A hot mess!, Celebrity Breakups, Dysfunctional Relationships, Roscoe Orman, Sesame Street

Sesame street dad Gordon dumps his wife of 40 years for a younger woman

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Roscoe Orman, who played the kind and nurturing “dad” Gordon Robinson on the popular children’s show Sesame Street, shacked up with Sharon Orman (pictured above), for 40 years. Roscoe wasn’t married to Sharon per se but after 40 years of living together, such an arrangement is considered a common law union.

After a life together and four children, Sharon claims Roscoe has left her “destitute” and has filed for spousal support after she alleges Roscoe also dumped her for a younger woman.

Sharon, who even took Roscoe’s name, argues she’s entitled to spousal support, and has filed a complaint against Roscoe in New Jersey Superior Court. She states they were “living together as husband and wife for almost 40 years,” and she was named as his wife on mortgages, deeds and tax filings.

Sharon’s lawyer Charles P. Cohen told us: “For more than 39 years, Sharon served as a homemaker and mother, dedicating her life to Roscoe and their four children. She has no savings or financial security, and has now been left homeless and financially destitute as Mr. Orman has left her for a younger woman, without providing any means of support.”

In addition, Roscoe Orman had another child with another woman while they were together and is now married to Kimberley Lamarque, whom he wed in December 2012.

Sharon and Roscoe’s children are now adults and the state of New Jersey, which is where they lived does honor common law marriage in a court of law.

Conversations Of A Sistah, Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, What she said, Women's History Month

Essence Advice Columnist – “Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant”, Tonite on “Conversations Of A Sistah”

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As I conclude Women’s History month this week which has been a month-long celebration with an awesome panel of real women on the show who’ve made history while continuing to thrive in their professions, my guest on the show this week is former Essence Advice Columnist Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant.

Dr. Grant contributed for over twenty-five years, as the writer of “Between Us,” a monthly column for Essence magazine and in 1995 she published a book; The Best Kind of Loving: A Black Woman’s Guide to Finding Intimacy. Not only is she a well renowned media psychologist, counselor and advocate for sex education but a devote Women of God. Having earned bachelors and masters degrees in counseling and behavioral science, as well as doctorate degrees in both theology and education, Dr. Grant is anointed to carry this spiritual banner which precedes her professional expertise. She is both humble and established and has often appeared as a lecturer before women’s organizations, corporations, colleges and church groups.

The woman is simply awesome!!! And like so many of you, I’ve followed Dr. Grant’s wisdom, guidance and knowledge for many years.

Join me tonight, Wednesday March 27, 2013 at 8:00 PM on “Conversations Of A Sistah” hosted on “Conversations Live” as I discuss with Dr. Gwendolyn G. Grant her Illustrious career and how she’s inspired me in my younger years while attending the St. Paul Baptist Church in Passaic, New Jersey.

You can access the link to my show here! As well as any of the “Conversations links” in this email.

As usual, please email all topic-related comments and questions regarding the show to: conversations@optonline.net

I’ll See you on the air!

Controversy, Drama, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Janet Hubert, Wendy Williams, What she said

“Aunt Viv goes in on Wendy Williams!!”

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Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Vivian from the sitcom “The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air” went off on Wendy Williams via her blog talk radio show “Speak Own It” because Wendy Williams continues to pry into the reasons Hubert was fired from the show (“Fresh Prince”) over 15 years ago.

Wendy Williams who is the big mouth, gossiping radio host turned television talk show host, interrogated poor Tatiana Ali over Janet’s departure. Well when Hubert tuned in to see Tatiana on Wendy’s show and heard her name, she was furious and annoyed and decided to address Wendy Williams in an open letter that she read via her blog talk radio show.

Hubert calls Wendy’s mouth “an overflowing volcano and a virus” then suggest that she wants to be another Oprah Winfrey:  “who died and told you that you were reborn Oprah, you will never be another Oprah Winfrey, Oprah lifted her audience up and exuded it with class”

Hubert not only ripped into Wendy’s big breast and fake hair but she insist Wendy is simply a travesty, who envies and hates every other black woman. Hubert even hints that Wendy Williams might be a man.

