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There was a lot of speculation today about Carlos King’s future with the Real Housewives of Atlanta as the producer. Carlos has always had the final say on RHOA production and editing. He tweeted some things about the finale like, “all good things must come to an end” that lead to rampant speculation that he was leaving the show.
I really didn’t pay it much attention until Nene Leakes mention “the executive producer” as someone who joined in with all the ladies on the show to try to take her down.
You will recall that I was told by inside sources that Nene was being phased out LAST season. She was incredibly difficult to work with according to production sources and making ridiculous demands about who she would, and would not film with. She was demanding that production revolve around her schedule. I was told last season that she would be losing her peach. Then I was told she wasn’t. Then I was told she was. All by the same sources. So for two years there has been a lot of turmoil between production and Nene and a lot of disrespectful remarks from Nene aimed at Andy Cohen who she seems to hold ultimate responsibility for her “bad edits.” 
Today, I was able to independently confirm that Carlos King will not return to RHOA for season eight. The official word is that Carlos, who has a very extensive and successful background in television is moving on to expand his own personal empire. The streets however are also talking. The unofficial explanation is that Carlos and Nene had reached a point of being unwilling to work with the other. By all accounts, most everyone who has worked with Carlos has nothing but positive things to say about him. Nene on the other hand, does not have glowing recommendations. Bravo executives and Andy Cohen in general are not fond of Nene’s personality but they also, rightly or wrongly, feel she is the reason people tune in.
So Carlos is out which means Nene may well be staying. It is certainly way more likely than it was before. So did Nene get Carlos fired? She seems to be sort of gloating about it in her latest blog. It does give one pause. And it also makes me very nervous about Claudia Jordan’s future on the show. Nene can’t stand that Claudia won’t back down from her. And it does seem like Andy kisses Nene’s ass, A LOT. Does this mean Porsha will get her peach back?
I’m sorry the news isn’t better. This does explain why pick up letters have not been sent out yet. The behind the scenes turmoil of the past two seasons has boiled over and anything can happen at this point.
This show what a weakling Andy is, allowing Nene to call the shots. Oh, Gawd, this is going to swell her head even bigger. She’s already insufferable!
I was always taught you never reward
bad behavior.
Does not pertain to the world if entertainment much to my chagrin!
That’s ok , nene is setting herself up for a big fall, much like Humpty Dumpty .
Her fall will be swift and sudden .
Andy has little power at Bravo. He doesn’t decide who gets to stay and who goes. He has to go along with what’s best for the show.
That could not be farther from the truth. Andy has the last word on all RH franchises.
Sit the fuck down.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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“Nene may well be staying” – color me surprised. NeNe took Andy’s balls last reunion, and he seems happy to let her keep them, as long as he thinks she is what pulls in the viewers. I must be abnormal, because she has the opposite effect on me.
This makes Nene sound like a diva on steroids if she can weld this much “power”. Or if Bravo lets her THINK she has that much power. If and when their ratings numbers begin declining, then she will be history with them. Either way I’m done with this show. If I can quit smoking, I know I can quit rhoa.
eg, you and me both! I will read TT for details, but I can no longer deal with NeNe’s delusional personality and won’t be watching anymore.
I watched in spite of her. Insufferable cow. If the powers followed their instincts and guts, the powers that
be would cut her, and watch ratings rise!
Tamara, Claudia had cameras following her about a month ago when she was doing comedy stand up in Atlanta. Kenya and Cynthia were in attendance. What was that for since RHOA had wrapped? Do you know?
Not for RHOA they are not currently filming.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Tamara, calling me dumb?? BC I hate Claudia and refuse to donate to your shameless “happy pill” fund. Shove the commenting rules up your fat menapausal dusty old ass.
OH you are the dumb one. Thanks for reminding me to seat you in the window licking section.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It would have been easier to delete you if you had just gone by laurel.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well for heaven’s sake! I am actually speechless! So, I’ll just agree with both @sickof and @beth ^^ anyone else who has words agreeing with their reactionary comments.
That cartoon is genius.
