The Breakfast Club - Permanent Marks (Aunjanue Ellis interview)

Episode Date: March 17, 2022

Today on the show actress Aunjanue Ellis stopped by who is most recently known for her role as Oracene ‘Brandy’ Williams in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard". King Richard", Working with Will Smith, Black Women In Hollywood and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to a Florida man who was arrested after asking cops to test if his meth is real and Angela helped some listeners out during "Ask Yee". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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People watch The Breakfast Club for light news and really be tuned in. It's one of my favorite shows to do. Just because y'all always keep it 100, y'all keep it real. They might not watch the news, but they're on Twitter. They're on Facebook. They're, you know, they're listening to The Breakfast Club. Get your ass up. They're on Facebook. They're, you know, they're listening to The Breakfast Club. Get your ass up. Good morning, USA. It is Thursday. The weekend is here.

Well, not here. Pretty much. No, nigga. It's here. It's not here. Okay, I start my weekend on Thursday. You know why? Why?

Because you can do that in life. I can curate my own week. Okay. So y'all can say weekend starts on Friday. I'm starting mine on Thursday. All right. Well, do what you feel. I'm not mad at it.

Do what you feel. Shout out to Detroit. This weekend, I'm actually having a wholesale day at my store in Detroit, Private Label. So if you are in the Detroit area and you want to buy some bundles, some wigs, some lashes, any of those things, I'll be out there for a wholesale day. You better sell some wholesale gas. That's where the money at now. Wholesale gas.

Listen, that's not possible right now. Wholesale gas. But I saw all these tips online. They were giving people on how to conserve gas, like things that you should do to conserve gas so you don't have to keep on filling up your tank as frequently. Well, tell me. What's the way? They said not drive. Not drive.

That's one way. Buy a bike. They said using cruise control on the highway so you maintain a constant speed. That will save you gas. I've heard that before. Yeah. Because I guess you're not like speeding up too fast. How else can you consider it?

It was like a whole bunch of different... They said drive more slowly, make sure your tires are inflated, see if your car has an eco mode, get regular maintenance, and avoid driving in heavy traffic when possible. Yeah, right. Heavy traffic. You gotta go to work and rush hour times, right?

Nine to five. And avoid maintenance. How do you avoid maintenance? No, it says to get maintenance. Oh, to get maintenance. Yeah. Get maintenance. Well, that means you got to pay for it. You got to pay for it. That's like paying for gas.

Here's the thing about gas. There's no way around it. It's just one of those things we all need. Well, unless you get an electric car. That costs money, too. Or you can take the train. All these things y'all talking about cost money. The train is definitely way cheaper than buying gas.

Everybody don't have trains. I grew up in South Carolina. We ain't got no trains. Well, if you have a train, there's a lot of places that do. Or public transportation. Period. My book finally came in. Drop a bomb for the book. The book came.

Real life, real love. I left one in front of you, Angela Yee, and then I left one in front of you, Charlamagne, face down. Ass up. Yes. I see it. I figure you like to start from the back so I you know, put it face down so you get right to the back. I didn't say this. Yes, you did.

I'm looking at my blurb on the back. Why would I start off, if you come from a similarly dysfunctional background. A what? What's the word if you come from a what? A similarity. What is that, similarity? You wrote it, not me. If you come from a similar dysfunctional background. Wait, you come from a what? A similarity? What is that, similarity? You wrote it, not me. If you come from a similar dysfunctional background. Wait, you come from a similarly

dysfunctional background? If you're just looking to scrimp in a relationship that might not have gotten as much maintenance as... I don't even talk like this. You gotta get regular maintenance. I don't talk like this.

Well, who wrote this? I didn't write this. Charlamagne wrote it. This is not what I wrote. Yes, it is. What I wrote was way sexier. No, it's not. No, it's not.

Oh, look at this. How do you tell your partner that sex isn't good without hurting their feelings? Gia answered that right away. Simple answer. You don't. If I'm being honest, I cannot imagine. Oh, wow. So the sex isn't good.

Shut up. My daughter, she got a cheerleading competition, so I'll be reading this this weekend. Well, you can definitely pre-order the book. Oh, my gosh. There's a whole chapter on how your sex isn't good. April 19th, and you can definitely eat aorder the book. Oh my gosh, there's a whole chapter on how your sex isn't good. April 19th, and you can definitely eat a book.

That is the funniest answer to a question. How do you tell your partner that sex isn't good without hurting their feelings? She says, simple answer, you don't.

I have been struggling for years. All right, you're good. That's not what she said. Is that what she said for real? Yes. No.

If I get to that part in the book, you in for something. You in for hell with me. Oh, whoa. It was a long time ago. It was in for hell with me oh whoa it was a long time ago it was a long time ago what she said I had been

struggling for years listen that was a long time ago I need to read context I don't there was no context it was true but yeah

it doesn't even say that Envy I was kidding oh okay I thought maybe she did write that why is DJ Klu and Kirk Franklin together in a chapter?

No, they're not together. Hip-hop can make some odd combinations. Well, Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby did do a record together. Now, see, this makes sense. Charlamagne Tha God, 50 Cent. That makes sense. No, but Kirk Franklin, he's been an inspiration in my life, and Clue was one of the first people to help me get in this industry. He's known me and Gear for, what,

25 years? How the hell was Kirk Franklin an inspiration in your life? I speak to him at time to time and give him advice and things like that. I saw Kirk in the airport the other day, too. Salute to Kirk. I'm gonna close bombs for Kirk Franklin. Shot him. Him and his wife. I saw Kirk in the airport in L.A. They was going crazy for Kirk.

Like, on some boy band stuff. Kirk Franklin is no joke, okay? There's a chapter, How I Became DJ Envy, and then it says parentheses Envy. He talks about how it was LL Cool J's Bigger and Defer album.

He said, Envy said, I was standing at the bus stop sucking on a lollipop and a kid I knew named Ernesto Shaw I haven't even read this yet and I know that's out of context. It definitely didn't say that.

They're just making things up. I hate you guys. I will read this this weekend. Give me the book back. I'm going to give it weekend. You know what? Give me the book back. I'm going to give it to you after the show. Give it back after the show. My goodness. Let's get this show cracking, man.

All right. Who's joining us this morning? Anjanay. Anjanoo Ellis. Yeah, Anjanoo. Sorry, Anjanoo Ellis. Yes. She, of course, is from King Richard.

She played Serena in Venus' Mom in King Richard. So we're going to talk to her, kick it with her. And we got front page news next. What are we talking about? We'll give you some updates on Russia and Ukraine. And we'll also talk about a city council meeting where somebody really broke down the whole situation. All right.

We'll get into all that next when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get some front page news. Where are we starting, Yeezy? Well, let's start with a Texas City Council meeting.

Now, this guy who is known as Primetime Stein, a.k.a. Alex Stein, attended the meeting. And he had a Bluetooth speaker and he did a little rap that was very anti-Putin and in support of Ukraine. Here's what that sounded like. They call me Primetime 99 Alexan. Hope you guys like my flavor. My flavor. Primetime 99. On the grind all the time.

Go insane for Ukraine. A bullet in Putin's brain. Primetime. Always on the grind. Always got a shine. And you know it's no lie my best friend what oh excuse me come on audio where are we going now we're going you should see everybody sitting in a city council just looking it's prime time let's let's start that one more time guys

officer you know i'm on the ground you know on a clues bomb for primetime, baby. Come on, Red. Yeah, that's what I said. I'm a freak for the vaccine. That's the name of my body. At the party. Sipping Bacardi. Imagine you're at a city council meeting and this is going on.

