Everybody who knows me knows I love plays!! Musicals, not so much. Just straight plays. So whenever I get invited to review a play I’m in heaven; especially if it turns out to be good. Well, I went to see The American Moor, written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb and it was GREAT!! For starters, I was already a fan of Keith’s. Y’all remember him, he’s widely recognized for his roles as ‘Noah Keefer’ on ABC's All My Children, ‘Tyr Anasazi’ on Gene Rodenberry's Andromeda, and ‘Quincy Abrams’ for the series, Noah's Arc on the Logo Network. The man is just absolutely gorgeous and very well preserved!! However, looks ain’t everything! To keep me engaged, I need to be entertained!! Surprisingly, this play did just that!

The American Moor is the exploration of the American Black Male through the metaphor of Shakespeare’s Othello.  The play is about this American man who is recognized for his blackness before anything else. Shocking!! That’s my sarcasm of course. LOL. As a black person, I am soooo aware of the fact that people see our color before they see us. And I don’t mean our black skin because all African American’s don’t have black skin. I mean, who ‘THEY’ think we are. In #TheAmerican Moor, that issue was tackled in such a fresh and unique way. In 78 minutes, the playtakes us on a journey from the hilarious to the heinous, revealing the literally fleeting moments that a large, black stage actor experiences during an audition before a younger white director for the lead role in William Shakespeare’s, #Othello. It’s an excellent exploration of white culture dictating rules of conduct to a non-white, from an often inadvertent place of privilege. Hmmm, White Privilege?? That’s a new notion!! Again, my sarcasm. LOL.

Anywhoo, Keith Hamilton Cobb killed it!! I mean, he took the audience through a roller coaster of emotions as he was making the effort, during the audition, to knock down the walls of stereotypes that the director had no clue was a part of him. Well, at least not at the start. To see this larger than life black man stand on that stage and cry, and shout, and curse, and talk, and plead, was painful, yet inspiring!! When I looked around the room, many of the black men were crying and clapping and cheering, in their own, subtle, but obvious ways. You saw in their faces, in their bodies, in their stillness, that they connected with the man in the audition. But what was more interested was how the white people began to open up to his pain and struggle as well; which is universal.

Although I had seen the roll of Othello played by actors #LawrenceFishburn, #MekhiPhifer and #EamonnWalker, not until this play did I understand Shakespear’s portrayal of the Moor as misogynistic, narcissistic and abusive. In #TheAmericanMoor, the character was fighting with the director in his audition, to be able to see Othello in the way he sees him and not how he wanted him to be seen. POWERFUL!! This play begs the question, do Black Lives Matter??

The talkback after was equally as riveting!! It took the discussion about race to a whole ‘nother’ level!! Keith Hamilton Cobb, the director Paul Kwame Johnson, the co-star Josh Tyson who played the director Michal Aaron Miller and also joined by Dr. Akil Khalfani, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Essex County Community College in Newark, NJ, opened up a wonderful dialogue that was welcoming and eye opening!! “The play pushes the idea about accountability and compassion. How we think about the corporate world and this play,” explains Khalfani. “If we can see the African American as not seen, the question becomes how do you become seen?? Can the actor and Othello avoid the stigma of being blackened?? Avoid being invisible??” Those questions really got the audience’s attention and passionate participation; of all races!!

“Brabanziois a metaphor for how black men walk through the world. The only way to over come that is talk. Which is at the crux of the play,” addresses Hamilton. I'm not making a case here for black people being the only people who aren’t seen. I want everybody to connect and feel what they feel. The struggle that the actor is having is not showing the anger and aggression so that you can be heard. Represent something that isn't the stigma. However there are aspects of blackness that I feel pride-full about and I want people to see.”

“The play was beautifully written. It was Shakespearean,” said Johnson. “My job was to help Keith to go from reality so that the arguments could be clear.”  Which is precisely what happened!! It was amazing to observe a white woman from the audience share that she learned how too people get over their fear of the big black man to begin to have the discussion. That's Keith's hope for The American Moor.

Welp, “You have entered MY WORLD!! Where I tell it MY WAY!!” So for #MoorToThisStory, go to see The American Moor, showing until this Sunday, May 10, 2015, At: The Wild Project 195 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10009 Tickets – 212.352.3101 Questions – 212.465.3446 or log onto phoneixtheatreensemble.org/American-Moor. Also check out www.KeithHamiltonCobb.com for more information.

