Tamar sat down with Wendy Williams today and shut down any thought that she’d make a return to ‘The Real’ anytime soon.
Tamar Braxton went on The Wendy Williams Show today and said she wished her former cohosts on The Real well, but doesn’t want to be invited back as a “marketing tool.” Rumors circulated that Loni Love had conspired to get Tamar fired from the show in 2016, and Loni is determined to set the record straight. She and the rest of The Real cohosts quickly responded to Tamar’s comments after Wendy Williams shaded them for the Braxton Family Values star’s firing.
“Would you ever go back to The Real?” Wendy asked Tamar, “Cute show, but they need you. You were done dirty.”
“Here’s the thing. I don’t want to be anybody’s marketing tool this season, no shade,” Tamar responded. “I just wish everybody well and I feel like sometimes God has to move you out of situations before you become more toxic to yourself.” She added, “What if I was in a situation where I’m doing [Braxton Family Values] and very stressed and then I’m doing this other show where people are being catty behind my back. What kind of person would I be right now sitting on this couch? I wouldn’t be focused, I wouldn’t be ready for my transformation, I wouldn’t be ready for my elevation and that’s where I’ve got a go. I’ve got to go up and up and up.”
Loni quickly clapped back on The Real which aired soon after and said, “First of all, thank you for calling us a ‘cute’ show. We are also an Emmy-winning show. Don’t forget that.” Before continuing, “You are still welcome right here too and every time. It is not a big deal. Seriously, we as black women have to stick together. We as women have to stick together. It’s no pettiness. We need to have you come here so we can close the circle.” She added, “We love you, Tamar. You are a powerhouse. We know you. You know us. That’s all.”
Tamera Mowry jumped in and said, “I can speak for all of us here, and especially for myself. I have been in the business for over 20 years. And my reputation is not one of cattiness. And I agree with you, Loni, it’s time. It’s time for me to say this. It’s time for women of color to stop putting each other down. We already have other people doing that. More importantly, start uplifting each other. Loving each other.”
The Real cohosts got emotional as Tamera, 41, said, “I’m tired of it. I’m tired of it. It’s unfair. It’s unfair. I worked hard on my character each and every freaking day. And everybody who was close to me knows that truth. What I don’t like is that out there. The falseness.”
Loni added, “What people don’t realize is that when we first started doing The Real all of us had separate careers. I’ve been trying to do comedy for 15 years. Can you imagine? 15 years. I finally get a show. Then I was ostracized as a bully, the person who got another sister fired. Can you imagine the hurt, after 15 years? Why would I do that?”
Peep the clips below. What do you guys think of all this? Should the ladies just sit down and hash it out?
Today in #GirlChatLive: We address Tamar’s comments on "The Wendy Williams Show." pic.twitter.com/qkLX13JzMl
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