missfee said:

Ottensen said:

Ain't that a mess??????

girl...I wish I would buy a nu---

chile, nevermind! These low-expectation havin' children...

What's worse is that his own ghetto mother doesn't like Chrissy, yet she had the nerve to say to her last night "WHERE ARE MY GRANDCHILDREN??!!!! WHAT IS HE GETTING OUT OF THE DEAL IF YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE HIM A CHILD???!!" Wow is this really the expectation these days? That no good, commitment shy men should expect single women to GIVE them a child and then mysteriously feel like they can commit to them??? Umm no. What in the hell was his mother thinking saying that mess? Especially if she doesn't even like Chrissy, yet she expects him to give her grandchildren??? That's ass backwards. It's clear, Jim isn't ready to marry Chrissy now, how in the hell would he be more inclined to marry her if "she gives him a child"? That's when things would get worse because he wouldn't be paying Chrissy no mind!!!! SMH. The standards some people have these days baffle me.

Hunnneee, in a nutshell, Jim Jones mama is pretty much just crazy as hell .

I'm watching Beverly Hills Fabulous as we type:

ummm, who in they f**k would would be messing around with someone's used weave like that

...and if that hair really did come from Beyonce, you can bet whatever fool was hired to do her hair on that tour is going to be blacklisted like a motha . I know waaaay too many hair and make-up people who do tours, and usually, they're on the Vogue/Elle editorial level and are so used to being around celebrities, getting a booking with Beyonce or anybody else would not phase them like that . Matthew & 'nem betta quit hiring mountain goat head beauticians to do his daughter's hair

Okay, I just finished the Beverly Hills Fabulous episode featuring Beyonce's missing weave; how come the previews for next week show Lolita going on a date with a doctor only to end up with him asking her if she wants to have lap band surgery

Ottensen said:

Okay, I just finished the Beverly Hills Fabulous episode featuring Beyonce's missing weave; how come the previews for next week show Lolita going on a date with a doctor only to end up with him asking her if she wants to have lap band surgery

GURRRRLLLLLL!!!!! I know right??!!!! I was like ...did he really just ask her that??? LMAO!!!

Ottensen said:

Okay, I just finished the Beverly Hills Fabulous episode featuring Beyonce's missing weave; how come the previews for next week show Lolita going on a date with a doctor only to end up with him asking her if she wants to have lap band surgery

I saw that! Cold as hell! Who does that? Asking somebody out on a date only to push your lap band surgical practice on them. Just wrong!

That wasn't even Beyonce's weave! Sho nuff the client had every right to complain about both the used hair and the unwashed hands. You'd be surprised why some chicks are walking around damn near bald headed. It ain the weave..trust!

2elijah said:

HotGritz said:

Nene is becoming too predictable and that in an of itself is "boring."

I like the sisterhood of the Braxtons. The ep where they were all in the kitchen preparing for Taste of Atlanta was just lovely. Sistahs/Sisters

Now I will say this....it is quite sad that 3 of the 5 women had shitty ass husbands. They all should have had baller husbands. How did Tamar luck up? Ok she didn't really luck up cuz her man look like he got booted off The Biggest Loser for health code restrictions but he is successful, he adores her and he got her living in comfort. All the Braxton girls should have this lifestyle.

I keep forgetting about this show. I've only seen the first episode. I've also watched the two episodes of Mob Wives. Why on earth do those chics want to be with the loser husbands/boyfriends and wait for them to get a "get out of prison card" is beyond me.

Like there isn't an abundant supply of loser men on their way to prison.

HotGritz said:

Ottensen said:

Okay, I just finished the Beverly Hills Fabulous episode featuring Beyonce's missing weave; how come the previews for next week show Lolita going on a date with a doctor only to end up with him asking her if she wants to have lap band surgery

I saw that! Cold as hell! Who does that? Asking somebody out on a date only to push your lap band surgical practice on them. Just wrong!