For weeks and weeks and weeks, ABC had been teasing the 20/20 exclusive interview of Bruce Jenner with Diane Sawyer. The build up was juicy!! And for those who know me know, I’m addicted to television so I MUST tune in!! Specials like this are must see TV, so I literally schedule them in my calendar because I don’t want to make a mistake and miss it. I was ret ta go!! I was set ta go!! And bam!! Murphy’s law hit!! I had to work that night!! Yes, Friday, April 24, 2015, the same night as the premiere of the 20/20 exclusive interview of Bruce Jenner with Diane Sawyer. DISASTER!! When I found that out I screamed Nooooooowah!! I was so distraught, earlier that day, I wrote a plea on Facebook that went something like this, “OMG!! I'm gonna miss the #BruceJennerABC Exclusive #DianeSawyer interview tonight at 9pm on #ABC. DISASTER!! I won't be home in time to see it; I'll be moderating a film panel. Heeeeeelp!! What to do!!?? What to do!!?? What to do!!??? Can you Millennials tell me where else I can see this??? Hulu?? Netflix?? Where!!?? Where!!?? Wheeeeeere!!?? Y'all know I'm addicted to television and I MUST see this #BruceJenner interview TONIGHT or I'll die!!! Ok, I'm being dramatic. LOL. No, I won't die but I need my fix!! I'm jonsing!!” LOL. A lot of people responded with suggestions but it turns out that none of them were able to advise me on how to watch the interview on Friday. So I was forced to watch it on Hulu the next day. I wasn’t happy about it because I love to tweet during the show as I watch, but oh well, I had to get over myself. LOL.

The interview was two hours of pure perfection!! Diane Sawyer asked the tough questions and Bruce Jenner answered them succinctly with a smooth, smile!! I really enjoyed their exchange. It was very comfortable and familiar. There was no pretense or pomp and circumstance. Bruce had a glow about him! Bruce appeared very self-assured! I really got the feeling that he was happy to finally be free!! I’m buggin that a lot of people are asking, why now?? I say, about time!! People need to understand something, Bruce Jenner is 65 years old and men in his time COULD NOT have entertained the thought of publically transitioning to a woman because our culture wasn't ready yet!!" Hell, we’re not ready now!! Yes, there were a couple of mavericks who did it. But to get sexual reassignment surgery back then was not only barbaric, it would have also been professional suicide for Bruce; especially because he was ‘The World’s Greatest Athlete!!’ His face was on the cover of Wheaties boxes!! Let's face it, people expected him to be a “man!!” Whatever the hell that means!! Sexual reassignment surgery?? NOPE!! IT WASN’T HAPPENING!! 

I more than understand why Bruce Jenner lived a double life as a man when his soul, heart and mind was a woman. I totally get it!! What made me sad was that he struggled with this since he was a little boy. Over the years he’s been sneaking on women’s clothing to feel normal!! To feel happy!! Even if for a brief moment. He even stopped and started hormone therapy intermittently over the years but abandoned the process because he felt very conflicted and guilty as he looked into his young children’s eyes. He just didn’t want to take them though that kind of pain. That’s admirable! Now his kids are grown and Bruce is ‘doing him!!’ YAAASSS!! And I’m loving it!!

Most of his 10 children are supportive of his transition. Four of his biological kids spoke to Diane Sawyer and they all were relieved to FINALLY know why their dad had been acting strangely over the years. One of his sons shared a recollection from his childhood where he was so afraid of his dad turning into a woman that he began crying about it. Although his two biological daughters, Kendall and Kylie, didn’t make an appearance, they did send a statement professing their love and support for their dad. He said that #KimKardashian even gave him style tips. LOL. WOW, having that kind of unconditional love is essential and rare!! AWESOME!! However, Bruce did share that Khloe is having the hardest time with it. That’s understandable as well. It’s great that Bruce isn’t tripping about it. She will come around organically and when that time comes, he said he will be ready to have that conversation with her.

There was no stone unturned in this interview. Bruce even explained how sexual orientation and gender identity are not the same things. I get that but I must admit, I still wanted to know, once she completes her sexual reassignment surgery, who she will date; a woman or a man?? It's was a bit disappointing that Bruce didn’t share what her name will be once her process is complete. So for now I will continue to call her Bruce. But the next time we see her, she will emerge as a woman; wearing her cute, little black dress!! Her last words were, “I’m saying goodbye to peoples perceptions of me. This is not me!!” To that I say, Good For You Bruce Jenner!! Good for You!! 

