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Reel-ality TV Talk

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April 20, 2015

By Marquesa LaDawn
NNPA Columnist

It’s jail time for another Real Housewife, this time in Beverly Hills (RHOBH).

After defending herself on several episodes and accusing the other housewives of ruining her reputation, the truth comes out. My girl, Kim Richards, needs help. Do you remember the fire in her eyes clearly seen during the three-part reunion?

Anger at Lisa Rinna for calling her out and saying she needs help.
Anger at Eileen and Lisa V. for saying she needs to take responsibility
Anger at her sister Kyle, for everything, especially for not defending her behavior.
Anger at pretty much everyone during the season, except Brandi, her new BFF.

Now, we hear Kim was arrested for public intoxication and hitting a cop. She didn’t just hit a cop, she has hit rock bottom. As much as I understand the entertainment value of her appearing on RHOBH, not to mention the checks, she needs to leave and heal. We’re praying for you Kim.

As for the other housewives, fresh off Part 3 of the reunion, the million dollar question is: Who should return next season. Here’s my take:

Lisa Rinna – although the fire came late, she’s hot now and knows how to keep us engaged.
Brandi – I think we have to admit she’s interestingly bad.
Kyle – she’s the heart of the show and she deserves some happy times. I enjoyed seeing her stick up for herself
Eileen – although she started off a bit boring, she became the voice of reason
Lisa V. – She was a bit quiet this season, but really spoke up during the reunion. Gotta love her style.
Kim R. – As I said, she needs time off to heal.
Yolanda – Ditto. She could use a break.
Camille – She is living it up these days, come on back!

Until next season, or the next arrest, bye, bye Beverly Hills Housewives; you had a great season!

In NYC, I’m so happy that “Queen B” Bethenny, the housewife famous for becoming a millionaire with her brain on reality TV is back. In the first episode we caught up with the ladies, especially Bethenny, as she searches for a new space post-divorce.
In the second episode, we got to see Bethenny connect with the ladies and it was as explosive as imagined. Ramona, although really nice in the first episode, became the “It’s my world and everybody’s living in it” lioness.

She started off by making sure she arrived after Bethenny. I guess she wanted to make an entrance. When she did come in, she arrived dressed a few years younger than normal. She accused her soon to be ex-husband of going thru a “mid-life crisis.” Clearly, he sin’t the only one. She made sure the conversation was about her and no one else. As soon as Bethenny invited the ladies out for brunch, Ramona responded with, no, you can’t do that, it’s improper to invite someone else’s guests out.

Sorry, I checked with the Book of Manners, they have to actually be your guest and not folks staying at your house out of convenience. This was not your trip or event, it was Luann’s. I loved that Andy Cohen showed a clip of Romana asking another housewife to have brunch with her during a previous season. Yes, someone else’s guest. We all know this was Romana’s way of saying, you may be a star Bethenny but I’m the star of the RHONY ship. Although I don’t agree, it will keep things interesting for us all season. Welcome ladies!

Nene still running away, this seems to be the “it” thing for the ladies of RHOA…

Early in the episode it seemed like Todd, Kandi’s new hubby, was “running away” again for business. Poor Kandi, she is officially worried that her new marriage has no legs. I think, he felt powerless during their engagement and is now happily distracted by his hit show on TVOne. To refresh your memory, Mama Joyce showed her disdain for him at every turn. She even let it be known that she would pay for any dirt anyone could find on
Todd. Complete disrespect by Mama Joyce towards him and his family, even on the day of the wedding. And Kandi was threatening to not marry him unless he signed a prenup. Although, I agree that was a smart move, but the way it was handled was wrong.

Here’s the good news – yes there is some – I follow Kandi on social media and she seems to be more comfortable in her marriage. I hope that it will last. On the other hand,
I’ve lost hope that Nene will actually listen to someone who questions her questionable behavior. She now runs away and that is exactly what happened in this scene. Claudia asked Nene why she left the therapy session and tried to compliment her for setting up the session. Of course, Nene took this as someone putting her down and reacted by getting defensive and storming out. Her sorority sisters, Porsha and Phaedra attempted to calm her and re-engage her, but no luck.

On “Watch What Happens Live,” we got to see Porsha and Phaedra again on the Nene cheerleader train. What made the episode interesting was Phaedra acknowledging not divorcing her imprisoned husband. We all know that she’s a smart lady and wants to make sure he cannot testify against her, so he will stay her husband. We’re in for a couple of more episodes before the traditionally unbelievable reunion.