So the two on the cast that are the least ratchet “suck”? I think Cynthia and Claudia are SANE, down to earth, and normal. Very relatable. They’re also the most beautiful women not only on RHOA — but on Bravo period. So many of the housewives look like plastic drag queens or anorexic skeletons with too much fillers and fish lips.
I really cannot stand Claudia.. Not much normal abt her IMO. That one vadvillian face she makes when she sticks her upper lip out is beyong gross and she’s cruel. I heard a rant she went on .. On a nameless show once and it made me see who she is. But .. One thing that has changed for me this season is I LIKE KENYA!! Cynthia who??? Yawwwwwwnnnn
There are a whole lot of lisa’s here. Could you change your name to “the dumb Lisa?” Thanks in advance.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Andy is a fool to let Nene talk like that to him
He is. But the ratings she brings in to his other two dollars shows debunks all logic.
Nene did not bring those ratings. She has not brought those ratings in years. Kenya and Claudia brought those ratings, let’s be real. They did their job on the show, Nene did not. I highly doubt this is what will happen though. Nene may want to STAY if Carlos King left but if Bravo is smart and I truly believe they are, and have lawyers and people who are paid to read blogs, they will not bring Nene back. She was not enjoyable or fun to watch. She did not get anyone together, and even if she thought she did it’s a joke. I don’t understand how Nene can treat everyone who has come on the show poorly at some point…and cries when people hold up their hand and stop letting her bully them. That becomes them bullying her? Please get off my tv Nene.
I was talking shows like Matchmaker. But ok.
Sorry didn’t see where I conversation about Nene and even referring to her as “she.” I don’t recall seeing anything about matchmaker, I even looked back to make sure.
@Kay, I’ve seen the ratchet come out on other blogs to support Nene. Bunch of illiterates, her fans are. Like it or not, there is a segment that enjoys Nene quite a lot.
Nenes wedding special did very well in the ratings.. You are right. Even if we don’t like a person, we have to speak truths. Landis wedding special, however, was the highest rated ever.
There is no factual information in this comment by the dumb Lisa.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well, next thing you know Nene will be named executive producer of RHOA! She’ll fire everybody…including Andy!
I wouldn’t cry if Claudia left. I liked her at first, but she annoyed me toward the end of the season. Kenya, on the other hand, makes the show. If Nene has that much power over the show I don’t hold out too much hope for the future of it.
Kenya isn’t going anywhere. If you notice, Kenya goes to great lengths to kiss Nene and Phaedra’s ass every once in a while. Not that she doesn’t go in on them, she does and she will at the reunion, but she also makes overtures to reconcile in between.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I actually think Nene has a shot at fashion police. Since Guilliana can’t work with someone bigger then her they will probably fill it with someone who is just grateful to be there.
Oh I never stated my point. In which case, Nene might finally have two regular enough gigs to give her the confidence to leave.
Nothing, anywhere will pay her what Bravo pays her. NO THING.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Money probably is Nenes bottom line, since she likes to spend her money on stupid things, but getting off reality TV for a lesser paying gig could save her money, because she would no longer need to save face for the cameras with a huge house, expensive cars, and different outfit for each scene. But sadly Nene wouldn’t be smart enough to land a different gig and downsize.
LOL like the same outfit she wore in two seperate seasons for the talking heads?
Pretty sure she’s the only housewife daft enough to wear a vagazzeled wife beater for the interviews not just once, but twice.
I vote for Bianca del rio to join fashion police
Yasssssss, she’s be the only real woman on the show.
OMG, can we cast votes for Bianca to join that show anywhere? – I would watch.
I wish there was perhaps an online petition
Andy doesn’t pay those things any mind. If anything they have the opposite effect. We hate Nene, and Brandi, and Tamra and yet during their seasons, we talk about them the most and they generate me the most page views. It doesn’t matter why you watch as long as you watch. I get told 20 times a day people are leaving this board and never coming back. And sometimes all twenty are from the same idiot every 45 minutes or so. 🙂 Works for me!
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Nene will never be on fashion police.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:53 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Cartoon…HYSTERICAL
Where as Porshae is certainly not a favorite of mine because of he reunion behavior last year. She did do enough I think to get her peach back. She filmed with any and everybody. She also created herself a storyline as the girls sluty friend. She also got crowned the queen of thotland.