As many of you may or may not know, I’m the host of my self-titled talk show called The Lisa Durden Show where I discuss pop culture, politics and social issues. And watching the Bruce Jenner interview reminded me of an episode I did called, “Who’s Killing The LGBTQ Community.” Where I invited a panel of young people on to talk about their struggles with gender identity and the dangers they face living in a heterosexual world. It was eye opening!! So I’ve provided the link to the entire one-hour show for y’all to watch because it’s very apropos.

Welp, “You have entered MY WORLD!! Where I tell it MY WAY!!”

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They need to do random drug testing for teachers if they want to prevent DISASTERS like what happened in Orange, NJ!! Cause in my opinion, the teacher at Forrest Street Elementary School in Orange, NJ, Marilyn Zuniga, must be SMOKED OUT, for having her third grade class write get-well letters to Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is in prison for life in Philadelphia for allegedly killing officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Who the hell does that?? Who would think to have little 8 year olds write prisoners because they’re sick in the hospital?? I’ll tell you who, NOBODY!! Nobody in their right mind is that stupid!!  IT'S A NO NO TO DO THAT WITHOUT PARENT'S CONSENT!! This brainless bimbo, even had the brass balls, to tweet about the letters!!?? When I saw that, it made my #BrainBleed!! Is she serious!!?? She really needs to lay on ‘several couches!!??’

Of course parents were OUTRAGED when they found out that their child wrote some man in prison WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT!! I don’t blame them!! I would be too!! If I were a parent and found out that the teacher had my child write Jesus in jail, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT, I’d still be the first one in line demanding her resignation!! Class assignments based on one’s beliefs is NOT academic!! The fact that it never entered Zuniga’s mind that she was crossing the line, is frightening!! It’s mind blowing!!! It’s quackery!! A five year old would know that that kind of bootleg curriculum is a no no!! Which tells me that her thinking is very flawed! Very warped! Very irrational! Very dumb!! Again, signs of either a mentally unstable individual or a drug addicted person. For now, I’ll take drugs for 500 please!!

I am black!! So yes, I am very aware that there is a segment of my community who believes that Abu-Jamal is innocent. At this moment, my blog post is not about taking a political position or stance on whether he is or isn’t a “cop killer.” For the record, the words “cop killer” sickens me!! Cops lives ARE NOT more valuable or important than civilians lives!! In my view, killing any human being, for no good reason, concerns me!! I’m also aware that there are thousands and thousands and thousands of innocent people in prison. Especially black people!! Trust me, I totally get it!! Maybe Mumia is innocent?? Maybe Mumia is guilty?? I have no idea. I wasn’t there. We can save that discussion for another time and place. But for now, as Oprah says, “what I know for sure” is, there’s no place for politics in the public school system!! Period dot com!! That’s teaching 101!! And for Marilyn Zuniga to be pushing her personal politics on a group of unsuspecting 8 year olds,WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT is just WRONG!! It’s highly INAPPROPRIATE!! IT’S A FORM OF BULLYING!! If she was a professor and these were adult college students, would I be mad as a parent?? Yes!! Would I be concerned as a parent?? Yes!! But if my adult child, made an adult decision, to write a get-well letter to a person in prison, I would certainly respect their decision, although I wouldn’t like it.

The coup de grass was when Marilyn Zuniga gave the get-well letters to Johanna Fernandez, a colleague of hers, who’s a professor at Baruch College in New York, for her to deliver them to Abu-Jamal. Both of these mindless ‘mothercluckers’ must be smoked out!! These crackheads must get high together!! Do they not REALIZE that there are far reaching ramifications, that these children WILL face over the course of their lives, for writing and signing their names to those letters to Mumia; that only time will tell?? SMH!! Marilyn Zuniga, You Need To Learn; NOT Teach!!

 Welp, “You have entered MY WORLD!! Where I tell it MY WAY!!”

Clearly Aaron Hernandez smokes weed!! Because NOBODY in their right mind would blow a friend’s brains out because you don't like the fact that they are speaking to your enemies. Who the hell does that?? Does this stupid 'motherclucker' know you aren't the boss of grown people!!?? Who raised this miscreant; a pack of wolves!!?? Anywhoo, this monster has been found guilty of 1st degree murder of his frenemy Odin Lloyd and rightfully so!! To make matters worse, this narcissistic, nut job is gonna appeal!!?? Ok, whyyyyyah?? This bonehead needs to lay on several couches!! OMG, IS IT ONLY ME??

