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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Nia Long calls out someone for their lack of acting skills.
She says, “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 – we won’t name names – they just don’t have the skill, and no one in their team has said, ‘You need acting classes.” Source
The truth hurts…the truth is also hilarious. Nia is a brave woman to risk roots being put on her by voodoo priestesses, Bey, Tina and Solo.
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Star Magazine is saying that Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child is dating actor Henry Simmons of Another World and Shark. Source
Dang even Michelle is doing better than Kelly. She’s got a gig doing The Color Purple in LA AND she got a man. Kelly’s just got a rack…woop-dee-do!

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Star also broke the story of Nia Long and Kevin Phillips romance. Nia’s been dating this tenderoni (13 years her junior) for a few months and she’s already moved him into her L.A. home.
“She was trying to keep it a secret,” says a source. “But people were starting to figure it out. Her friends tell her she has nothing to be ashamed of and that she needs to live her life to the fullest.” Source

Looks like Nia’s getting her grove back and her back blown. Nice!

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Fantasia and Young Dro were spotted leaving Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills yesterday. Source

Fanny’s looking less ‘project chic’ and more ‘pretty, clean, and well oirled’ here. I’m proud of her…minus that purse she picked up from Claire’s.