This is Alex Stein. Wouldn't surprise me at all in America in 2022. It's what I expect. Okay. And then he also shouted out Senator Lindsey Graham for calling on the Russian people to assassinate Putin after wrapping up by thanking the whole council. Okay. Okay. Drop on the clues bomb for primetime

once again. America has jumped the shark. Okay. This American project has failed. All right. Isaac Newton said that the end of civilization as we know it, the end of society as we know it is like 2060. MIT professors predict 2040. All right, Joe Biden has called Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, a war criminal. And it's the harshest condemnation of Putin from any U.S. official

since the war in Ukraine began three weeks ago. So previously he stopped short of that, but he did say now I think he is a war criminal. How do we know that we aren't already in World War Three and they just not calling it that? Zelensky has said that World War Three may have already started. It's not like it's not like America isn't providing aid for Ukraine. It's not like NATO was an assist in Ukraine. You know, clearly we were seeing Russia invade Ukraine. I think we already in World War Three and they're just not calling it yet.

They haven't framed it as such yet. Even though last week, Joe Biden did say, you know, he wouldn't send troops into Ukraine because then that would be the start of World War III. But it's like,

what's the difference between aid and equipment and everything else? To me, nothing. He's been saying that since the beginning that we're not going to send over any troops

and I think he won't even shut down the airspace. It's like, I'm not going to throw a gun. I'm not going to throw a missile, but I'm going to give Ukraine a missile so they can throw it. Exactly. It's the same thing. But I think he won't even shut down the airspace. It's like, I'm not going to throw a gun. I'm not going to throw a missile, but I'm going to give Ukraine a missile so they can throw it. Exactly.

It's the same thing. But I think part of that is what Putin has said, is that if they do send over any manpower, then that will definitely be. Well, I was reading an article in the New York Times, and the headline is, as Russia digs in, what's the risk of nuclear war? And it's not zero. So. Okay.

But let's be clear, this is all Putin's doing. It ain't like, you know, what are you supposed to do? He's not zero. So. Let's be clear. This is all Putin's doing. It ain't like, you know, what are you supposed to do? He's bombing places. That's why Putin called. I mean, that's why Joe Biden called him a war criminal. You know, he's bombing children's hospitals and all kinds of places. And that's not that is what makes

you a war criminal. Yeah, I don't know what purposefully targeting civilians. I really don't know what's happening. Alright, well that is your front page news. Alright, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Let's go. This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. So if you got something on your mind, let it out. Hello, who's this?

Hey, this is Mike calling out of West Palm. Mike, what's up? What up, what up? Get it off your chest, Mike. Man, listen, man. My brother has been irresponsible on most of his life, right? So he still lives with my mom. He's almost 30.

And yesterday, so the light bill was just right. I've been running around working. I got school, got kids, whatever. He was supposed to give me the money to put it in her account because she's sick and in the hospital right now. And he wanted to wait until 12 o'clock last night to give me the money. I mean, it's up to you, man. What off before I tell him that it's just a break? I mean, it's up to you, man. What's the weather like, though?

Is it too hot? No, man, not really. I mean. Has he done a prank to you? Has he done something to you that you're getting him back for? Oh, my God. Oh, my life. Oh, my life.

Let it simmer for a second, my brother. Yeah, let it sit. Let God move you. Let God move you to let him know when the gig is up, okay? All right, man. All right. Good morning, guys, by the way. Good morning.

And then you shouldn't tell him either. You should never tell him. You should just turn it back on. Yeah, I wouldn't tell him. Just turn it back on and find a way to be the hero in this situation. Like, I got your power back on. Oh, man. All right.

I like that one. I'll do that. That's right. Like, I got your power back on. Oh, man. All right. I like that one. I'll do that. That's right. Hello. Who's this? It's JJ. JJ, what up? Get it off your chest.

What's going on, man? So I've been seeing on the news a lot of articles about, you know, Putin giving out, you know, chemical suits and whatnot. So I think we're already at the brink of World War III. It just depends on whether he's going to pull that trigger on chemical warfare and actually get the NATO to step in. I don't know. It all depends on the world. The U.S. sees we're going to step out there and show face to Ukraine

if he steps up to chemical warfare and all that. I don't even think we're on the verge, right? I think we're already in the midst of it, and they just haven't labeled it as such. But it's a great article in the New York Times. I think it came out yesterday, and it really talks about that, you know, how Russia, the headline is, as Russia digs in, what's the risk of nuclear war? It's not zero. And they break down why, you know, why they, this author breaks down why he feels like nuclear war is imminent.

Most definitely, yeah. There's definitely going to put something pop up, you know, one of these days, you know, something big is going to happen. And we're just going to have to see how humanity, you know, reacts to everything and what the U.S. is going to do and NATO and whatnot. Well, Isaac Newton said the end of society would be 2060. MIT predicted 2040. So we'll see. Great.

All right. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The'll see. Great. Alright. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Wake up. Wake up. Wake your ass up. This is your time to get it off your chest.

Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? It's Anthony from Florida. What's up? Anthony from Florida. Get it off your chest, bro. All right. First, I want to shout out the beautiful women in my life. My mom, she's traveling right now. She out of town. Stay warm. My wife at home with my kids during spring break.

My sister, my grandma out there in New York, too. But I want to just say, y' say, I'm a new homeowner. Congratulations. I appreciate it. Thanks. I appreciate it. And yo, every time people keep coming up to my door

and trying to sell stuff like solar energy or like purifier and stuff, like why they always ask like, are you the homeowner? Like that's a turnoff to me. Like don't come there and ask me, are you a homeowner or anything? Are you the owner of this home, that's a turnoff to me. Like, don't come there and ask me, are you a homeowner or anything? Are you the owner of this home?

Like, I'm obviously here. Like, that's an automatic no. Like, y'all should first come up to the door. You see it's a new neighborhood. You know what I'm saying? Like, I hate explaining that. Like, DeYoung, I'm 32. Like, next time somebody asks me if you're the homeowner, I'm going to say no.

Like, my dad is not here or something. That's what I always say, no. Yeah. I do that all the time. But I think they just don't want to waste their time talking to a person who's renting or doesn't own a home and can't make that decision. I feel you. And then another thing I got before I go, man, I'm a truck driver out here. And, you know, we just move and wait like state to state and everything like that.

But, man, gas prices is going crazy. Really? We didn't know yo yo and the gas you know the gas prices is going up we spending hella bread at the gas pump and they not throwing us any more bread on the load just like it's getting lower like they making a stock like we gotta like we i don't know what we gotta do like they know what's going on and and now prices is getting lower for us so it's hard for us to eat out here man so any big companies is listening to this man like take take care of us out here man because our pockets is really hurting right now you know that's what inflation is brother you know what i did see though i see you know and i don't know if this

is going to change the game in the next couple of years but i see tesla is making starting to make trucks with electric trucks a good game for that's not a good game for us, man, because, like, that's mad expensive and only companies going to be able to afford that. People that really got it out the mud and started with, you know, one truck up to 20, you know, we ain't going to be able to

change out all this gas and diesel. You know, it's serious, man. It's scary because, like, they about to have trucks driving themselves and what we gonna do like yeah that's that's why i don't understand when people say things like that they'd be like oh you know tesla's coming out in an electric car that stuff's gonna cost money it does you're gonna have to be able to afford the electric trucks and the electric cars and everything else but in time those trucks i think it'd be a guess maybe i don't know

maybe a better situation because you don't have to put as much gas. But you still got to be able to afford it. So the only people that's going to be able to afford it is the companies. And like he said just now, they're going to have these self-driving trucks. They're not even going to need the drivers anymore. I can't see not having anybody in the truck, though. That's like a lot of the trains and things like that can drive themselves. But you still want somebody in case of an accident. Shit.