Ha ha! Anybody who believes that anyone in their right mind would let Nene call the shots on this kind of decision making is crazy. Maybe I’m paranoid. Maybe I’m a fool. But, I can’t for a second believe that Nene is what sent Carlos packing. Something is rotten in the state of Georgia! Nene’s a tool and everybody can see it but her.
Nene is obviously taking CREDIT for Carlos’ departure, and I sense that’s about it.
He was nasty to me on Twitter once. So fuck him. Wait though. Maybe that was the guy Kandi works with. Or both. \/\/
It was probably Don Juan.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Oh.
This is great news for me. I’ll definately stop watching and shorten my Sunday marathon TV watching by 1 hour. I missed 7 NeNe heavy episodes this season and didnt even care. I can’t stand the tension NeNe brings. I watched Madam Secretary instead. NeNe is so pompous and not fun to watch. I super like Claudia. Hate bullies!
This is also how I quit my Magnolia cupcake addiction. When they raised the price to $3 a cupcake. I was cured.
This sucks!!! I’m worried for Claudia and Cynthia.
If anything Phaedra, needs to go. Claudia is fun, other than The Rickey Smiley Show, I guess viewer’s would find her personal life too boring. Maybe she would be better as a FOH. She’s great as Kenya’s sidekick, but I guess she can only fight a moose so many times before it looks like she’s committing animal abuse.
I think a lot of the viewers that tune in to see Nene are like me. We do not like her but are drawn to watching someone behave and look so rediculously. If she were supposedly playing a role on a drama or comedy, I’D not watch her terrible overacting. I wouldn’t watch her on Glee or that other crap show, after seeing one episode.
On the RHOA, Nene is supposed to be herself and she is such a jealous, foolish, mean, bitch, it is like trying to not watch a train wreck. I always have to see what new lengths of bad behavior she is going to display. All the way to the bank, of course, just for being her nasty self.
Bravo doesn’t mind if it is negative attention, viewers all count the same. No one else on HW’s has been such a convincing blowhard as Nene. It has made her famous. I am only puzzled by why people like her. If you know her in person, maybe she is nice. In any of her blogs, etc. she never lets it slip that it is all a gag on us.
No amount of money would be worth what I consider to be an embarrassment before the whole world. She is a perfect example of no self-awareness. I think what she considers a “bad edit” is someone else being permitted to best her in an argument.
i gave the show one last look for the last show. nothing has changed;
it is still the stupidest of all the housewives shows. that is saying something. will not be watch any of those phony cows.
Might be the stupidest but still the highest rated !!!
I completely agree with what you said, only I watch because of the OG NeNe! The rest can go! They have no story!
Um what exactly were we watching every hour each Sunday? I guess the 5 minutes nene was on each episode is the whole show for the blind and ignent.
Then you have no story here lol. We don’t support nene and we like Claudia, Kenya and Cynthia.
IMO Nene has been grating the nerves..But you can like who u want. I NVR change my opinions BC the consensus may differ nor should you.
Ok so let’s get rid of everyone and then what do we watch? Nene laughing with her over sized chicklet teeth, Nene cutting the rest of Gregg’s balls off, Nene home schooling her delinquent son, Nene pretending like she’s rich? So what, what do we watch????
Maybe I am the only who thinks the producers are idiots, if the reasoning behind King leaving is true. I don’t understand why Nene is getting all of this credit for RHOA’S ratings. Didn’t she have the same chance as so many other housewives with the many wedding spinoffs, but the great ratings guru couldn’t secure her own show? Her numbers can’t be that great because if they were she would be in the same boat as Kim Z and not trying to ride off Kim’s viewership coattail with a collaboration.
Good point, her riding on Kim’s coattails. I don’t think Nene is likable or interesting enough to drive her own show.
I wonder if her tears at upcoming reunion are an attempt to change that.
Exactly. Kim as TWO shows. I’m gonna guess the one with her adorable kids will get better ratings than the one with Nene.
Unless one of them kills the other.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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That’s why I’m going to watch. Strictly to see if they kill each other!