When I posted my thoughts on Facebook, my bleeding heart friend, Keith Gupton, tried to convince me that #AaronHernandez didn’t know any better because he had a dope fiend for a mother and a disappearing act father as parents. Well, I guessed the man wasn’t raised!! Trust me, I totally get that the family and environment you’re brought up in, has a lot to do with how your life turns out as an adult. Some people break the cycle of sickness!! Some people don’t!! However, the violins are NOT playing!! Don’t cry for him Argentina!! Lets be real clear, a lot of people had no father in the home and were raised by a crack addicted mother who turned tricks to make ends meet, but they don’t go around blowing peoples brains out for no good reason!!

Keith even tried to throw in the ole, “he has mental illness defense.” Really Keith, Really?? Ok, for those of you who may agree with that, I’ll run with it for argument sake. Read this statistic and weep!! Every year, about 42.5 million American adults suffer from some form of mental illness but most of them don’t go around murdering people for no good reason. NOPE!! So let’s get back to my original thought, Aaron Hernandez MUST be on drugs!! I’m sorry, only a person who’s mind has been altered by illicit drugs would do something that irrational!! I bet if he were given a drug test they would find the culprit!! #Weed, #Coke, #CrystalMeth, #Heroin, #Crack; either way it’s all wack!!

Then my boy Keith tried to say that being from the hood and running with gangs when he was a kid, could also be why Hernandez’s behavior is out of control!! I hate when people throw in that, “they had a bad childhood” defense as a means for us to some how empathize with the perpetrator, rather than the victim. THAT REALLY MAKES MY #BRAINBLEED!! First of all, I AM an around the way girl!! Yes, I’m from the hood too!! I’m from the hood of Newark, NJ!!! And I still live in the hood of Newark, NJ. I know exactly what it is!! So folks can save that, “I’m from the hood” sob story for those middle class folks who care to listen!! Because I’m not!! Of course, I am aware that there are better opportunities if you grow up in the suburbs. Yes, I am aware that there are better school systems in the suburbs. Yes, I am also aware that there are more kids from the suburbs who go to college and get hooked up. Ok, aaaand!! Again, most people from the hood don’t go around shooting their “homies” in the head!! We really don’t. I don’t own a gun!! I’ve never owned a gun!! I don’t wanna ever own a gun!! I’ve never seen a gun! I’ve never shot a gun!! And I don’t ever plan on shooting a gun!! PERIOD!! Oh, here’s a news flash, I’m from the hood and so are most of my friends and they don’t do guns either. Yeah, really!! So I have absolutely no patience for stupid ‘mothercluckers’ like Aaron, who GOT OUT of the hood, became the $40 million dollar man and don’t have the good sense to stop his ignant a_s from hood behavior!!

'Cluck' gangs!! They're not family!! They ain't nothin but a gaggle of punk a_s fools, who prey on other punk a_s fools like themselves, to forge a sick, twisted, dysfunctional, bond, in order to turn around and terrorize the neighborhood!! The bottom line is, they really ain't “ish” individually. Sorry, I’m not impressed!! They can all take a long walk off a short bridge!! Of course I don't expect little wayward boys to know that. Because they don’t have the self esteem to see through the hype. Aaron Hernandez however is a grown a_s man!! With a grown a_s career!! As a grown a_s professional football player!! On a grown a_s NFL team!! What the hell was he doing running around with his “homies” like he is still some little street kid with no direction and no purpose!!?? And the fact that this inane drone is still “about that life!!” That hood life!! Tells me he ain’t ready yet!! As my father always says, “experience is NOT the best teaching, LEARNING is the best teaching!!”

NO, Aaron Hernandez didn’t’ kill his frenemy Odin Lloyd because he had a troubled childhood!! NO Aaron Hernandez didn’t kill his frenemy #OdinLloyd because his mother was a crackhead prostitute!! NO, Aaron Hernandez didn’t kill his frenemy Odin Lloyd because he had an absentee father!! Because if that were the case, a whoooooole lot of at risk youth from the hood would grow up to be murders and that’s just not the case!! Aside from a possible drug problem, the only other reason I can think of is, Aaron Hernandez killed his frenemy Odin Lloyd because he had an “S” on his chest and thought he was invincible!! His star status as a professional athlete was his religion!! Or maybe he thought he was above the law!! Who really knows?? But as Oprah says, “what I know for sure” is, now he’s exactly where he belongs, his new hood, Cell Block H!!! LOL. Here is the first line from my jailhouse letter to him, “Aaron Hernandez, You Are A $40 Million Dollar Fool!!