That wasn't even Beyonce's weave! Sho nuff the client had every right to complain about both the used hair and the unwashed hands. You'd be surprised why some chicks are walking around damn near bald headed. It ain the weave..trust!

I think that whole thing was staged because ain't NO WAY that Elgin wouldn't have known when he sewed the track in that it was previously used. The weft looks different after you sew it and wash it. It's OBVIOUS as all hell.

SCNDLS said:

HotGritz said:

I saw that! Cold as hell! Who does that? Asking somebody out on a date only to push your lap band surgical practice on them. Just wrong!

That wasn't even Beyonce's weave! Sho nuff the client had every right to complain about both the used hair and the unwashed hands. You'd be surprised why some chicks are walking around damn near bald headed. It ain the weave..trust!

I think that whole thing was staged because ain't NO WAY that Elgin wouldn't have known when he sewed the track in that it was previously used. The weft looks different after you sew it and wash it. It's OBVIOUS as all hell.

You know how they got that deoderizer that makes your car smell brand new all over again? I think they've got a similar concoction for weave hair.

It was pretty on the client tho. She looked like a whole other woman after Elgin got through.

HotGritz said:

SCNDLS said:

I think that whole thing was staged because ain't NO WAY that Elgin wouldn't have known when he sewed the track in that it was previously used. The weft looks different after you sew it and wash it. It's OBVIOUS as all hell.

You know how they got that deoderizer that makes your car smell brand new all over again? I think they've got a similar concoction for weave hair.

It was pretty on the client tho. She looked like a whole other woman after Elgin got through.

gurlyousocrazy-ijustcain't

SCNDLS said:

HotGritz said:

I saw that! Cold as hell! Who does that? Asking somebody out on a date only to push your lap band surgical practice on them. Just wrong!

That wasn't even Beyonce's weave! Sho nuff the client had every right to complain about both the used hair and the unwashed hands. You'd be surprised why some chicks are walking around damn near bald headed. It ain the weave..trust!

I think that whole thing was staged because ain't NO WAY that Elgin wouldn't have known when he sewed the track in that it was previously used. The weft looks different after you sew it and wash it. It's OBVIOUS as all hell.

Even I will admit that the two wefts (the one from the box and the one he put in whatshername's head) were totally different. They weren't even the same color

Ottensen said:

SCNDLS said:

I think that whole thing was staged because ain't NO WAY that Elgin wouldn't have known when he sewed the track in that it was previously used. The weft looks different after you sew it and wash it. It's OBVIOUS as all hell.

Even I will admit that the two wefts (the one from the box and the one he put in whatshername's head) were totally different. They weren't even the same color

Did they have to color it to match the client's hair color? The woman came in with a rather copperish afro.

On a side note....Elgin's assistant has a beautiful mane. Is that weave, her own hair, or partial (her own hair with a few tracks). She looks gorgeous to me and I love the bangs.

Tamar Braxton: On Living in Toni’s Shadow, Gold-Digger Accusations and Plastic Surgery

Blackenterprise.com caught up with the feisty little sister who explained why her marriage is nothing but the real thing, why those who thinks she's jealous of Toni have it all wrong, and her best advice on how to KeeptheIRSoffYourBack.com.

Starring on a reality show heightens anyone’s exposure. Are you ready to be in the music spotlight?

(Laughs) That’s not even the question… I am 100% ready! What the show has done, unfortunately, is made everyone believe that Tamar on TV is all that I am. They think there’s no difference and that there aren’t other sides to me.

So can we expect you to fly solo in the reality TV world?

I can’t predict the future, but right now I’m enjoying the time that me and my sisters are spending relearning each other as adults. I had to learn I can’t be popping off at no grown women (laughs). Although we grew up together, the reality is that each of us is into different things—some of us have families, careers—and we have to respect everyone’s decisions, even if you know it might not be the right move for them, you simply have to respect it.

You’ve been candid about feeling like you’re living in Toni ’s shadow and some perceive that as jealousy. What do you say to those critics?