Kandi, Kim, Bethenny and even Tamra from RHOC all had wedding spin off’s as did Nene and all of them got higher ratings than Nene’s. She could not carry her own spin off. In fact, her spin off would have been BORING if it were not for her “bride maids” Marlo, the baby mama chick whats her face, and the ghetto chick that acted fools.
Probably because we all knew it was fucking fake. Bethenney, Kandi, and Kim were all actually getting married. Even Tamra was actually getting married. Nene got “divorced” and remarried to try to get her spin-off. No one was buying it and ppl enjoyed her bridemaids. Not her.
I think Claudia has a lot of “REAL” things going on in her life. She has a new man. She co hosts a radio show. Is a regular guest on HLN, and is starting stand up. She isn’t doing crappy HSN clothing lines, or dime a dozen hair care lines… If she is booted off the show for another “THOT” like Porsha or uppity weirdo, I will not be watching next season.
I don’t think Claudia has a new man. And that is another strike against her as Season 8 is supposed to more focused on the women’s relationships. More Peter! More Gregg! More Todd! Kenya got a new man just in time. Phaedra’s kids may be good enough. But Claudia and Porsha are both vulnerable if the relationship theme sticks. Then again, they flip the script several times in the off season. So it’s really a guessing game for now.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:50 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Oh my…not more Gregg! Even though he acts more like a real southern belle than Phaedra, every time I see him on camera, he just sounds and looks like an old dog that needs to be put down already. 🙁
Carlos King doesn’t need RHOA, he also produces Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, which gets much higher ratings than RHOA. He is also a producer on several other shows.
I don’t blame Nene for trying to negotiate her contract for as much money as possible, but she is also getting a bad name in the industry which won’t help her when RHOA is over.
I don’t think Andy has all that much to say in who stays and who goes. He doesn’t have the power and influence he used to have at Bravo. He also knows that for the time being Nene is Bravo’s cash cow.
NeNe can’t get hired anywhere else, which is why she is stuck with housewives. She’s delusional; she’s pushing 50 and has no talent, no one wants to work with her. She’ll be forgotten the second she is off TV.. Remember “The Hills”.? She’s the next Speidi.
Andy remains the final words on all RH franchises and is the last word on hiring and firing.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:56 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Are you kidding me? Nene’s ego is going to be out of control next season then. No wonder Phaedra, who doesn’t have a storyline, crawled far up Nene’s nether region.
Nene is a cockroach not a housewife. She will outlive us all!
Interesting theory. Although they were both desperate for people to film with.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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There is an entire audience who will stop watching if it’s only Nene, Nene’s story & Nene’s friends. And will see when the numbers are in for the spin off.
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Nene begin the RHOA with Bravo with all of ‘her’ friends and she helped with the casting for season one?
Nene is in. Porscha is a maybe and Claudia is out. I would guess that production trial some new ladies, and if they ‘perform’ then Claudia and Porscha are 100% downgraded.
Of course I know nothing Jon Snow. 😀
I’ve really grown to like Claudia and if Porsha and Nene are running the show I’m done. I feel bullied by bravo and I can’t take it anymore. They’re like, insane.
Did you think that Carlos Kong’s departure from the show has more to do with the bad production/editing and falling ratings then with NeNe’s demands? It’s still the highest rate HW show but not as high as last year.
If Bravo thought they had a diva on their hands before … I do have a hard time imagining they would give NeNe this sort of influence over the show, given how difficult and nasty she has become.
What happened to Demetria? I had heard that she was very difficult. Did they edit out most of her scenes? I thought she seemed very sweet. I hope Claudia doesn’t go. She is fun and spunky. Porsha is still annoying as hell, but she did redeem herself a bit in my book towards the end. A BIT. I would much rather see Porsha come back than NeNe.
When NeNe received a standing “O”, I immediately wondered if the audience was cued to do it.
I only watched this season because I thought NeNe would have a very minimal presence. If she has a regular role next year, I don’t think I will be able to stand to watch another season. And PLEASE no expanded roles for the husbands!! I can just see more pajama party fights.
Let’s hope Kim goes after her with a stiletto.