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Did y’all watch that Barbara Walters #ABC2020 interview with child rapist Mary Kay Letourneau, her victim and now husband Vili Fualaau, Friday, April 10, 2015?? Well I did and IT MADE MY BRAIN BLEED!! For starters, I was pissed from the teaser, because ‪#‎LaraSpencer is referring to what #MaryKayLetourneau did as, "having had an affair with #ViliFualaau?? And falling in love with him?? This kind of soft journalism, makes my 'motherclucking' #BrainHemorrhage!!  NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!! YOU CAN'T HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH AN UNDERAGED CHILD!! NOR CAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH AN UNDER AGED CHILD!! IT'S RAAAAAPE!!  Not a relationship!!

First of all, if #MaryKayLetourneau were a man, THAT BABS INTERVIEW WOULD HAVE BEEN TOUGH, TIGHT AND FILLED WITH WORDS LIKE RAPE, CHLD MOLESTER AND PEDEPHILE!! Nobody would have let a man "live" before, during or after his prison sentence. He would be treated like a monster!!

Second of all, this marriage would not, could not, have happened!! Our society would have fried him and buried him alive!! Or, he would have still been chilling on Cell Block H, in his orange jump suit!! Am I right!!??

It you missed it, watch my VLOG!! I tell you what I really thought as I was watching this train wreck!! Oh, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and also share if you care!!

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BLACK GIRLS ROCKED on BET last night!! The award show was off the chain!! Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, my girl Beverly Bond hit us with the First Lady Michelle Obama as a presenter this year!! THAT’S HUGE!! Grace & beauty is Michelle Obama's middle name!! Her brilliance is obvious and refreshing! Her excitement to be @ #BlackGirlsRock was infectious!! First Lady #MichelleObama, said two simple, but powerful things that all young girls need to hear, "we must rewrite those tired old scripts that defined us and live life on your own terms!! The secret to everything in life is education; that's how you go from #BlackGirlsRock to black women who rock!!" Yaaaassss!! She was dropping jewels!!

But wait, when I tell you that #BeverlyBond jumped the show off right, trust me, it was right and tight!! The legendary Sheila E opened the show!!?? OMG I was buggin!! It don’t get no betta than her!! The Black Girls Rock award show was hosted by the lovely and talented actresses, #TraceeEllisRoss and #ReginaKing again this year. I don’t mind!! They are funny and entertaining!! "Nerdie" Tracee had me on the floor when she was dressed like a rapper, spittin a rhyme. Hi-La-Ri-Ous!!! I look forward to seeing the duo every year. Those Black Girls Rock!! The event continues to be a historic and monumental show highlighting the accomplishments of exceptional women of color who have made outstanding contributions in their careers, and who stand as inspirational and positive role models in their communities. This year they awarded 6 very deserving women.

The STAR POWER AWARD went to #JadaPinkettSmith because she is a talented actress, producer, director, author, singer, songwriter, and businesswoman whos career showcases the utmost poise and versatility, acapturing the hearts of fans and colleagues in the industry with every project. I really loved that her husband #WillSmith, presented her with the award. And I must say, although I’m not big on celebs. and their public displays of affection, because it always seems so phony, surprisingly, I enjoyed their on stage kiss. It was sweet and appeared to be sincere.

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The STAR POWER AWARD went to #JadaPinkettSmith because she is a talented actress, producer, director, author, singer, songwriter, and businesswoman whos career showcases the utmost poise and versatility, capturing the hearts of fans and colleagues in the industry with every project. I really loved that her husband #WillSmith, presented her with the award. And I must say, although I’m not big on celebs. and their public displays of affection, because it always seems so phony, surprisingly, I enjoyed their on stage kiss. It was sweet and appeared to be sincere.

The ROCK STAR award was given to the enchanting Grammy Award-Winning soul songstress #ErykahBadu because she has opened up a new lane of musical stylings and has provoked a generation of listeners to embrace themselves.

The SHOT CALLER award was bestowed upon the Sundance Film Festival Award winning director #AvaDuVernay because she crafted one of the best films of the year, #Selma, depicting the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and they celebrated her endearing contribution to not only the film world but also our culture.

