.
[READ: Tamar Braxton Releases ‘Hot Sugar’ (Official Video)]
Braxton goes on to reveal that while she’s embarrassed and hurt about her recent vocal issues, she’s come too far to turn back now. Continue Reading…
Janelle Monae graces the cover of the October/November 2013 issue of Uptown Magazine.
In the issue, which hits stands next week, Monae speaks about being signed to Bad Boy/Atlantic and how label head Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who was once her biggest cheerleader, is now her ‘professional slapper’.
He is the ambassador and protector of the jam. He makes sure that our ideas get out into the world. He is not involved creatively.
He is the spokesperson for corporations when it?s time to talk business. When we don?t want to have conversations with suits, he goes in and slaps people for us. He is our highest professional slapper. He slaps anyone that tries to mess up the jam.
Monae also talks about why she thinks some people just don’t ‘get’ her and how she feels a social responsibility to speak out through her music.
Check out photos from the spread + more excerpts below… Continue Reading…
?Nene Leakes‘ wedding spin-off is nearing it’s end as the 6th episode of ‘I Dream of Nene: The Wedding’ aired last night (October 22, 2013).
As expected, Nene’s nine ‘Bride-maids’ are still going at it, but this time the ladies have the sandy beaches of Cancun, Mexico as the surroundings for Nene’s bachelorette weekend.
[FLASHBACK: Nene & Friends Do Cancun… (PHOTOS)]
Diana Gowins coordinates a heartfelt bachelorette ?blue? party for her friend, asking all the ladies to wear blue to allow the bride to stand out in the group, but Marlo Hampton opts out and wears a colorful designer dress instead.
Hampton emotionally explains that she wore the dress because she didn’t have a mom or a dad. *sigh*
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Marlo gets the side-eye from just about everyone in the group. They all feel Marlo was wrong for trying steal the focus from the bride and her actions leave NeNe wondering if her BFF (aka ‘The Opportunist’) would try to do the same on her wedding day.
Details + watch full episode below… Continue Reading…
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… Continue Reading…
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