You must not know these corporations. If they get as much... Never mind. What? Never mind. All I'm saying is manual labor has been proven that it's not absolutely necessary since the pandemic. And if people can go automated, they will go automated.

Andrew Yang been warning about that for the long. And Andrew Yang was like, you need to build a wall around Silicon Valley. He's like, y'all worried about the Mexicans. Y'all need to worry about the robots. Get it off your chest. It's 800-585-1051. We got rumors on the way? Yes. around Silicon Valley. He's like, y'all worried about the Mexicans. Y'all need to worry about the robots. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got rumors on the way?

Yes, and Jesse Smollett is out of jail for now. We'll tell you what happened. All right, we'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's about time. What's going on?

Rumor report. Rumor report. This is The Rumor Report. Talk to them. With Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, while Jesse Smollett was in jail, he was fasting and he's taking Lent very seriously this year. He gave up food and they said he's planning to stick by this for nearly five more weeks. It's already two weeks into the fast. So he's planning to do that until Lent ends on April 17th, and he's taking things one day at a time. He was in jail for two weeks already? Well, I think he started before that.

It was like a week. Yeah, and then he's been doing it for two weeks. So when Lent started, and then he's planning to do it for five more weeks. How'd he get out? We're about to get to that now. So he was ordered to be released from jail on bond until his appeal is decided. So his legal team was able to get him released from jail.

And that is just on bond, by the way. So this is all for him trying to appeal this disorderly conduct conviction for lying to police about this alleged hate crime. He had been sentenced on March 10th to 150 days in jail and required to pay a $25,000 fine and $120,000 in restitution to the city of Chicago. Here is his attorney. The First District Appellate Court in Illinois, in Chicago, just released an order ordering that Justice Smollett should be released from jail immediately. Now, this appeal that we filed, the basis of our appeal was very simple. We told the appellate court that pending the appeal, Jussie ought to be released because, quite frankly, I'm going to put it in layman's terms and not legal talk.

The case sucks. The case is bogus against him. And they released him. And that says a lot about what the appellate court thinks of this case yeah i feel you know they're really just messing with jesse the way they feel he messed with them right like that's all this is they feel you wasted our time ran us all around now we're gonna do the same to you and they're gonna continue to be on whatever jesse's on they can do this all day all right now rihanna has been making some appearances with her belly for her fancyenty Beauty line.

And now in a new interview, she is talking about how she plans to be as a mother. She's in her third trimester now. And she told Elle magazine, you talk about my kids, it's over. And she said that. Big root energy. She was inspired after one of the Real Housewives mother told her. And that was Teresa, by the way. Judeice, that's your friend, Ambie.

She said she does not play about her kids. She said she will flatten you about those kids, and that resonates with me a lot because I feel like that's the type of mom I'm going to be psycho about it. And so right now she said some of the best advice she's gotten about motherhood was to focus on getting sleep now because she'll get very little of it when the baby arrives. Play with Rihanna, kid, if you want to. There'll be an oxtail bone with your name on it buried in Barbados somewhere.

All right, and Lil Nas X is back on Twitter with a series of tweets, and one thing that he wants to know is which of his two unreleased tracks are you more excited about? Which one should he drop first? One of them is called Late to the Party, featuring Youngboy,

and another is called Down South Hoes featuring Saucy Santana. And he said, we've been in the F this summer. Which one y'all want to hear first? I didn't even know this Lil Nas X disappeared. That's so wild. Because you know at one point Lil Nas X name was in the headlines every single day. And then

it just went away. I didn't even think about it. He said, okay, I'll be honest. I haven't been posting online because I got a BBL. I respect it. Take time to heal. He's chilling us. You say that until you walk in with a fat ass. And you be like, damn. What else?

What's wrong with you, man? People be taking time to heal from them BBLs for real. I had a friend who did it. We all do. What's his name? Now, Kelly Rowland has gotten emotional as she was talking about reuniting with her estranged father after 30 years. And so they had their first public appearance together

as they discussed reconnecting and what happened with all of that. And here is what she had to say about her dad you know saying I love you it was Hoda it was necessary to the little girl in me that needed to hear that it was necessary to hear it from a man it was necessary to hear it from my father that is the base in the foundation of it psychologically so when I'm talking to therapists and I'm asking them about this and it all runs back to the abandonment issue. Once you

kind of tackle your way through that, you're helping to navigate your way through trying to have functional as functional as possible relations. Dropping the clues, Bonser, Kelly Rowland and her father, man. Also on the Today Show, her dad was saying that I wanted to tell Kelly that I love her and that I never

gave her up. Imagine that, 30 years being estranged. You know, he would go to her shows and she would not let him backstage and all of that. Now, here's what she had to say about first meeting her dad. It wasn't until I had Titan my first, and I said

I want to meet him. And by the way, this was after I lost my mother because I lost my mother three weeks after Titan was born so at that time I think I still had these feelings of like oh my god I have no parents and it was like no you do you have one left next thing I knew I was at a hotel in Atlanta and I was on my way to walk in to meet him. Before I walked in, I had all these thoughts of what I was going to say. I had all these questions lined up. And as soon as I saw his face, it was a blank. Wow. I love it, man. Sleuth all the girl dads out there, man. Big girl dad energy.

Pouring to yours. Fathers are important because the love you get from a father can really make a break a person, male or female. So I'm glad Kelly got that. No, that's good. And you know what? You think about it, right? You haven't I'm glad Kelly got that. No, that's good. And you know what? You think about it, right? You haven't seen your father in so long. The fact that she was big enough to say, you know what, I'm willing to put my ego aside and meet him and have a conversation.

Because I don't know if I could be there. She said it was Jay-Z who gave her a key piece of advice which led to her meeting her dad in 2018. He said, love is all about risk. You got to decide if you're going to jump. And so she said she decided to jump. But imagine he was saying he would try to go visit her backstage while they were on tour. But she specifically told security to ban her father.

And he said it was hurtful for him to be turned away by security at her concerts when she was in Destiny's Child. I mean, you know, that was her mindset at the time. And you don't know what, you know, she knew or what she thought she knew. Correct. So you can't be mad at that. All right. Well, that is your rumor reports. All right.

Thank you, Miss Yee. All right. We got front page news. I was thinking about something. Remember? I don't like when you think. Side note. Remember when we were in Houston and Drake was in Houston?

It was like 20 bodyguards looking to beat up Charlamagne. Remember that club? Charlamagne wasn't there. No, Charlamagne wasn't there. I was in that club this weekend and it just made me think of that. We were in Houston. This is when Drake and Charlamagne were going back and forth. What does Kelly Rowland reconnecting with her dad have to do with this?

Nothing. I just thought about it right now. Have you guys seen Khloe Kardashian's hands? Thank you. Thank you. That was just random. I just told you I don't like when you think. It had nothing to do with nothing.

Are we about to play a Drake record or something? No, no. So you're just randomly thinking about Drake. I just thought about it. You're just randomly thinking about Drake. It just made me chuckle. We weren't talking about Houston. Nothing.

Nothing. It just made me chuckle. Now, Kelly's Houston adjacent. Ain't Kelly from Houston? No. No. Ain't she? I don't know.