They honored Miss #CecelyTyson with the LIVING LEGEND award for her range of dynamic roles on – and off stage that have affirmed her pivotal legacy as the astounding actress we have come to know and love. We must all bow down to this lady!! She more than ROCKS!! She RULES!!

The SOCIAL HUMANITARIAN award went to #DrHelenaDGayle, for her dynamic fight against global issues of public health and poverty, which has earned her the title of “one of the most powerful women worldwide” according to Forbes.

The CHANGE AGENT award was given to the principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, #NadiaLopez for enriching the lives of many students by making sure they know how much they “matter.” Her endeavors have been able to pour into the lives and give opportunities to many students in the inner city.

Watching Black Girls Rock made me proud to be a black girl who rocks!! Yes I said it, I ROCK!! And if you are a black girl, YOU ROCK TOO!! It was also inspiring and entertaining!! I really enjoyed the OUTSTANDING performances by #JillScott, #Fantasia, #ErykahBadu, #FaithEvans, #Ciara, #Estelle, #LaylahHathaway and disco queens, #CherylLynn, #KathySledge and #AliciaMyers. All those women can ‘SANG!!’ A good awards show is always in my wheelhouse!! And nobody does it better than #BET!!

For those of you who’ve been living under a rock, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! was founded by radio personality and DJ, Beverly Bond in 2006 and has been dedicated to the healthy development of young women and girls. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! seeks to build the self-esteem and self-worth of young women of color by changing their outlook on life, broadening their horizons, and helping them to empower themselves. In the words of Beverly Bond, “BLACK GIRLS ROCK! has boldly taken on the crisis of our female youth of color here in America head on and understands the need for positive self-images and a strong sense of awareness. WE SEE SOLUTIONS!” For more information about the organization log onto, www.BlackGirlsRock.org

If you missed the premiere of the Black Girls Rock award show on BET, no worries!! There will be an encore on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7p I 6c.

Welp, “You have entered MY WORLD, where I tell it MY WAY!!!”

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Drum roll please. My new website is launched and it's right and tight! My web developer, Brenda Lloyd, of Mireku Studios, hooked me up!! YAAAASSS!! However, that's my opinion, which really doesn't count!! So I invite ALL OF YOU to please log on to www.Lisadurden.com and let me know whatcha think??? Does it visually POP?? Is it user friendly?? Is the searchability on point?? Etc. Does it look good on all your devices; computer, tablet and cell phone?? Don't be shy!! Lisa Durden can take critiques, just as well as she can take compliments!!

When I heard about the Iyanla Vanzant Exclusive with Karreuche Tran, my first thought was, Karrueche Tran Shoulda RAN!!...from Chris Brown. She KNEW that two years prior to dating him, he beat the crap out of Rihanna, and a bell didn’t go off in her head!!?? Why!!?? She didn’t see the beat down as a red flag!!?? Why!!?? Did she think he was gonna some how treat her better than he treated #Rihanna!!?? Why!!?? Did she think he had changed!!?? Why!!?? Did she think that he was some how a nicer guy!!?? Why!!?? Did she think that he was miraculously more respectful of women!!?? Why!!?? She was shocked when his sloppy, nasty, dirty, a_s, screwed around on her with Rihanna and various other women!! Why!!?? Did she think he was capable of loving anybody other than himself!!?? Why!!?? She was surprised when that narcissistic ‘motherclucker’ fathered a child, right under her nose and somehow forgot to tell her!!?? Why!!?? What kind of negative attention was this young lady looking for!!?? I mean the questions that were rolling around in my head were endless!! So I was glad that #KarruecheTran, sat down with my girl #IyanlaVanzant for an emotional heart-to-heart #OWN primetime television event, 8pm, Saturday, March 28, 2015. For the first time, Karrueche shared her deeply personal story and her recent high-profile breakup with the singer and baby daddy, #ChrisBrown. When I tell you this was must see TV, if you missed it, I hope you DVR’ed it!!!

Iyanla Vanzant was on #Fiyaaaah in this interview!! She went in on Karrueche in true “go hard or go home” fashion. Of course not in a mean way; in the Iyanla Vanzant ‘dear heart, lay in my bosom,’ kind of way!! LOL. For those of you who watch #IyanlaFixMyLife, y’all know EXACTLY what I’m talking about!! However, surprisingly, Karrueche didn’t flinch!! She was tough!! She answered all of the questions very openly and honestly. I was all in!! I didn’t move away from my television to pee, to eat or to drink!! Missing one minute, would be missing a whole lot!!