This whole jealousy thing is ridiculous! Toni works really, really hard. I’m proud of her, not jealous of her. I don’t even want to be the same kind of artist. I care about my sisters and I’m so passionate about everything—especially them—so when people see me going off, it’s just my emotions. I want to see them win and be happy. Sometimes I feel like I want to learn from them rather than them learning things from me all the time. I know a lot of things I say are things my sisters don’t want to hear from their youngest sibling, but I say them.

What adversities have you faced in your own musical pursuits and how have you combated them?

My biggest challenge [in the music biz] has been that everybody expects me to sound like Toni Braxton. I’m like, "she’s not here, and if you want Toni, then you’ll have to call her." [That expectation] was a lot to get over and I had to pound it into folks' heads that that’s not who I am. I wasn’t changing [for anyone]. I don’t want to sing R&B. I love rap, house—music of today that’s really poppin’!

Public perception is that you are in a loveless marriage and that you are only with your producer husband, Vince, for personal gain. What do you say to those naysayers?

Absolutely ridiculous! I find it highly offensive because me and my husband dated each other for seven years, but we’ve only been married for [a little more than] two years. I mean, who’s gonna be with someone just 'cause they got some money and be miserable? I ain’t doing that! If I didn’t love my husband for who he is, then why do I want to work and have my own career? That doesn’t even make any sense. Me and Vince are regular. Some days we cool, some days we want to pull each other’s hair out, but that’s real life because [two people] are not going to agree on everything. It also depends on what your definition of love is, it’s different things for different people. Some people think hugging and kissing someone in public all the time is love, but when Vince told me [thatsthetruth.com], it was out of love because he didn’t want me looking crazy, throwing temper tantrums without understanding that there’s an order to things in this business.

Vince is a highly paid and sought after music producer and works with people megastars like Lady Gaga. What are some dos and don’ts of the music business that you’ve learned from him and from working with your sister Toni throughout the years?

The biggest lesson is to be your own business woman. Look over your own paperwork. Tell your lawyer, “I’m going to need to see those documents and need you to explain this to me line-by-line, paragraph-by-paragraph.” The other thing that I’ve learned from Lady Gaga is that just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you have to sell yourself short. Don’t date people you work with [out of convenience]. I’ll admit I used to do that back in the day because I didn’t meet anyone [outside of the industry]. Now I met my husband while we were both in the industry, but I met him through my sister. It wasn’t like we were working together and started dating. As far as advice about working with family, the only dos are to take time apart and take time to separate things. What is for me is for me, what’s for Trina is for Trina and we each have to respect that.

Trina caught a tongue-lashing from you for charging Toni as her background singer, something you’ve never done. Is it ever okay to charge your family for professional services, especially if that’s your only source of income?

First of all, Trina’s husband has money, too, so she’s okay. Toni has been there for every single person in our family. Knowing what she’s going through, Trina needs to give the girl a break! So I was sticking up for Toni because I love her so much and see what she goes through. Toni loves her family so much that she’d take from herself even in dire straits to provide for us. I can’t even begin to tell you all that Toni has done for us. She has helped our family tremendously in so many ways. So yeah, Trina shouldn’t charge her every time we have a show and definitely not as much as she does.

The news about Toni’s lupus deeply affected you. How have you educated yourself about her illness and helped your sister?

I looked it up on the Internet. I make doctor’s appointment with her doctor and ask whether me and all of my siblings should get tested. Autoimmune diseases run in my family, so I had to make myself aware. Toni has lupus, my brother has sarcoidosis, and my nephew has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I just feel bad the times I wasn’t so nice and couldn’t understand why Toni wanted to take a nap instead of hanging out and going to dinner. I realize now that she really hadn’t been able to do that because of [her health]. I told my husband that I wish I felt bad instead of her, because at one point she had more bad days than good days and it’s devastating to me to know how much pain [she suffered].

What about plastic surgery? You’re an advocate for people having it if they want to. Is there any surgery you haven’t or wouldn’t have done?

