Gabrielle Union is looking back on a career-changing moment from her past. The 51-year-old reflected on a moment when she was passed on for a role due to her appearance.
“Years ago, I was up for a big job,” detailed the actress to Netflix’s Strong Black Lead platform Sunday. “And after numerous callbacks, and studio tests, it was down to just the two of us.”
“I was told I didn’t get the part because ‘She’s just prettier than you.
Viewers watched Gloria Govan and Matt Barnes balance love and basketball on Vh1’s hit reality show, Basketball Wives, earlier in the year. Although not yet a wife, Govan was the only woman on the show in a seemingly functional relationship but she often came under scrutiny by some of her fellow cast mates who felt she was too naïve. Govan was frank about her feelings toward the women, telling VIBE that she thought they were jealous and bitter while Barnes took to his Twitter to express his disdain.
Holly Madison is A-OK after being hospitalized for a severe case of morning sickness.
“When it started happening really late [in my pregnancy] and I was really vomiting a lot during the day, it freaked me out,” the 33-year-old told Entertainment Tonight Tuesday (Dec. 4). “I was told to go to the doctor and get an IV and everything. So, that was kind of scary to me just because it seemed like something so unusual, something that I hadn’t read about.
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Jeezy and Nia Long recently held an hour-long dialogue, getting deep into each other’s outlook on life, love, and mental health. In I Might Forgive… But I Don’t Forget Full Conversation with Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins & Nia Long, the pair touched on various topics, including infidelity and Jeezy’s crumbling marriage to Jeannie Mai. “There’s an expiration date on everything,” detailed Long. “You gotta know when it’s time to be done. And that’s usually not about another person [or] an affair, or some chick that’s willing to make you feel like a king because that’s why most men cheat.