Either way, that was random. Yeah, it just made me think of it. I don't know. Either way, that was random. Yeah, it just made me think of it. I don't know what your train of thought is. I don't either. It's like vomiting. I don't even think it's a train. It's a form of transportation, but it's not a train. You know what I just thought of when you said train?

The 20 guys that came up to me in Houston? Yeah. Oh, okay. Led by Drake? Made me chuckle. Okay. Just made me chuckle. Just something that popped up in my mind.

All right. Anyway, front page news. Next, what are we talking about? We're going to talk about a California bill that would allow parents to sue social media companies for their kids being addicted. Oh, boy. All right. We'll get to that next.

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Oh, man. This is such a stupid-ass radio show. No, you stupid. Like right before the break, all you hear is Envy go, allergic to Popeyes. Him and our producer had a whole conversation about Allergic to Popeyes Him and our producer Had a whole conversation About her being allergic to Popeyes No you made that up

You said she went on a date To Popeyes And she said she's allergic To Popeyes With Lil Boosie I don't know why We just be randomly talking Just randomly talking

That's just You know that's Whatever Let's get some front page Allergic to Popeyes What kind of nigga are you Huh Hello

It's your go, yee. Oh, you didn't know. Tag, you're it. All right. Well, a California bill would let parents sue social media companies for their kids getting addicted. It's called the Social Media Platform Duty to Children Act that has been introduced and has advanced in the state assembly and they said some of these companies do indeed intentionally design features in their apps that they know children are using that cause the children to use it more and more and more and exhibit signs of addiction so the question to me becomes who should pay the social cost of this should it be borne by the schools and the parents and the kids or should it be

borne in part by the companies that profited from creating these products now i feel like i've seen this before i feel like uh like this happened to the tobacco industry at one point. You can't do that. No, no, no. I actually believe that's people that's won this lawsuit because they say they designed cigarettes with enough nicotine to create and sustain addiction. It's the same thing with these social media sites. They do create them for people to

be addicted to them. They said this bill would first obligate social media companies to not addict child users and then they said damages could include $1,000 or more per child in a class action suit or as much as $25,000 per child per year in a civil penalty. But they said it would be a safe harbor provision that would protect responsible social media platforms from being penalized if they took basic steps to avoid addicting children. Because if I remember correctly, because you know I don't remember much, they said that the tobacco companies were lying about the nicotine addiction. So I don't know about

the social media sites. The social media sites saying, hey, nobody can get addicted to this, when the reality is they know they create these platforms with features for people to be addicted. Right, and some, I do see like they do try to take some steps to protect and make sure that You know to help try to avoid addicting children

Obviously you can't 100% cure that But you can do certain things You know like restricting the time And parents can oversee that And make sure it shuts off at a certain time Or a certain hour When you talk cigarettes You know there's stuff in cigarettes that make it addictive

Right the nicotine If you talk liquor But they used to say it didn't though That's the point That was a lie but What's stuff in cigarettes that make it addictive, right? The nicotine. If you talk liquor. But they used to say it didn't, though. That's the point. That was a lie. But what's in social media that makes it addictive? A lot of different things. It's not like it's a chemical imbalance or something that you need, like you fiend for it.

It's not like the same as cigarettes. No, it does. I can't break it down as eloquently as some of these people who, you know, study these things for a living. But no, there's a lot of different things on social media platforms that keep people addicted. That's what they want. They want your time and your attention. They want you to spend

as much time on these apps as possible. Right. Now, if you're going to be in the metaverse for all day. Oh, my God. Yeah. You should watch

The Social Dilemma on Netflix. I think that's what it was called. And remember, they had the Instagram kids that they were planning to do that spinoff app. And they paused that app for now. So, you know. I mean, I know they do certain things to make it more attractive and make kids kids that they were planning to do that spinoff app and they paused that app for now.

I mean, I know they do certain things to make it more attractive and make kids want to watch it more, but addictive where you have to have it like nicotine? I don't know if that's the same. People have been saying that social media is addictive. You can see it. You should read Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. We had Cal up here before and you should watch The Social Dilemma on

Netflix. It breaks it all the way down. Alright, now as we're also talking about these rising gas prices, Lyft has detailed a fuel surcharge of 55 cents to each ride given by drivers. That is going to offset surge in gasoline prices. They're going to be following DoorDash and Uber, who also

announced surcharges this week. And they did release the details of their plan. This will be effective beginning next week. All of the money will go directly to the drivers. So the surcharge is not applicable in New York City because there's already a 5.3% increase in the minimum earning standard for drivers there. Now, should I have to pay for your gas? Hmm?

Should I have to pay for the Uber driver's gas? Yes. Yeah, you should. That's how he makes his money. Jesus Christ. If he has to pay for more, hire for gas. Yeah, they got to pass that on to you. Okay, so based off the miles that I'm riding.

Correct. That's how much gas I should pay. That's probably what it is. I would hope so. It is, based off your miles. Because I don't want to have to pay like, you know. Imagine I get a $50 surcharge or something crazy and I'm only going five miles. Well, they said it's at 55 cents each ride.

So that's not too crazy. I think that's reasonable. That's good. Yeah. All right, well, that is your Front Page News. But everything's going to be rising based think that's reasonable. That's good. Yeah. All right. Well, that is your front page news. But everything's going to be rising based on the gas prices. Everything? Yeah.

Uber Eats already is charging more. So when you get- Food prices are going to go up. Yes, everything. Yo, you a horny king. Grand rising king. You know what? What is going on over here?

Grand rising king. All right. Well. Yeah. Joining us next. Don't try to mispronounce this name. Ajune Ellis. There you go. She was joining us. don't try to mispronounce this name ajune ellis she was joining us uh she was in king richard she was the actress that played venus and serena's mom

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest joining us this morning. Yes, indeed. We have Anjanue Ellis. Welcome. Did I say it right? You said it all right. Oh, good, good, good.

All right. I was nervous. Good morning. First of all, how are you? I'm doing all right. How you doing? I'm blessed black and highly favored. All right. That's nervous. Good morning. First of all, how are you? I'm doing all right. How you doing? I'm blessed black and highly favored. All right. That's what I want to hear.

And second of all, congratulations on all the accolades. That is amazing. Well, tell people who she is and who she plays so they know. Oh, Lord. She played Venus and Serena's mom in King Richard. Yes, I did. I bet you can't pronounce that name. What?

Venus and Serena mother. No, I'm not. Oh, no. Young with a child. Or a scene. Or a scene. Just how it looks, right? Or a scene.

Well, let me tell you, MB just saw the movie On the Plane because now it's on the planes to watch it, but I watched it on HBO Max and it came out on HBO Max and in theaters simultaneously. I didn't know it was on planes, but I heard from our director,

Ronaldo Marcus Green, that he saw a woman watch it on the plane and that he watched her reaction while he was on the plane and she was crying and everything. So it was a woman

and it wasn't me? Emmy was definitely crying. Yeah. I was crying on the plane. With a mask on, I'd be trying to wipe my tears. That movie was amazing. You played a great role.

It was very believable. And I think what made me tear so much is just the inspiration of where they came from. Yeah. And everything they had to overcome. Right. And everything that the mom or you had to overcome in the movie. It was just, it was a really great movie. Like the scene with the neighbor across the street.