I believe in plastic surgery or anything you have to do to make yourself feel good. I’m all about self-esteem. I’ve had my nose done. I was born without cartilage in my nose and when I was 16 I had my first operation—an implant put in my nose. My father had the same surgery. The reason I had it done was because it was hard for me to breathe and I snored terribly. Itwasnotcute.org (laughs). Eventually the implant gave me headaches, so I had to have the cartilage from my ear put in my nose. I have to have it done for a second time, remove the cartilage and remove the implant, but it’s so painful that I’ve been putting it off. But I have to have it done.

During a shopping spree with your hubby you scoped $15,000 sunglasses, and on another occasion Toni requested gift cards from stores like TJ Maxx and Target for her birthday but you refused. Is it a crime to be thrifty while wealthy?

First of all, I would never spend that much on sunglasses! What’s really funny to me is people took [the Toni situation] out of context. I was not going to get Toni TJ Maxx, Walgreen or Target gift cards because that’s not what I wanted her to have for her birthday. When it’s my birthday she goes all out and makes sure I have a good time, and I just wanted to do the same for her. My idea of going all out isn’t Walgreens or Target, but there’s nothing wrong with those stores. I love them. In fact, I was just at Target yesterday!

What’s some of the best money advice you've ever received and does you apply it to your everyday life?

Pay your taxes No1.com (laughs). It’s the truth. I’ve never wanted that issue. I don’t understand when people say, "I owe $100,000 in taxes." Huh, how do you do that? "Or I owe $8 million in back taxes." What? How that work?! (laughs). Pay your taxes and keep the IRS off your behind.

Before you go, what are your top Dotcoms on money management/financial fitness?

Saveyourmoneydot.com (laughs). Payyourtaxes.org and on time because you will get charged.org for real! Don’t maxyourcardout.com because you never know when you’re gonna need it. And getyourcreditright.com. Black families don’t teach their kids that enough. If you get your credit right, you’ll have a great life!

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FINALLY! I'm caught up (on the Braxtons), and know what the hell y'all talking about.

First thing I must say dot com. I love it!!!

How come reading that interview above all I hear is Tamara's voice, it's cracking me up.

morningsong said:

FINALLY! I'm caught up (on the Braxtons), and know what the hell y'all talking about.

First thing I must say dot com. I love it!!!

How come reading that interview above all I hear is Tamara's voice, it's cracking me up.

And you know during the interview she was prolly snappin' that neck of hers around and throwing the side eye every 5 seconds

I hear this was Tamar pre nose job...

[img:$uid]http://www.nollywoodgossip.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tamar-Braxton-Front-Shot.jpg[/img:$uid]

from gossipjacker.com

"Tamar used to be a notorious grew-pee....excuse me.... back up singer back in the day! She has been around the block w/numerous players and entertainers.

I remember hearing the story about her dating Brandy's baby father. That came out on the same time when Robert announced that him and Brandy were never married.

Tamar worked on Toni's "More than a Woman" album which Brandy also worked on as a writer with Robert who wrote and produce and they met that way. They did start hanging out and he was there at one of Toni's AIDA shows with Tamar.

Q: Can someone confirm whether Tamar slept with Jermaine Dupri's daddy or not???

A: All I know is Jermaine Dupri's mom and aunt rolled up on her ass in an elevator I believe and was ready to whoop that ass...

See what happens when you beat your kids in the head with the bible. They grow up to be drunken, check kiting whores...

Q: Who is she married to?

A: A music producer by the name of Vincent Herbert. I believe he's also Toni Braxton's manager.

From what I remember she was very addicted to plastic surgery esp Lipo. I am not quite sure why she is on the show because she is totally playing herself and I wouldn't think this would yield a singing career. Her husband produces Lady Gaga.

Tamar used to mess with Birdman/Baby too. Around the time Toni did that feature with him early 2000's I wanna say. She BEEN trying to look for a come-up."

bboy87 said:

I hear this was Tamar pre nose job...

[img:$uid]http://www.nollywoodgossip.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tamar-Braxton-Front-Shot.jpg[/img:$uid]

I don't know who that is but

bboy87 said:

I hear this was Tamar pre nose job...