The Demetria situation is the world’s greatest mystery. I thought she was fine. Maybe she was demanding behind the scenes? Production didn’t think she tested well? All I know is she began filming as the new exciting HW and then was demoted and cut out of as many scenes as possible toward the end of filming.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:43 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Time to tweet to Andy our mighty displeasure then! If Nene was all that, the season finale would have been great, since it featured her in the most positive light of them all.
Oh, well, we shall see what will happen, I won’t tune in to watch unsufferable Nene in every episode. UGH
Score one for nene!! Maybe next season she may try to integrate herself into the group and play nicer! Isn’t Carlos also involved with Todd’s show? I wish him well!
I would be thrilled for Porsha to stay if she were transparent about being a prostitute. I think it would be interesting meeting her pimp and johns. And hilarious. It would make laughing at her more entertaining.
I think Nene is a great character but her ego has made her not enjoyable to watch. If someone could get her to have an ah-ha moment, and she starts being genuinely nicer or at least respectful to others, id be happy to see her back. (Unlikely)
I never thought Nene would leave. Sorry but I don’t think it would be the same without her. She is the most famous one, even my Dad knows who she is and he doesn’t even watch it. I doubt any of the other ladies are gone except maybe Porsha. I think Claudia is safe because she is Kenya’s friend. Hopefully Claudia can find a man…why is it so dam hard to find a man? I guess she needs to go on matchmaker too.
Bleh. I already said once Kenya is out, I’m out. And I love Cynthia and Kandi, but…
I doubt Bravo will revamp 50% of the cast, just because one woman is miserable like that. I believe they’ll probably pay close attention to the NeNe-Kim show, and watch those ratings to see how they’ll approach this series for season 8.
1) I highly doubt Kenya is out. She is crafty. 2) the kim and Nene road show will probably not air for a bit. And it will probably be very short. They normally make their decisions within a couple of weeks of the reunion except for the RHONY debacle that one year. 3) If this new direction toward family or relationships sticks Claudia an Porsha could both either be out or FOHs 4) I am not sure that Posha embracing her THOTness did her any favors.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 3:05 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Hmm. Now that I think of it, I doubt NeNe will want Kenya and Claudia gone, since she knows what to expect with them. NeNe wouldn’t want someone else on that show, possibly taking her “throne”. But I am worried for Kandi though, since she is a target of NeNe’s, especially after this reunion.
I don’t take this to mean that Nene is all powerful. I think it came down to Carlos saying he is not dealing with her anymore. She tries to control is production and he is not having it. So after 7 seasons Andy need to get her in check or he is walking. They didn’t, so he did.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 1:19 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It makes me feel a little more relieved to know that Carlos quit because of NeNe, and not because Bravo was considering to fire him. Carlos quitting may have been a slight wake up call for Bravo. Andy questioning Kandi on whether she thinks NeNe leaving would affect the show was also telling.
On another note, the editing and direction was terrible this season.
Well, it appears that all of you NeNe haters who always predict NeNe’s ouster are wrong yet again! Every year the bunch of you claim that this year is NeNe’s final year, I promise! LOL!!
I get a kick out of how you rationalize your being wrong yet again and try to cast blame on Andy and/or anyone else.
Face it….NeNe is the star. What NeNe wants, she gets. I enjoy reading and watching as you gnash your one tooth over NeNe’s power! Enjoy! Now hurry and come up with more excuses and conspiracy theories why NeNe survived another year and thrived for that matter. NeNe, star of RHOA and star on Broadway. NeNe wins again!!
Every season you arrive with your dunce cap on begging for someone to explain to you that production and Bravo have been changing their minds about what to do with RHOA. Production (aka Carlos) and Nene have been butting heads for the last two years. Nene was under a limited contract this season and her scenes were for the most part not with the other women. When she was FORCED to occasionally film with the others this season she cried victim and clomped out on her moose hooves.
“Solving the Nene problem” has been going on for TWO YEARS. Production has been trying to convince Andy to drop Nene for TWO YEARS. Andy is the Waffle King . He had gone back and forth on it a million times. So Carlos is walking.