I think that was a really powerful scene. If you can just talk about that for a second. That actually happened. A neighbor called Child Protective Services on the Williams family. And they wanted to take their kids away from them because they felt that they were working them too hard. They did what they had to do. I mean, this woman was the family,

was essentially trying to destroy their family. And so in that scene, I had to go over there and talk to her. You know, pull her coattail a little bit. Sure did. How nerve-wracking and difficult is it to play a real-life character? You know what? For me, honest to God, it's a pleasure for me. It's a pleasure for me.

Because these women that I've been playing, I've been playing a lot of real-life characters lately. And these women that I've been playing, I just see them as heroes of mine. I think Miss Orsine is a hero. I play Sharon Salam, and when they see us, these women are heroes of mine. I think Miss Orsine is a hero. You know, I play Sharon Salam in When They See Us. These women are heroes to me. So I get the chance to correct history.

And the history reflects them as being, you know, it doesn't reflect them at all. You know? So I get to stand in the gap of that. So I love it. And, you know, to me,

people are like, oh, do you feel like it's a burden? I'm like, no, it's not a burden to me to me it's my joy what's not fun is playing some stuff I don't believe in so yeah have you done that all the time all the time you know because you know you know acting as Halle Berry so brilliantly said is an uh vocation rather than an avocation sometimes sometimes you have jobs that you gotta do because you gotta pay the rent, gotta pay the mortgage. It's a job. Yeah, it's a job. I was gonna say,

let's start from the beginning, when they casted you for this movie. So, break that down how it happened, who'd you have to read for, because I know Will Smith was one of the producers on there. So, break down how that happened and your fight for that, if there was one. Yes, it was a fight. It was a fight, was a fight and i embraced

fights um you know they they they had i'm sure some more you know famous people on the list that they wanted to go for but when i knew that was the case i didn't care you know sometimes you know something is for you is for me because that's what i felt and i knew that i wasn't on their radar in that sense you know it was just sent to me by my agent and just like look at this and I was like okay yeah they're thinking about this person I think you need you I'm sure you got all the names that you could who those women were and I said okay that's cool that's cool and then it opened up and then so I started out you know reading for it I was in Mississippi and I had my sister read with me and I went to Atlanta had my sister read with me on the phone we sent out tapes tapes tapes tapes tapes that turned into um a a conversation with

Ray Green and then that turned into going to Los Angeles to meet Will for this chemistry read and so I was doing Lovecraft Country at the time Classic show. That shouldn't have got cancelled We'll talk about that later. I agree and so I had to on the down low on a Saturday morning fly out to Los Angeles to read with Will and I couldn't change clothes on the plane so I had to change clothes in the car

on the way to Will Smith's house while the driver's asking me where am I going because he knew I was going to somebody's famous' house but I couldn't tell him. So he's peppering me with questions, changing clothes in the car, brushing my teeth in the car, spitting out my toothpaste in Will Smith's yard. Wow. Oh, my gosh.

Going inside. Does he know that now? Does he know that now? Or does he know it now? He knows it now. Or he would have did the same thing. Come on. Okay.

Then I rep with him and his fantastic estate and then he fed me, which is what Will Smith does. He feeds you. And then they didn't tell me whether I had the part or not. And then I went home

back to Atlanta and a week later at Thanksgiving they told me I had the job. Can we talk, I want to tap into the spiritual aspect of that. I want to tap into

the discernment that tells you this is your role. Because I read in the L.A. Times how you wanted the role so badly and you fought for it. And now to see you nominated for Best Supporting Actress, clearly you were right. But what did that discernment feel like? What was God saying to you that let you know this is mine? Well, I think it was because I wasn't worried when I knew that they wanted other people, that they were thinking about other people.

I just didn't worry about it, you know. And I'm not, you know, I'm not this person who just who I'm not spiritually tapped in that way. You know, I hear people say things when when God has something for you, it's for you. It's not that I was thinking in that way. It just was I was not worried. I knew that if I could fight for this, if given a shot, I knew I would have a chance. I knew that.

And I think it's because I love the Williams family so much. Venus and Serena are heroes of mine on and off the court. And I felt like I could speak to that and be honest and real about it. So if you let me in the room, I felt I'd be okay about it. But then, you know,

you have to fight for it, but then when you get the job, the fight doesn't stop. The fight doesn't stop. So I knew I was up to it. I knew I was up for it. How did you meet the family and really get to know the behind the scenes of a person? Because, you know, it's stuff that you see in the script, but then you have to know the person, and you've got to get the stories

and this. So when did that happen, and how was that? Right. Well, I didn't get to meet Ms. scene um and i uh venus and serena came to set a couple times once when i was there and then another time but i you know i wasn't there i missed them but um yeah i didn't didn't get didn't get to do that but they did was they did these recordings of miss or scene and they just got to they just let her talk about her life and this was a it's so funny like and she just talked you know what I'm saying and what was so great about it is it it was the first time she could speak for herself do you know what I mean because Mr. Richard sort of took that space of being the spokesperson for the family and no one

really asked her. There were only a couple of interviews where Ms. Orsing talks at all. But in these recordings they did of her, she got to talk about her childhood. She got to talk about how she sees sports, tennis. And I listened to that, and that was my Bible. That was my audio book every day. All right, we have more with Anjanue Ellis.

When we come back, of course, she was the mom in King Richard. Yeah, she played Venus and Serena's mom in King Richard. So we'll talk to her some more when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club.

We're still kicking it with Anjanue Ellis. She's an actress. She played Serena and Venus' mom in King Richard. Charlamagne? You know, you touched on it a little bit. You said it's because they didn't ask, you know, Miss Oracene, but, you know, she was clearly there helping, you know, with the development of the young ladies. Why do you think she

didn't get as much credit as Mr. Richard? Well, you know, here's the thing. She wasn't helping. She was the coach. She was the coach. You know, and I think that was the surprise of me for this, is that finding out that he was a spokesperson, yes, a salesman or whatever, but she was their coach when they were on the court.

It was her who was out there coaching them. And she is more responsible for the play of Serena, which is very interesting. They showed that a little bit, just a little bit. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, and people don't know that. I mean, you know, I'm sorry, but, you know, history is written by men. The history of women a lot of times is written by men. And here's the thing, Miss Orsine is not interested in that. You know, she's not interested in being in the limelight.

She just wanted her girls to be excellent. And so that's what she wanted. She knew that Mr. Richard had to do that, and she was good. She was good with that. So they were kind of like a perfect yin and the yang, really. Yeah. Yeah. Why not show that dynamic, then?

What'd you want to see? No, no, no. I'm just saying if she helped with the actual development of the play and he was more the spokesperson, it's kind of like, for hip-hop terms, like a Jay-Z, Dame Dash. Because there was that scene where you were coaching Serena. He didn't even know she was competing.

Yeah. And so then he found out, and she was amazing, and he didn't even realize how great she was because you were doing that kind of more on the side while he was focused on Venus. Yeah. I think, though, you know, we had, there was another scene that didn't make the film because the film is two and a Venus. Yeah. I think, though, you know, we had, there was another scene that didn't make the film

because the film is two and a half hours long. It didn't seem that long. It didn't feel like it. I tell you that. Somebody asked me about that earlier and I was like,

it didn't seem that long. Yeah, yeah. So there was another scene. There was a couple more things that were in there that didn't make it. But I think what they did was

is that they showed me on the court with her, you know, training her. And, yeah. I thought they did was is that they showed me on the court with her you know training her um and yeah i thought they did show that maybe i was wrong maybe one time he took venus and and you and the daughter went to the court to practice they didn't show that i thought they showed that yeah i don't know i didn't see the whole film i haven't seen the whole film no they did show that you haven't seen the whole film? No. Why not? Because I'm scared.