[img:$uid]http://www.nollywoodgossip.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tamar-Braxton-Front-Shot.jpg[/img:$uid]

Dammit, Bboy! I wanna say I MEMBA this pic from a few years ago. If that's her she looks DRASTICALLY different.

Yep, I did see this on MTO years ago, not sure if that's her tho http://mediatakeout.com/10016/id.html

[Edited 5/5/11 5:43am]

Here she is pulling a fake lesbo stunt with Lady Gaga last May (if you can't see the images click them and they will open

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bboy87 said:

I hear this was Tamar pre nose job...

[img:$uid]http://www.nollywoodgossip.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tamar-Braxton-Front-Shot.jpg[/img:$uid]

Wow. I've seen this pic before though.

Now this is a pic for SCNDLS's "Hot Ass Garbage Messes" Thread.

ewwwwwwww.org

So Tamar really did have a nose job? I didn't think she did because her current nose is not that much different than the old nose. In that pic above she looks so much like Toni is uncanny. They even have the same body type.

bootleg Beyonce.

HotGritz said:

So Tamar really did have a nose job? I didn't think she did because her current nose is not that much different than the old nose. In that pic above she looks so much like Toni is uncanny. They even have the same body type.

bootleg Beyonce.

Always thought she looked the most like Toni out of all the sisters.

And her singing voice is similar to hers too.

lavender1983 said:

HotGritz said:

So Tamar really did have a nose job? I didn't think she did because her current nose is not that much different than the old nose. In that pic above she looks so much like Toni is uncanny. They even have the same body type.

bootleg Beyonce.

Always thought she looked the most like Toni out of all the sisters.

And her singing voice is similar to hers too.

YES! Did you see that ep where she is imitating Toni's singing style? Too funny and right on point.

HotGritz said:

lavender1983 said:

Always thought she looked the most like Toni out of all the sisters.

And her singing voice is similar to hers too.

YES! Did you see that ep where she is imitating Toni's singing style? Too funny and right on point.

I did. I was dying in that scene.....Shit was too funny. With facial expressions to boot.

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HotGritz said:

Speaking of Tamar.... She gets little love on FB. Fans of the show calling her a gold digger and ghetto. Poor thing. She's like the LaToya of the Braxton family.

They're all a bunch of annoying heffas. I feel for the dudes who get involved with any of them. Too much drama.

Why is Renee so upset about her ex-husband's bust and scrambling for bail and lawyers when he's got a girlfriend he lives with??? Let that heffa worry bout that fool.

SCNDLS said:

Why is Renee so upset about her ex-husband's bust and scrambling for bail and lawyers when he's got a girlfriend he lives with??? Let that heffa worry bout that fool.

GIRL.

That's one of them nevaletgo kinda exes.

In this week's episode Junior not only makes bail, but comes around to a bar to protect her honor from some dude that insults her and Karen while they're having cocktails:

"JOOOO-NIA!

You might wanna come ovah heah because thay-ahs somebody tawkin' outta his face ta me! "

Steaming pile of hot messedness, Chile.

Ottensen said:

SCNDLS said:

Why is Renee so upset about her ex-husband's bust and scrambling for bail and lawyers when he's got a girlfriend he lives with??? Let that heffa worry bout that fool.

GIRL.

That's one of them nevaletgo kinda exes.

In this week's episode Junior not only makes bail, but comes around to a bar to protect her honor from some dude that insults her and Karen while they're having cocktails:

"JOOOO-NIA!

You might wanna come ovah heah because thay-ahs somebody tawkin' outta his face ta me! "

Steaming pile of hot messedness, Chile.

I taped it and haven't gotten that far in the ep. But Renee feeds off the drama. That's why her son be ignoring her ass.