If Wendy Williams want to know what happened to Janet Hubert’s departure from “The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air” she should invite her on her show for a discussion about it. But I think it’s safe to say, Hubert can’t stand Wendy Williams so that may never happen.

You can listen to Janet Hubert’s letter to Wendy Williams here!

Oh and for the record, Janet Hubert who was the original aunt Vivian on the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” was the best actress in that role. When she was replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid I stopped watching the show.

Thanks to my sister Theresa for the story tip!

Controversy, Discrimination, Just a thought, Magazines, Prejudice, Racist, What she said

Is It Okay To Put White Women On The Covers Of Black Magazines?

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That’s essentially the question that Jada Pinkett-Smith posed to her Facebook friends recently.

There is a question I want to ask today. I’m asking this question in the spirit  of thinking outside of the box in order to open doors to new possibilities.  These possibilities may be realistic or unrealistic. I also want to make it  clear that there is no finger-pointing here. I pose this question with the hope  that it opens a discussion about how we can build a community for women based  upon us all taking a deeper interest in one another. An interest where skin  color, culture, and social class does not create barriers in sharing the  commonality of being… women.

With love and respect to all parties involved, my question is this…if we ask our  white sisters, who tend to be the guardians of the covers of mainstream  magazines, to consider women of color to grace these covers, should we not offer  the same consideration to white women to grace our covers? Should women extend  their power to other women simply because they are women? To my women of color,  I am clear we must have something of our own, but is it possible to share in the  spirit in which we ask our white sisters to share with us? I don’t know the  answer and would love to hear your thoughts.

J

What do you all think? Should white women grace the cover of African-American magazines such as, Essence, Ebony and Jet? Sound off and have a great weekend!

BiSexuality, Celebrity gossip, Down Low, Gossip, Rumor control, Television/Radio, What he said

Johnny Gill Remains “hush-hush” About His Sexuality

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R&B crooner Johnny Gill was featured on last night’s edition of TV One’s acclaimed music series ‘Unsung‘. One of the subjects that viewers tuned in to hear Gill discuss were the rampant bisexual rumors that have dogged him over the years.

Gill, 46, who dated R&B singer Stacey Lattisaw when he was 15-years-old, seemed conflicted when talking about the persistent gay rumors.

On the one hand he says he has “compassion” for homosexuals, but on the other hand, he says, “it just doesn’t feel good.”

“If I could tell you why I sure would have by now … at this point in time I would have been able to cure that issue … to get rid of that issue,” he explained.

“I took (sic) for the life of me never, never understood where it came from, why it lasted as it’s lasted.”

He continued sounding confused:

“I mean, you gotta remember, before there was Twitter, and Facebook, and all this other stuff, you know there was just the rag magazines. Whatever they say it was like that was the truth. People believe whatever it was,” he said. “But I don’t feel as bad anymore, because when I go on the Internet everybody’s gay … I’ve just always been a very private person.”

“Let me make sure we are clear on something. Whether it’s being called gay, accused of being gay, accused of a thief, accused of being anything or somebody’s lying [about] you and saying something about you that’s not true, it just doesn’t feel good … I have such compassion for gay people now more than ever. Just simply because in some odd way I’ve been able to walk in their shoes or to see … how they feel and how people treat them and deal with them because of their sexuality.”

Gill, who always been considered a ladies man around the industry, said the rumors were so troubling to him that he questioned whether his own girlfriend of 5 years doubted his sexual identity.

I’m going to tell you guys something off the record that I know my girlfriend probably won’t be happy with me for saying this, to talk about this. But I’m going to say it. When we first got together – we’ve been together for five years – there was so much stuff floating around why are you dating this guy, this guy, he’s gay, blah, blah, blah, Eddie Murphy. All this stuff is going on and I’m like, ‘Do you believe it?’ She says, ‘No, I just hear everybody just keeps saying,’ and I said, ‘Let me tell you something. Here’s what we are going to do…’ Woke up, we got the yellow pages, and you know, I mean, that was five years ago … So, we called this guy, he brought out his machine, strapped down to take a lie detector test. I wrote down questions, I made her write down questions … When the guy called back with the results and we both laying there in the bed. Tears came down … I would never want to lay next to someone that might even remotely have any doubt or question of who I am.”