No, they showed the dad. Wait, hold on. They did show that. They did. You're scared to see the whole film? Yeah, I am. I'm nervous. I'm nervous about it. Why?

Because I was there. I did it. You know what I mean? And I'm like, I know what I wanted. And so if it doesn't meet that, I'll be too affected by it. And I don't want the experience that has been so great, I don't want it to be sullied by my own self-critique. What was the toughest part to shoot for you?

The most difficult part, if there was any. It wasn't. It wasn't hard. You know, it was fun. I mean, I got to go to work doing something I really loved. You know what I'm saying? That's not hard for me. I hear people ask questions like, how do you decompress? You know what I'm saying? That's not hard for me. I hear people ask questions like, how do you decompress?

You know what I'm saying? Listen, decompress from what, though? I'm going to work. I'm getting paid to do something I love to do. I'm getting paid to tell Miss Orsine Price's story. This woman, this titan of tennis that people don't know about. That's what I want to do in my life, you know, because I feel like that's the kind of work that I do when I'm not acting.

Is try to push stories about black women, push narratives, push history about black people. And so to get paid to do that on film, what am I decompressing from? So what are stories that are important to you to tell right now? Oh, right now. Well, you know, I'm trying to tell Miss Fannie Lou Hamer's story. And I'm trying to tell Miss Fannie Lou Hamer's story. And I'm also trying to tell Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer's story. There you have it.

Is that almost getting, Is that in the works Is that gonna happen We hope so We did a short I did a short With this director Christine Swanson Who directed

The Clark Sisters movie I did a couple years ago And that's out on It's on YouTube Anybody can see that now But we're trying to I've already written it So we're just trying

To get it produced I love it I was gonna ask With King Richard How long did it take To film that Cause y'all shot it During COVID I love it. I was going to ask with King Richard how long did it take to film that? Because y'all shot it during COVID.

I read you say you thought you didn't think the movie would ever get finished. No, of course not. We started shooting in January of 2020. We didn't finish until December of 2020

because we shot for we shot from January to March and then the world happened and then we stopped shooting and then we came back in September and we finished in December. It was a miracle.

That's long? I mean, I don't know nothing about movies, so that's a long time? That's a long-ass time. Wow. Yeah. What would be the normal shoot time for a film like that? Three months.

Oh, wow. Yeah, we were going to start in January. We had rehearsals. We were going to shoot for three months. We would have been done in early May. Wow. And I remember Will Smith gave everybody bonuses because of how the movie was. Why you look like that? Why you look like that? been done in early May. Wow. And I remember Will Smith gave everybody bonuses because

of how the movie... Why you look like that? Why you look like that? Go ahead. Ask your question. Ask your question. No, I mean, it seemed like the right thing to do just because of how the movie was rolled out. I think you should ask the question. Did Will Smith give everybody

bonuses? No, he did. No, he did. He did, but I think what's important to say about that, and I think it's important that I say this, is that, you know, as I said, after you get the job, the fight is not over. You have to fight to be paid and that kind of thing. And, you know, I did that job and I'm thankful for it. But, you know, I could have gotten paid better. I see what you're saying. And so I told him this and he did something about it.

And as a result of his doing, his responding to the letter that I wrote to him, not only did he address that with with paying, increasing my pay, but the other actors in the movie also got their pay increased which which is the proof of when black women do well everybody does well see that's not how the story was told and that's a better story and the reason it's a better story is because we can't course correct any of this stuff if we don't have these conversations you had a conversation with him he did something about it did something about that's a better story than i gave everybody bonuses yeah Yeah, you know, but

that's how he wants to frame it and that's his world. But I think it's important that first of all, people know who this man is and what he did. And first of all, and also that black women still have to fight

to get paid equally. I was going to say this and not taking anything from you, but you said some of the cast didn't get paid as they should and they got bonuses maybe because some people would say, well, isn't that the agent's job to fight for your salary or what you get paid for in negotiating? Well, I think I can only, what happened with the other people in the cast,

that's their story. I can only speak for myself. And so speaking for myself, you know, whether your agent, whoever your agent is, you know, they can fight for having the best thing for you. But if you are working within a system that doesn't believe that the work of black women is as important as the work of white men, no matter how much they fight, it doesn't matter. Because that's still a reality. And there's not a black woman in the world who has had my path, essentially, who doesn't have that story.

Not even the best, like Viola Davis. Absolutely. I've heard her say that. Absolutely. And we gotta keep saying it until it's made right. All right, we have more with Anjanue Ellis when we come back. Of course, she was the mom in King Richard. Yeah, she played Venus and Serena's mom in King Richard.

So we'll talk to her some more when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Anjanue Ellis. She's an actress.

She played Serena and Venus' mom in King Richard. Charlamagne? I have opportunities for black women evolved over the years in Hollywood. I think now

the conversation should be not just about representation, but because we see us everywhere, right? But it's like, how do we see us? You know, in what ways do we see us?

It's not enough to have a brown, black and brown face, although I like seeing it. You know, it's like, what kind of stories do we get to tell you know even in this fight for you know to tell mrs hamer's story you know having to convince someone that you know that mrs hamer first of all that she matters that she's important that people would be entertained seeing her and the way that i've written is not And the way that I've written it is not in a conventional way, so I have to get producers to trust that I can do it. And I was thinking about also the Critics' Choice Awards

with Jane Campion, the director of The Power of the Dog, and what she had to say in her speech about Venus and Serena Williams and basically saying, saying oh they didn't have to play against the guys whatever like I did yeah and then she later did have to apologize but I was like why would you even say something like that like during a time when you're getting your award and it was like a put down and I just didn't understand that but she did come back and apologize what were your thoughts when you heard that as somebody who is connected to Venus and Serena? Well, you know, Toni Morrison has this really great quote where she talks about how like when black black people are thrust into these conversations about about race, that it really is a distraction, you know, and distracting, meaning that, you know, our movie, King Richard, Venus and Serena, that gets put on the side.

And now we're having a conversation about something Miss Campion said. That's real. You know what I mean? It's a distraction. Like what we should be doing is talking about King Richard, Will Smith and his incredible performance. And he swept every award. Do you know what I mean? But now we have to give space to something Miss Campion said.

And and, you know, even though we're critiquing Miss Campion, what we're doing is we're centering her. And I don't I'm not interested in centering her. I'm interested in how we how we critique race in a way that de-centers someone somebody said at an award show. And here's the thing. She has to answer for her. It's not for me to answer for her. On her time.

You know what I mean? That's real. On her time. Do you remember your first role? Your first movie role that you got? My first movie role? Or TV role either. Okay. So my first movie role that you got? My first movie role? Or TV role, either or. Okay, so my first TV role was New York Undercover. Right, yep. And how was that?

Malik Yoba in the game. Yes. With Terrence Howard, we played like this Bonnie and Clyde story. I shot a gun, and I think we died. You look back at that and just die laughing. Man, I just thought that was the coolest thing in the world. That was my first job. That's a great first job.

You from Mississippi and never shot a gun? I lied, didn't I? That's what I'm saying. I'm from South Carolina. I know you did some hunting or something. I lied. I lied. I forgot about that I lied I forgot about that part Yeah yeah

I forgot about that part Now I saw Is it true That you were so nervous The morning of the Oscar nomination That you turned your phone off Cause you didn't want To let people down

If you didn't get nominated Yeah yeah yeah Wow Yeah Why'd you put that kind of Pressure on yourself like Oh come on You know

You don't want to let people down. Because you got people that are just like, I'm going to cry if you don't get nominated. You know what I'm saying? I'm like, yo, that's not in my hands. I don't have anything to do with that. How many messages did you have when you turned the phone on? Well, I think my phone was just tripping. So I had about 250 messages.