I thought it was very eye opening how clueless Karrueche was when Iyanla challenged her about all of the classic relationship mistakes that she made. She sounded as young and dumb as she is!! Making real naïve statements like, “I wanted to love him because that’s what he needs. After four years, I know what he needs.” WOW!! #DISASTER!! Poor little ‘womanchild!!’ This little 5 year old girl (a person between the ages 18-25) doesn’t realize that Chris Brown didn't need her love!! He needed a doormat!! She was it and he enjoyed walking all over her! Hey maybe I’m wrong!! Maybe he did love her. Who knows!! But the question I would pose to her is, “DO YOU LOVE YOU!!??” Cause that’s all that matters!! The coupe de grace was when she said Chris Brown needed church and yoga. Church and yoga?? That statement made my #BrainBleed so badly I started yelling at the television like she could hear me, “Karrueche Tran, girl, Chris Brown doesn’t need church and yoga!! HE NEEDS TO LIE ON SEVERAL COUCHES!!!” OMG!! Is it me??

To make matters worse, Karrueche Tran KNEW that Chris Brown backtracked to Rihanna for a New York minute, but she thought it was a ‘friend thing??’ Really?? She didn’t want to believe that they were “gettin it in,” because she loved him and he has a sweet side?? Serial killers all have a sweet, loving side, but it doesn’t mean you date them!! LOL. #IJS. Ok, somebody please tell me what that is?? Who thinks that!!?? Do you know?? Cause I sure as hell don’t!! A blind person could see that Chis Brown was having sex with his ex!! Karrueche even went as far as saying that the affair with the random chick and the baby was a mistake. Karrueche, if you are reading this blog post I want to ask you, “are you a bimbo!!??” Chis Brown creeping on you and making babies, ain’t a mistake!! That’s just some ole sloppy, nasty, disrespectful behavior!! THAT’S IT AND THAT’S ALL!! They even discussed the fact that she thought #ChrisBrown would change!!?? Wake up little girl!! Folks don't change unless it benefits them!! In my Tamar Braxton voice, #GetchaLife!! Well, at least #karruechetran had the good sense NOT to take it out on the baby momma, like most women do!! That was refreshing to learn.

Wait, Karrueche, did I hear you correctly?? You wanna get married!!?? Karrueche, Karrueche, Karrueche, NOOOO little girl!! NOOOOO!! You don't need to be thinking about marriage right now!! YOU ARE A FIVE YEAR OLD!! When I heard her say that I wondered, “where the hell are #karruechetran's parents?? Was she raised??” Turns out that #karruechetran's father was MIA (missing in action) most of her life. I had guessed that!! Which is why she's hungry for male attention!! Sounds like she's looking for a man, any man; to love her!! SAD!!

While I do think that Karrueche Tran is a #DISASTER, she did walk away with some valuable life lessons. She now knows that putting her business on social media was a bad move!! Ya think!! Why a grown a_s woman didn’t know that, is beyond me!! As the old saying goes, “a mind is a terrible thing to waste!!” Going forward, #karruechetran has committed to focusing on her career. YES!! Good answer!! That was music to my ears!! Cause as #ChisRock said, "penis is a bad investment!!" #LMFBAO!! She is very beautiful and seems like a sweet young lady. I'd love to see her act and model. The good news is, she’s young and has time to get it together. Hope she stays on her grind!!

Welp, those were some of my highlights about the #iyanlafixmylife exclusive with Karreuche Tran on #own. If you missed it, no worries, you’ll catch it. It’s cable; shows rerun to death!! LOL.

The Lines Ain't Blurred No More!!

The Lines Ain't Blurred No More!! #Pharell and #RobinThicke #GottaGiveItUp!! 7 Million coins that is!! LMFBAO. I can go on and on and on til the break of dawn but I thought it might be more interesting and entertaining to do a #Vlog. So if you wanna know what I REALLY think about the verdict, watch my Vlog.

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2014 has been a fantastic year for celebrities and entertainers. I blew up my Facebook page writing posts about their ups and downs. And boy were there some real #TMZ moments! So I thought I would take a look back with my annual yearend countdown rant, called “Lisa’s Top 10 Celeb. Ups & Downs of 2014. WOW!! A lot of dead people made my list this year. DISASTER!!