The new producer has no idea what they are walking into. Carlos has always been the housewives whisperer on set. I hope they find a moose whisperer for season 8 or there will not be one. Nene is probably not going to like life without Carlos.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:06 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well said! Nene will crach and burn.
Soooooooo Tamara I guess you really don’t like NeNe LOL
Is the limited contract why she’s been able to post her blogs on her own site instead of Bravo’s? Surely Bravo wouldn’t have allowed posting of negative comments about production on their site.
Yep. Nene is a STAR…. A giant ball of hot gas.
Aka…Space Fart.
Then I feel like they will truly lost a fan base this season and numbers will not be high. Viewers were over Nene this season, even most of her loyal fans were disgusted. And no one cares for Porsha. I hope this isn’t the route they go or RHOA will really become unwatchable.
These shows are just a modern version of what soap operas were. Therefore every show is gonna have its villian type. We have Nene, Brandi,Tamra,Teresa the list goes on for all the reality shows without the bad guy there is no conflict. We have to have them. So even if Nene leaves it will be some other idiot taking her place to bring the drama.
GM Tamara: How much influence does the reunion have on casting for next year?
Andy generally thinks he knows what he is going to do going in. But the reunion could change his mind. A cup of tea could change his mind. A Poll question could change his mind. A fortune cookie could change his mind…
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I am a Nene fan and am very honest about the kind of ish she starts and continues to stir. But i must say she is funny when she does it which makes her good TV. Claudia and Kenya IMO arent funny with their respective ish stirring.
I just think this show is moving in the same direction as RHOBH (when taylor was on) were its getting to mean spririted and dark. I know i didnt watch after the first couple episodes this season because the chemistry was off and i REALLY dont like Kenya, Claudia seems like she could be funny but the damn Kenya rubs me the wrong way.
And from what i have read on EW the numbers were down and the only diffrence from last season was limited Nene and the addition of Claudia. As much as I dont like Kenya i do think her brnad of crazy is good for the show.
I wouldn’t get rid of Kenya her brand of crazy Is fine I live to hate her… but Claudias brand of crazy and brand of “comedy” not so much …She came on that show and aimed for NeNe I knew what she was about when she refused to accept NeNe’s apology at that time before Kandi flipped she and NeNe Phaedra n Porsha were getting along and at that time Kandi found it strange that Claudia would not let it go…Kandi was fine with NeNe until NeNe was showing support to Phaedra then all of a sudden she bringing up old mess and caught suspician of NeNe’s motives yet when they were all hanging out TOGETHER she had no suspicians…I found that odd… but NeNe is blamed for all of the other grown women issues with each other how? Kenya and Porsha Kenya Kenya and Phaedra Claudia and Porsha Phaedra and Cynthia NeNe did that how? Had nothing to do with any of those.. Cynthia and NeNe Cynthia faked like she accepted her friends apology until the Reunion where she revealed that VIEWERS COMMENTS WHO SEE A FRACTION MONTHS AFTER IT ACUALLY HAPPENED IS WHAT INFLUENCED HER MeMe was blindsided …all I saw this season with NeNe was her avoiding these girls and I thought that was the right thing to do considering that they could fake move on with everybody BUT HER…and then Folks actually thinking Claudia was right in her behavior at Phaedras event NeNe did right and I saw the bullshit clearly..but people perceive it as being uppity or thinking you better when you don’t engage a person I call it smart move…cut that storyline Claudia was desperate to try and get short!
Yes ma’am….NeNe has done some crazy mess over the years…I agree with that and she does have her Diva-like moments….HOWEVER, that crap that Claudia did at the charity event was disrespectful on so many levels….That event had a strong meaning, especially with all that has been happening with young black males lately…..this event should have been OFF LIMITS for any of the reality show BS!!!!!! Claudia should not have let ANYBODY influence her to act a fool there for no amount of money or a permenant spot on a darn show…..You should ALWAYS have some kind of boundaries in life and I was utterly disappointed in her as a woman and a human being!!!! NeNe is suppose to be the ignorant, loud ghetto beast, but she chose to have class and leave…..so who’s the hooded out ghetto one?
