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Several New York influencers were invited to AMC 19th Street to enjoy a special screening of the flick, which was hosted by VIBE Magazine.
Special attendees included Raven Symone (The View), Yandy Smith (Love & Hip Hop NY), BBOD?s Moe (Love & Hip Hop NY), Dutchess (Black Ink Crew), Puma (Black Ink Crew), Monifah (R&B Divas Atlanta), Terez Thorpe (R&B Divas Atlanta) and more.
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Earlier this week, during an interview with the ladies on ‘The View,’ Leakes felt disrespected by several of the hosts, causing her to tweet (and delete) about them being ‘mean girls’ who looked down at their noses at her.
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During her interview with E!, Nene explains her position, stating:
I was a guest on the The View and I just felt like…? honestly speaking, if you invite me into your house, have some manners and treat me nice.
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During her interview, Leakes spoke about her decision to leave RHOA, if she’ll return to RHOA, her upcoming stint on Broadway in Chicago, her new Georgia Mansion and more.
While many were expecting Nene & Raven Symone to bump heads, it seems another one of the ladies had plans of her own to agitate Mrs. Leakes!
NEWSFLASH! Former Cosby Kid Raven-Symone won’t hire you for a job if she can tell you’re Black by reading your name.
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The women on of ?The View? discussed the topic ?Are You Judged By Your Name?? and when the topic of racism based on someone?s name arose, Raven, 29, said she thought it would be better to call it ?discriminatory,? stating, ?I think that?s a better word.?
She goes on to say:
?I?m very discriminatory against the words like the ones they were saying in those names. I?m not going to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea. It?s just not going to happen. I?m not going to hire you.?
Clifford ‘T.I.’ Harris posted the hilarious photo above as he poked fun at everyone’s concern with his marital drama, stating:
Summa y’all #mediocres more worried bout my goings on than u is about ya own…. But that ain’t none of my business so…..I’ll just #SipTeaForKermit #ifitaintaboutdamoney #2sugarsplease
The popular entertainer appeared on ‘The View’ earlier this week to promote his upcoming album but he was also asked about the drama surrounding his ‘troubled marriage’ to wife Tameka ?Tiny? Harris.
When asked about his private affairs, Tip remained cool as a cucumber and revealed that it ain’t over yet. Departing host Sherri Shepphard asks about ‘trouble in paradise’ and T.I. reponds:
What that mean? As long as they say there is trouble in paradise because trouble is inevitable, but it?s okay as long as the word ‘paradise’ is still there.
Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta appeared on The View this morning along with her fiance’ Todd Tucker and her mom, ‘Mama Joyce’.
The trio all took their place on the couch and aired their grievances to the world via the popular daytime talk show.
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Todd took a moment to reflect about how the drama is affecting Kandi’s daughter Riley, stating:
I don’t like that he [Todd] says he would leave you….
Tucker admits he was just frustrated and didn’t really mean it when he stated that on the show (as evidenced by the fact that their still together).
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