It has been the Battle of the Bravo blogs for the ladies of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. NeNe Leakes comes to the defense of her new bestie, Marlo Hampton, while getting a couple digs to former biffle/mortal enemy Kim Zolciak. Of course, because she does everything that her Neenster idol does, Cynthia Bailey also professed her affinity for Marlo in her blog, while making a few comments about Kim, as well. Oh, and she also is adamant that she doesnât do everything that her idol Neenster does. SureâŚ
NeNe blogs, âAll the talk about Marloâs fashion⌠LOL! I swear, these girls are not smart!â Oh Neens, I can hear your raspy voice laughing as I read those words.
NeNe goes on to remind viewers that at the Bar One opening, in the beginning of Season Three, the Smalls were fans of Ms. Hampton, as long as Marlo wasnât a fan of NeNeâs. She recalls, âFrom what I understand and can see with these two good ole eyes of mine, they liked Marlo and were cool with her as long as she wasnât cool with me! They were doing what haters do, being envious, conspiring, and trying to figure out a way to bring you down! They wanted so badly to have me and Marlo fight over a man I was NEVER involved with sexually! They were down with her!â
NeNe addresses Marloâs, less than stellar (and might I add criminal), past and states that it has no bearing on the pairâs friendship. She explains, âYes, Iâve heard about Marloâs past, and everybody has one. Some worse than others, but she treats me nicely, so I see no need to not do the same for her!â
Having doled out enough compliments for a months worth of blogs (for NeNe, at least), she returns to what she does bestâcall out Kim, responding to rumors that a certain someone was MIA from the Africa trip because she couldnât be in such close proximity with NeNe. NeNe continues, âAs far as Kim not coming to Africa because of tension between me and her, itâs all lies. Iâve been in the same room as Kim a few times, and I give her nothing! I havenât spoken to Kim in two years and have no plans to.â In all fairness, I have to point out that perhaps Kimâs newborn coupled with her husbandâs absence was probably higher than NeNe on the list of reasons which caused her to decline the vacay.
NeNe touches on the womenâs experience with the medicine man, and agreesâslightlyâ he was correct in saying her current (but estranged) husband, Gregg, is a good man. She cryptically reveals, âGregg is a good person, which is why I married him, but a good man doesnât always equal a good husband. I know what Iâve been through!â Wow. Sometimes what you donât say speaks volumes!
Back in Atlanta, NeNe insists she is diving right back into the thick of things and living above the drama. She states, âIâm working on opening The L Lounge and getting various products on the market.â
Ending her blog on a high note, she proclaims, âIâm a lot of things at times, but one thing is for sure, Iâve always been the type of woman that stands alone, stands up for what I believe in, and doesnât need validation from anyone!â I feel like Iâm Every Woman should be playing!
On Cynthiaâs Bravo blog, she writes the exact same things Nene did about her thoughts on Marlo, in light of the comments she made to the Smalls. Cynthia claims to like Marlo, but her blog entry is the slightest bit passive aggressive. Is someone sad that NeNeâs time is being monopolized by the newest Tall?
Cynthia begins, âI like Marlo. We are very cool, but we are not close. The most time we have spent together was in South Africa. Any time spent we spent together has been through NeNe. The two of them have become great friends and really connected. I am cool with all the girls (most of the time), but NeNe is the only one I talk to on a regular basis. I really donât have a problem with Marlo, and like I said, personality wise, we are different.â
âMarlo loves fashion, and it seems to be a big part of who she is,â Cynthia continues. âI love fashion as well, but outside of my fashion school, fashion is not big priority in my personal life. I really donât have an interest in talking about clothes, shoes, and bags all day long with Marlo or Karl Lagerfeld himself for that matter.â
Cynthia goes on to defend her statement about Marlo, saying, âI have no problem repeating any of the comments that I made regarding Marlo to NeNe (or Marlo) while on safari with the Smalls. I honestly didnât think my comments about Marlo were a big deal. So what, I said that we have two different personalities and I donât care to talk about fashion all day. Thatâs how I feel. Whatâs wrong with that?â NothingâŚexcept you would never say that in front of the Queen Ne.
As if she read my mind, Cynthia writes, âNeNe knows exactly how I feel about Marlo, so what else did I need to say. These ladies have had plenty to say about Marlo, so my two cents seemed âsmallâ in comparison.â Clever! See what she did there?
Her take on Marloâs past is the same as NeNeâs. Cynthia says, âI have never questioned where Marlo gets her money, her criminal past, or this 80-year-old sugar daddy the Smalls seem to be so interested in talking about. I donât care how any of the girls get the money to support their lavish lives, because it is none of my business.â Continuing, she compliments her new co-star, âWithout question, Marlo rocks the hottest and latest fashions in this group! No one can touch her. While we may have a piece here and there, she is the walking (and talking) Gucci ad! I think she even gets a lot of her looks straight off the runway. Fabulous!â
Of course, Cynthia couldnât let the compliment end there, adding, âIf you see me with an expensive designer look straight off the runway, please believe it came straight from a NY showroom and Iâm wearing it for free. I have a family and a business to support. I canât afford it, and make it a point NOT to act like I can.â Mee. Yow.
Summing up her blog she gives her two cents on Kim. Cynthia admits, âI said I couldnât PICTURE Kim in Africa at the orphanage holding African kids. I also said, âIâm not saying she WOULDNâT do it, I just canât see it.â Thatâs just my opinion, like it was her opinion that my marriage wouldnât last a year. Kim and I are not exactly best buds, we donât owe each other anything.â However, she is quick to add, I donât think Kim is a racist.â
Finally, NeNeâs youngest son Brentt celebrated his thirteenth birthday last week with both Nene and Gregg in attendance. While Cynthia was nowhere to be found, Marlo was on hand to gift Brentt a pair of Gucci sneakers! Can Marlo come to my next birthday bash? Check out pictures from the party below!
Also there is no new episode of RHOA tonight, instead Bravo will air a special about Kim and her husband Kroy. I can sense your high level of excitement!
THOUGHTS ON NENE AND CYNTHIAâS BRAVO BLOGS? IS CYNTHIA LOSING NENE TO MARLO? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BRENTTâS NEW KICKS?
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NeNe Leakes arrives at the party with son Brentt!
Brentt gets a birthday squeeze from father Gregg Leakes
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Photos Credit: NeNe Leakesâ Twitter