Claudia accepted her apology, she just wanted an explanation as to why NeNe called her a whore. That’s how apologies work. You explain why you said something and why you we’re wrong. Not just “Oh, I’m sorry, Moving on”.
Damn I wrote a book…#sorry lol
I’ve been wondering for awhile if Nene burned some bridges with Ryan Murphy. This fall he will have 3 shows on the air. American Crime Story, Scream Queens, and American Horror Story plus he has ties to a studio that produces Horror movies. Yet, nothing for Nene? Isn’t Tyler Perry on her speed dail. I’d love to see Madea beat that loudmouth down.
First off I couldn’t see NeNe fitting into those types of Dramas…Scream Queens those are very young girls on that show…
Nene is the prime screaming drama queen! Did you watch any past season? Did you watch this season? I swear I can understand if you like Nene…well, I can’t but I can try. I liked her myself for the first 4-5 seasons. I cannot excuse her behavior any longer and it’s made me more disgusted as time as progressed. Like her, but don’t defend her bad behavior.
Whoops I totally misread your comment! Sorry!
From what I’ve seen, Nene doesn’t act. She pretty much delivers lines as herself.
I doubt NeNe has that much power…and I still say when they started trying to force people who barely know each other into these roles that’s when this show started to flop..you can’t force friendships and call it “reality” Force people to interact in a unnatural way…just spells disaster snd if one of them don’t want to fake it for the camera they will be labeled the problem…
A caller on WWHL asked Kandi whether RHOA could survive without Nene and she responded yes because it’s an ensemble cast and Nene’s spinoff did not pull in the same ratings as RHOA. Nene needs the other cast members as much or more than they need her. I think the only caveat is that Nene’s fan base is VERY loyal. They’re like sheep. If she tells them to hate the producer, they hate the producer. I think Andy and company are afraid of Nene’s scorched earth approach.
Most people have the attention spans of gnats, and loyalties ebb and flow. I doubt that there are enough diehard NeNe fans who can sustain a protest, or to make a whit of difference in the ratings over the long term.
You would be incorrect. There are THRONGS of illiterate Nenetards out there stanning for her all day every day. They have special seating in the window licker section here, but run free on the Twatter.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 2:56 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’m just hoping that we can chalk this up to Carlos King having much better opportunities offered to him so he decided to leave and Nene took the opportunity to take the credit and try to reclaim her throne and stay since he isn’t. Similar to her running around telling everyone she was getting paid 1.5 million and that she was in talks to be on Fashion Police. We are well aware that Nene lies, I just hope TT’s sources aren’t completely correct.
My RHOA sources are excellent. Except for the part that they all apparently work in a tornado of confusion and indecision.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Freerange twatter stans? Sounds exotic and oddly frightening.
If Nene leaves and gives the impression that she was forced out, RHOA ratings will take a hit unless she is replaced with a well known, loud mouth e.g. Vivica Fox, Monique etc. Either way RHOA would prob still be the highest rated HW show on Bravo but the ratings would decline.
I think Vivica just signed on to Hollywood Divas…
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I thought Claudia was alright in the beginning. She did start to annoy me by trying to be some kind of wise den mother. But I forgive her because she chafes Nene’s azz. That’s worth anything 🙂
I know that this is a “we hate Nene” site, but I would be very happy to see Claudia go. Claudia and Cynthia have nothing to talk about except Nene! Nene is the show!!!! Sorry ladies.
I’m over Nene. Maybe her story line this past season can be to blame. Nene’s jumped the shark to me so who do I blame? Nene or the Bravo producer? When I watch a reality show, the last thought in my mind is production. None of us viewers should be worried about that however, if production is heavily responsible for bringing us the content, maybe their opinion matters more than the actual “reality personality”.
It’s kind of a circle jerk.
This not really a reply to this comment but I need to put is somewhere.
Andy Cohen is a NETWORK big wig.
Carlos King is the lead of PRODUCTION.
Production is in charge of creating and editing the show.
The network chooses to air it.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Still more excuses. Your promises of NeNe’s demise have been proven horribly wrong once again. Perhaps in ten more years you haters will finally get one right. LOL! I will continue to laugh at you and your lemmings as you console each other saying it will happen next year for sure, I just know it!! It has to damn it!! Gnas away on that one good tooth. Thanks for the laughs….