Sometimes I like reading episode recaps. Here's one for this week's Mob Wives. Is it me, or does Renee need to be on mood meds? She's always screaming and in anguish. Poor thing gives and entirely new meaning to drama queen. She should be friends with Nene Leakes

This week’s episode was all about Renee Graziano because she is the best part of the show! Renee Graziano is so stressed out about her ex-husband Junior getting arrested that she’s talking about herself in the third person again. “Renee needs a drink,” Ms. Graziano says, and that she does.

Renee heads out to the bar for some patron shots. Although Junior got busted, he’s only going to serve 18 months and he won’t be locked up for years. Renee could go drinking because she’s stressed that her ex is going to jail OR she could drink because he won’t be locked up for years. It depends on whether or not you’re one of those shot glass half full or half empty folks.

Drita D’avanzo goes for a walk with Carla Facciolo and she says that she doesn’t feel right about threatening Renee at Carla’s birthday party. Drita texts Renee: “Sorry about what happened. Do you wanna do dinner?”

When Renee gets Drita’s text, she texts Renee back and says that dinner is a good idea. Gandhi and future sh!t talker via the explosive book she’s writing,Karen Gravano stops by Drita’s house and tells Drita that Renee is having a party that Drita isn’t invited to.

Karen is then seen at Renee’s house where she asks Renee if she’s upset with Drita for saying that she will ring Renee’s “stupid twat neck.” This was news to Renee, who claimed that she was too drunk to hear what Drita was saying during their fight at Carla’s party. Renee decides to back out of dinner and leaves a voicemail for Drita to let her know that she won’t be disrespected.

Renee, now all worked up, figured that it was the opportune time to talk about Drita’s incarcerated husband, Lee. Renee claims that Lee was “pulling money outta walls” which means that he isn’t a real bank robber! I agree. “Bank robber” is synonymous with guns, disguises, notes, alarms and surveillance cameras, not slick behind the scenes sh!t. Renee also screams “You wanna play mafia wars? I WIN BITCH!” Renee needs to chill, but she is so ride or die when it comes to the mob.

Back at Carla’s house, her young son and daughter are wrestling on the floor and her son Joseph calls his sister a cunt. Am I an a*shole for finding this funny? I’m just truth telling. Carla says that her kids don’t listen to her. Joseph tells his “mutha” to shut her mouth. Carla seems exhausted! Being a single parent is clearly not for her.

Back at Drita’s house, she’s getting ready for dinner with Renee, except this time she doesn’t look like a $5 hooker. After Drita discovers that Renee canceled, she and Carla go out for drinks where Drita once again talks about her temper like it’s her best quality. “I will snap. Anybody that talks like that, it’s not happening.” We get it.

Carla says that she doesn’t like watching her friends fight “because it’s retahded.”

Renee is now wearing another top that looks like a bedspread and her psychic party is going down. Renee takes a shot and almost chokes on it, like she hasn't ever tasted alcohol before, lol. Renee says that she wants to get her psychic reading in front of all of her friends, and, like during her confrontation with Karen on the first episode, Renee’s hand is uncontrollably shaking again as she smokes and listens to her reading. Renee determines that she needs to break away from her ex-husband’s lifestyle and she needs to make amends with Drita.

Renee: “The way that gangsters work it out is they have a sit down.” Drita and Renee meet up and Drita apologizes, which she says that she rarely does. They're mafia friends again!

Next, Renee and Karen go drinking. A guy approaches Karen and tells her that he has pictures of his penis and has “sex written all over me.” Renee tells him to go away and he tells her “F*ck you!” Renee says “F*ck me? You wish you could.” The drunk douchebag replies, “Maybe if you lost 30 pounds” and Renee has had enough.

Renee calls up her ex-husband Junior because she says she demands respect and therefore “Motherf*cker you’re about to lose your teeth!”

Junior arrives to the restaurant and he says God knows what to the drunken jerkoff because the drunk a-hole went from insulting Renee to suddenly apologizing to her! Snaps. Renee is basking in her victory or whatever? She says that it feels good to be her right now and the mob lifestyle is all about “love, respect, honesty, trusting” and she adds that her ex-husband “still loves [her].” Karen tells Renee that she has to give her props for being able to still call up her ex for backup.