Yeesh. But some of them were double messages okay you know cuz they were like why is it green it's not yeah so crazy with that said are you disappointed of course you would be but how disappointed would you be if you didn't win I'm oh I'll be alright okay it's on the 27th the 28th hopefully will come you know life goes on. You know, life goes on. You've already won. That's how I feel, Angela. I really feel that way because I never,

let me tell you something. There's an Oscar nomination and there's also being on The Breakfast Club and I'm telling you, they're like right here for me. For real. Honestly, and I mean that. I'm not blowing smoke up you. I really mean that because I think what I love what you guys are doing, whether you realize it or not,

is that you are pushing culture. You're pushing culture with these conversations that you're forcing us to have in this entertaining way. You have Michael Eric Dyson on your show. Yeah. You know, chopping it up. You know what I mean? Love that brother.

Yeah. Who was the sister that you was running for Congress and from Ohio? Nina Turner. Nina Turner. Yes, you have her. So, yeah, I'm happy to be here. So, yes, I feel like I'm good. That's why I was glad to see you at the AFKUS.

Oh, thank you. Because there's so many people who don't show up for award shows that are for us. Oh, you hosted it. Yeah. You know, and I just always think that's so strange. If this award show is for us and it's celebrating us, yeah, I'm good to see you at the Oscars, good to see you at the SAG Awards, but why don't you come to the AFKUS? So it was good to see you there.

Yeah, I was happy to be there. Why do you think that's important to show up to those events? Well, you know, I love that expression, sometimes it be your own people. And that's sort of, the context is usually negative, I love that expression. Sometimes it be your own people. And that's sort of the context is usually negative. But I like it. To me, it's positive. Because sometimes it be your own people that prop you up. That's right.

You know? And that's how I grew up. I grew up with people that looked like me propping me up. So that's where I want to be. Like the NAACP Image Awards, the Soul Train Awards, all of those things. First of all, the most fun you'll have in an awards show.

Come on now. Anyway. I effed with Lovecraft Country heavy. Right? And I don't know anybody from the show, so you're the only person I can ask this question.

Why the hell did they cancel Lovecraft Country? Listen, I don't know. Then y'all got nominated for a million, what was it, Emmys? I know, I know. Like the week after

or something like that. The week after, I'm like, huh? Yeah. They didn't give y'all no reasoning, nothing? Yeah, did they call y know, I know. Like the week after or something like that. The week after, I'm like, huh? Yeah. They didn't give y'all no reasoning, nothing? Yeah, did they call you back and be like, let's rethink this? No, they did not.

They did not. They were like, bye. How were you when you got the call like it's not coming back? You weren't shocked? I was completely shocked because we were being told that they were writing it and all this good stuff.

And then I just got this random call saying that it wasn't going to come back at all. Yeah. That's crazy. If you had to speculate, what do you think happened? If I had to speculate? I don't know. I just think that, I think Lovecraft Country was a wild ride

and I think you have to have, you gotta have these courageous people who want to stay behind that wild ride, you know? I just think think that you know the the kind of storytelling that our white male counterparts get to do we don't get to do that kind of level of you know breath of imagination we just still don't get to do that kind of stuff you know we have a one you have someone like barry jenkins who pushes the envelope you, in the way that he does. Misha Green did that with Lovecraft Country.

And, you know, she needed to continue to be supported in that way. And that didn't happen. That makes zero sense to me. Yeah, me too. You're also in the new series, 61st Street. Yes, I am. All right, so when does that start? I think in April.

Okay, April. And so that's based in Chicago? It is. So what's your role on there so we know? I play a woman who's running for office. I have a son who has Asperger's. And I play Courtney B. Vance's wife again. Wow. He can't get rid of me.

That's beautiful. Yeah. Well, your mother can see you now. That's right. How about rid of me. That's beautiful. Yeah. Well, your mother can see you now. That's right. How about that? Absolutely. Congratulations on everything.

And we're so honored that you took some time to come up to see us. You might feel like it's a big deal, but it's a really big deal for us to have you here. Oh my God.

Thank you. I really appreciate that. And y'all keep up, keep up what y'all are doing because I appreciate it. You got to watch the movie too. It's amazing. You did a great job.

You got to see yourself in it. Oh, well, I appreciate you. And you got to watch the movie too. It's amazing. You did a great job. You got to see yourself in it. Oh, well, I appreciate it. You need like a watch party or something. How do you know you even Oscar worthy? Listen. Listen, let me tell you something.

I'm Breakfast Club worthy. There you go. There you go. There you go. There you go. How about that? Not the same. It's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. It's time. Time. Time. She's spilling the tea. This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee on the Breakfast Club. Well, Kim Kardashian was on the Ellen DeGeneres show yesterday, and she's talking all about her new relationship with Pete Davidson.

You know, she hasn't dated in 10 years. She said, like, since before Instagram. So she's still learning how to do things. But she did decide to choose happiness. I mean, I think it's just in life, like no matter what it is, I just think I encourage my friends and my people that I love just to be happy. And I went for it. And I went for it. I was like, you know what? I'm in my 40s. Like, sorry, like, just go for it. Find your happiness. Yeah. And like, I went for it. your happiness yeah and like i went for it and i took my time and i found it and it feels so good and i want to hold on to that forever yeah jesus christ

that's why instagram took kanye's uh took his instagram away why all right we're gonna get now she also talked about people were saying there was this tattoo of Kim's name on Pete's chest when that picture was posted of him laying in the bed. And here's what Kim Kardashian had to say about that. It's not actually a tattoo. When you say branding, so like literally like an iron thing. Yes. Went on to his body. Yes.

To brand Kim. Yes. I just think he was like, I want something that's there that I can't, you know, get rid of my tattoos because he's in the process of getting rid of his arm tats and his neck tats. So he's like, I don't want to be able to get rid of it or to cover it up. And I just wanted it like there as like a scar. Wow. Well, it's faster, too, than just sitting for a tattoo just to get branded. It's so cute, guys. It is cute. It's adorable.

Adorable. Instagram might need to take Kanye's IG for $48. That's serious, serious. That ain't just, we just having fun. That's serious, serious. Well, we've seen people get tattooed, but not necessarily branded someone's name, unless they're in a fraternity.

But in addition to that, he has other tattoos, by the way, several of them. Here's what she had to say. Okay, first tattoo we got. I was like, oh, so cute. Thank you. Oh, my God. You know, second, whatever.

I'm like, oh, that's so cute. But like, that's what tattoo people do, right? Like they get tattoos of what's going on in their life. So he has three tattoos? It sounds like this is like the third so the first tattoo was you said kind of cute so yeah is it your name or is it like a little branding is my name right the other ones are like cutesy things I think my

favorite one it says here it says my girl is a lawyer and that one's really cute are they about to get married yeah okay Instagram make it she has to get branded to know Instagram make it 72 hours oh they about to get married yeah okay Instagram make it 72 but she has to get branded too no Instagram make it 72 hours they about to get married might as well let's just do it there's a lot of people

out there with tattoos that didn't work out three tattoos and a branded no he about to get married I actually know people who have multiple tattoos and you know but

they never got married absolutely not maybe let's just take Kanye's Instagram for a month a year maybe well it's been taken away and it's suspended Absolutely not. Maybe let's just take Kanye's Instagram for a month. A year. Well, it's been taken away and it's suspended for violating bullying

and harassment policy. So they said he can be hit with even more sanctions if he continues to make posts that violate Instagram's rules. I'm confused because they left the post up there. What post did they leave up? I saw some stuff deleted just now. The one with Pete's head they left. Oh. I would think that viol just now. The one with Pete's head, they left. Oh.