LOL…..I like NeNe too
Still more excuses. Your promises of NeNe’s demise have been proven horribly wrong once again. Perhaps in ten more years you haters will finally get one right. LOL! I will continue to laugh at you and your lemmings as you console each other saying it will happen next year for sure, I just know it!! It has to damn it!! Gnash away on that one good tooth. Thanks for the laughs….
@nyjoeyb serious. Put the crack
pipe down and step away from
It.
Oops, I apologize for the double post. It was unintentional.
Dear Bravo,
I have been a loyal watcher of all things HW from the very beginning. I have even watched every episode of WWHL since the very first (& very awkward) episode when Andy fumbled his way through trying to fill up 30 minutes with no celebrity guest. Nene & Kim were funny back then. Still love Kim but Nene has become unwatchable. I literally fast forward through her scenes… It is that bad. The RHBH is sickening now, too. You can only milk a cow for so long. Andy has become a passive pussy. Please pull your heads out of your asses before the entire franchise is fucked. Andy, please grow a pair of balls with these women. Your new lineup even sounds barely watchable. You are in the midst of jumping the shark. Fix it Jesus!
PS- forgot to mention that there are way too many HWs on NY. Edit please!
Why are people saying Claudia is out? Remember Claudia was originally only going to be a “friend” of Kenya’s until the cast trip when she went IN on Nene. After that production decided to make her a housewife. That episode got VERY high ratings and if it were not for Claudia reading beast Nene, it would have been a VERY boring season.
Honestly, besides Claudia not backing down to Nene — all we had were Apollo and Phaedra drama.
I agree. I LOVE Claudia. I’m just reporting what is being discussed. As the people who love to rush in and tell me I am wrong about things love to point out don’t understand is that there are discussions for a week or in this case almost four about how to proceed and who stays and who goes. Ratings were down this season. There was less Nene and Claudia was new. They are just looking at everything. I think (allegedly!!!) that Carlos (in my opinion) was praying for higher viewership with less Nene and that did not happen so there is a major reevaluation. I believe that PRODUCTION has suggested getting rid of Phaedra, but I don’t believe for a minute Andy would do that. He seems to be renting a wing up her ass. He LOVE the fake southern belle shit.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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This is interesting, I can’t wait to see Andy’s one on one with Deshawn Snow from season 1. Hopefully she’ll make some appearances next season.
This all boils down to dollars and cents. Andy may make hiring and firing decisions, but he must answer to a network, that ultimately answers to its investors. Even with the recent cast change, RHOA ratings continue to fall. Since advertisers place commercials on shows which deliver a target audience, ratings will always be a major deciding factor.
The more audience a program can deliver, the more the commercial time is worth to advertisers. If ratings continue to fall, RHOA will either lose advertising dollars or will be forced to reduce what it charges for commercial air time. Conversely, if ratings go up, Bravo can charge more for air time. Since advertising pays for commercial television, someone like Nene can be a “diva” simply because she a following whether we like it or not. Now if Nene quits, ( which appears to be what Carlos and Andy wanted) they could simply say to the network, it was her decision; no real explanation needed.
I love me some Kenya, Claudia, and Kandi, but I think Cynthia is inauthentic. She seems to be a calm person by nature, so when she tries to gossip or argue with the other girls, I just cringe. It seems very forced to me. I dunno, she just seems spineless to me, no matter what she does. Well, at least she’s nice to look at.
Phaedra needs to go. She was like a sideshow for me before, but now I’m just tired of her and find her to be repetitive and one dimensional. Same thing with Nene. She’s a one trick pony who refuses to change and evolve. I’m tired and bored of the two of them. They should bring back Sheree. That biatch was cray, and the dynamic between her and Kenya would be interesting for me to watch.
Nene has fallen out with everyone that she’s ever had a close relationship with. Kim, Sheree, Marlo, Lisa, her husband, her children, producers, etc. No one likes her in her personal life and she even had to lease friends to be bridesmaids in her wedding. How she continues to “win” is beyond me. Why fans continues to support her is an even greater mystery.