Marquesa LaDawn is a professional businesswoman who escapes the pressures of living in New York City by retreating into the real world of reality TV. Follow me on twitter @realityshowgirl and subscribe to her podcast at www.RealitytvGirl.com.

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O.J. Simpson, 76, Dies of Prostate Cancer

Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson, who rose to fame as a college football player who went on to the NFL and parlayed his talents in acting and sportscasting, succumbed to prostate cancer on April 10, his family announced.

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Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson. Wikipedia photo

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Born and raised in San Francisco, the Galileo High School graduate was recruited by the University of Southern California after he was on a winning Junior College All-American team.

At USC, he gained wide acclaim as a running back leading to him becoming the No. 1 pick in the AFL-NFL draft in 1969 and joining the Buffalo Bills, where he had demanded – and received — the largest contract in professional sports history: $650,000 over five years. In 1978, the Bills traded Simpson to his hometown team, the San Francisco 49ers, retiring from the game in 1979.

Simpson’s acting career had begun before his pro football career with small parts in 1960s TV (“Dragnet”) before “Roots” and film (“The Klansman,” “The Towering Inferno,” Capricorn One”).

He was also a commentator for “Monday Night Football,” and “The NFL on NBC,” and in the mid-1970s Simpson’s good looks and amiability made him, according to People magazine, “the first b\Black athlete to become a bona fide lovable media superstar.”

The Hertz rent-a-car commercials raised his recognition factor while raising Hertz’s profit by than 50%, making him critical to the company’s bottom line.

It could be said that even more than his success as a football star, the commercials of his running through airports endeared him to the Black community at a time when it was still unusual for a Black person to represent a national, mainstream company.

He remained on Hertz team into the 1990s while also getting income endorsing Pioneer Chicken, Honey Baked Ham and Calistoga water company products and running O.J. Simpson Enterprises, which owned hotels and restaurants.

He married childhood sweetheart Marguerite Whitley when he was 19 and became the father of three children. Before he divorced in 1979, he met waitress and beauty queen Nicole Brown, who he would marry in 1985. A stormy relationship before, during and after their marriage ended, it would lead to a highway car chase as police sought to arrest Simpson for the murder by stabbing of Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

The pursuit, arrest, and trial of Simpson were among the most widely publicized events in American history, Wikipedia reported.

Characterized as the “Trial of the Century,” he was acquitted by a jury in 1995 but found liable in the amount of $33 million in a civil action filed by the victims’ families three years later.

Simpson would be ensnared in the criminal justice system 12 years later when he was arrested after forcing his way into a Las Vegas hotel room to recover sports memorabilia he believed belonged to him.

In 2008, he received a sentence of 33 years and was paroled nine years later in 2017.

When his death was announced, Simpson’s accomplishments and downfalls were acknowledged.

Sports analyst Christine Brennan said: “… Even if you didn’t love football, you knew O.J. because of his ability to transcend sports and of course become the businessman and the pitchman that he was.

“And then the trial, and the civil trial, the civil case he lost, and the fall from grace that was extraordinary and well-deserved, absolutely self-induced, and a man that would never be seen the same again,” she added.

“OJ Simpson played an important role in exposing the racial divisions in America,” attorney Alan Dershowitz, an adviser on Simpson’s legal “dream team” told the Associated Press by telephone. “His trial also exposed police corruption among some officials in the Los Angeles Police Department. He will leave a mixed legacy. Great athlete. Many people think he was guilty. Some think he was innocent.”

“Cookie and I are praying for O.J. Simpson’s children … and his grandchildren following his passing. I know this is a difficult time,” Magic Johnson said on X.

“I feel that the system failed Nicole Brown Simpson and failed battered women everywhere,” attorney Gloria Allred, who once represented Nicole’s family, told ABC News. “I don’t mourn for O.J. Simpson. I do mourn for Nicole Brown Simpson and her family, and they should be remembered.”

Simpson was diagnosed with prostate cancer about a year ago and was undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter. He died in his Las Vegas, Nevada, home with his family at his side.

He is survived by four children: Arnelle and Jason from his first marriage and Sydney and Justin from his second marriage. He was predeceased son, Aaren, who drowned in a family swimming pool in 1979.

Sources for this report include Wikipedia, ABC News, Associated Press, and X.