Pride Mag Apologizes for Long/Knowles Beef

Pride magazine is apologizing to actress Nia Long for basically changing what she said to them. They had her saying, "If you're a singer, not an actress, you should sing. If you're a rapper, you should rap," in response to musicians who act. It made it seem like she was taking aim at Beyonce because she had just been asked to comment on Bey’s film “Obsessed.”Long told the magazine, "I didn't see Obsessed, so I can’t comment, but it's just not about how talented you are anymore. It's about, 'How much box-office revenue will this person generate.' "When you see certain people... they just don't have the skill, and no one in their team has said, 'You need acting classes.'" Pride now feels the need to clarify what happened. A magazine statement reads, "Pride would like to apologise for the fact that editing of the final article may have left Nia’s comments open to tabloid manipulation. "As Europe’s premier publication for the woman of colour, Pride seeks only to celebrate the achievements of celebrities such as Nia Long and Beyonce Knowles, and hope no offence has been caused through the media speculation." Source
Uh huh, sounds pretty shiftless if you ask me. Humph!
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