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Parks, a successful Atlanta attorney, fitness dvd instructor, and recent author of an etiquette book entitled, ‘Secrets of the Southern Belle: How to Be Nice, Work Hard, Look Pretty, Have Fun, and Never Have an Off Moment
Phaedra has signed on to endorse ‘Xenadrine’ diet pills and now prepping to shed the extra weight gained from the birth of her 2nd son to get ‘fit & fine’ for the Summer time!
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[WATCH: Bobbi Kristina & Nick Gordon’s 1st Post Marital Interview (VIDEO)]
The cute couple recently shared photos as they were chillaxin poolside and Bobbi Kristina caught a ton of flack online about her extremely slim frame.
Many suspect her appearance is due to heavy drinking and drugging and the extreme criticism prompted the 21 year-old to defend talk of her being too thin, stating she takes after her mother Whitney Houston.
Details about Bobby & Whitney 2.o + photos below… Continue Reading…
Kandi Burruss of the Real Housewives of Atlanta is giving ‘Hollywood Glam’ as she covers the March 31, 2014 issue of Jet Magazine but more importantly, she’s serving up ‘Bride-to-Be’ tease!
Burrus has been a part of RHOA a for 5 seasons, but it seems like it was just yesterday when she joined the cast.
[FLASHBACK: Atlanta Housewives + Kandi Burruss = Real “A” Town Flava!]
The 37-year-old Atlanta-bred Grammy winner isn’t brash and boastful about her millionaire status but everybody knows Kandi is PAID!!
The former member of ?90s girl group Xscape has managed to parlay her musical talents into a lucrative career as a songwriter and producer, but she’s also created an empire through her entrepreneurial ventures, which include her Bedroom Kandi adult toy line and The Kandi Factory, which houses TV, music and artist development enterprises.
Kandi isn’t stopping anytime soon. She’s even got 2 new television specials in development: Kandi will be featured on CentricTV’s ‘Being’ (a documentary series highlighting some of music and entertainment’s most dynamic figures) and several of her friends and family were interviewed for her segment.
But wait… Kandi has also got a Bravo wedding spin-off on deck (as if you didn’t see that one coming).
Details about Kandi & Todd’s rumored wedding spin-off below… Continue Reading…
As Marlo Hampton & Kenya Moore aka dumb & dumber Manlow & Krayonce sit around praying for her downfall, it seems Ms. Leakes is moving on up with yet another appearance on another network!
[READ: RECAP 5 Life Lessons Revealed on RHOA S6, Ep17 + Watch Full Video]
Campbell has often referred to Leakes as her favorite ‘housewife’ and when the two met in person for for the first time on the set of OxygenTV’s ‘The Face,’ it appears they had an instant connection.
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Also check out Nene’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ promo shots below + her recent blog post about this week’s RHOA below… Continue Reading…
An Atlanta woman got the surprise of her life recently when she asked media mogul Oprah Winfrey for the dress off of her back… and got it!
We all know Oprah is renowned for surprising her fans with cars, trips and gift bags, but this week the former talk-show queen gifted one of her Twitter followers with the actual designer dress she wore on a magazine cover.
When Atlanta resident Brandi saw Oprah Winfrey on the cover of Essence Magazine?s March issue, she fell so in love with the gown that she Tweeted the media mogul asking if she could have it.
Oprah responded to the request and as the adage goes… ‘Ask and you shall receive.’
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Weaver felt ‘some kinda way’ about the online celebrations sparked by rapper Lil Boosie’s release from Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola this past Wednesday.
And while many made jokes about the rapper becoming a social media trending topic, Jason Weaver took to his Instagram to target the ‘over the top’ reaction from Lil Boosie?s fans and family… calling it ?coon sh*t.?
…and this is coming from a person who was arrested for taking a dump in public.
[FLASHBACK: Mugshot Mania: Jason Weaver Arrested in Atlanta…. (PHOTO)]
But it’s not about the messenger… it’s about the message.
Details + the ‘Boosie’ family video that started it all below… Continue Reading…
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