I would think that violates, don't you think? Depends on who they say he's bullying. They might say he's bullying his ex-wife. Depends on who's getting bullied. And I saw a lot of people went to free Kanye also. Free him from what? From Instagram jail, I guess. Oh, God.

Alright, now... Kanye's next move is he's going to say he's launching his own social media Free him from what? From Instagram jail, I guess. Oh, God. All right. You know what? Kanye's next move is he's going to say he's going to launch his own social media platform. That's what French Montana said. Or he's going to help Donald Trump with his. Because Donald Trump has a social media platform. Watch. One of those two things.

All right. Now, Ellen DeGeneres, by the way, since we were just talking about her, gave her staff millions of dollars in bonuses as her show is coming to an end. So the final episode is set to air May 26th, and they said the exact seven-figure sum that will be distributed to staffers was not disclosed, but the source declared it was not even a question for Ellen to cover bonuses.

That was very important to her, and they also added that she's been incredibly generous to employees since the show began back in 2003. All right. Mary J. Blige recently spoke out in an interview promoting her new album, Good Morning Gorgeous, about her decision not to have children. She spoke with E's Daily Pop to discuss this. And here's what she had to say. But do you think you're ever going to get to the day where you're like, damn, I maybe should have done it. I'm not there yet, so I'm good. Listen, I have nieces and nephews forever, and I'm always watching how people are scrambling around for babysitters. I don't want to go through that.

I like my freedom. I like being able to get up and go and move and do what I want to do. I don't want to have to tend to someone all the time, you know. Right now. You know, but, you know, I don't think so. Why did he ask that question? What was the context? I'm not sure. This is just a clip that was circulating from Justin Sylvester.

You know, we haven't always made the best decisions here on The Breakfast Club. Stop it, man. Over the years, there's been a lot of things that have been said in this room that, you know, y'all may not have heard. And I remember some years ago, years, years, years, years ago, years ago, years ago, the queen, Mary J. Blige, the queen called into this radio show.

She called for something. Why you got to go naked? And somebody in this room asked her, when is she gonna have some babies? Just like that. When you gonna have some babies? It definitely wasn't me.

Wasn't me either. It was not Lenard. Okay? That leads one other person. All right? Okay? We were a different show, Ten. And that answer was not,

she did not answer as eloquently as she answered just now. She did not. Everybody's involved. Nigga, that ain't your business. I don't know if she brought it up or he brought it up first. He brought, what you mean? No, she's talking about in that interview.

Oh. Yeah, I'm talking about the interview. Oh, you're talking about us. Okay, I'm sorry. And us, no, we. No, ain't no matter. Hopefully you have since learned you don't ask. And by the way.

It wasn't no us. It was a he. It was a him. That was that pronoun over there. That was 11 years ago. Why you stuck with 11 years? That fan right there. 11 years ago.

Where do you have the business? Where do you have the business? Mary said, nigga, that ain't none of your business. That wasn't the context. Why do you care if I have the baby? You gonna have him for me? You gonna push him out your ass? That wasn't the context.

Drop on the clues, mom, for Mary J. Blige. That wasn't the context. Well, we love you, Mary. Yes, we do. That's a decision that's completely up to any woman, damn it. That wasn't the context. Well, we love you, Mary. Yes, we do. That's a decision that's completely up to any woman. Whatever it is that you decide to do, that's on you. That's very true. Alright, that is your rumor report.

What you gonna say, Envy? I'm not gonna say nothing. I'm just asking Charlamagne who he's giving a donkey to. Four after the hour, Thomas Eugene Colucci needs to come to the front of the congregation. We'd like to have a word with him. He's from Florida, by the way. All right, we'll get to that next. It's The Breakfast Club.

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And you're gonna figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure you tell them to watch out for Florida Man. The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. Yes, you are a donkey.

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It's me. Me. Donkey of the day for Thursday, March 17th goes to a Spring Hill, Florida man named Thomas Eugene Colucci. Now, what does your Uncle Sharla always tell you about the great state of Florida? The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception. Now, there have been stories like Thomas before, but I have a different perception of these kinds of stories now that it's 2022. OK, there has been things that have happened in our society that make me give Thomas the credit he deserves for being stupid, but not really just slightly stupid.

See, Thomas is a meth head, ladies and gentlemen. OK, in fact, in his own words, he is an experienced drug user, an experienced drug user. OK, a master of meth, a professional crank connoisseur, a human with a high degree of knowledge of speed. Yes, that is Thomas Eugene Colucci. So imagine his surprise when he went out and purchased some of that cotton candy and that meth didn't hit like it should have, okay? It didn't produce the expected sensation he wanted.

Nothing worse than when you go out and buy your drug of choice and it ain't hitting on nothing, man. Well, Thomas did what any savage-ass speed user would do in that situation. He called the police. Yes, 911. We have an emergency and the emergency is, I ain't tweaking and I want to tweak.

Well, Thomas, maybe you were and didn't know it. Let's go to WFLA News Channel 8 for the report, please. 41-year-old Thomas Colucci called the Hernando County Sheriff's Office Friday night. Authorities say he told deputies he bought meth from a man he met at a bar. He said, all right, me and my partner are coming over to give it to you. And I heard him laughing in the background. Colucci told authorities he was a, quote, experienced drug user who, quote, knew what it should feel like.

And when I broke it up, it looked just like it. So I sniffed a little bit and what I think I got was bad salt. Colucci then requests an unmarked squad car from the dispatcher. I don't want anybody coming out because I'm really down or these guys are plotting to kill me. Okay. He just sent an unmarked car so I could show him what he sold me. I really just want to show a police officer what he sold me. I really don't want to get these guys arrested. I just want to

make sure that if something happens to me. Authorities said Colucci handed them two bags of the drug. Field testing confirmed the presence of methamphetamine. Colucci was charged for possession of the drug and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Thomas said his meth wasn't hitting on nothing. I'm not too sure about that.

It sounds like he was tweaking to me. He called the police because he did not want other people to purchase fake meth from the person who sold it to him. He wanted to put the person in trouble for potentially selling dangerous drugs. Listen, all of that sounds absolutely logical to me. Why? Because

we live in the era of supervised drug use sites. They have a lot of supervised drug injection sites, which are medically supervised facilities designed to provide a hygienic environment in which people are able to consume illicit recreational drugs and prevent deaths due to drug overdoses.

You hear about all of these people dying of fentanyl? Okay, fentanyl overdoses. They have fentanyl test scripts now. You remember we had Dr. Carl Hart up here and we were debating with him. I'm a person who feels like we should spend more money on resources to get folks clean as opposed to creating safe spaces for them to do drugs. But Dr. Carl Hart feels like we can have responsible adult drug usage. I would think calling the police to make sure my drugs are real and to report a drug dealer for potentially selling fake drugs is part of responsible adult drug usage. I read an article

a week ago on ABC News about the first official safe injection site here in America, located right in New York City. OK, local officials are allowing legal drug use to make it less deadly. I know different states do different things and there is no state like Florida. But is Thomas really wrong for being a responsible adult drug user? Is that even really a term? Because that sounds like an oxymoron to me to have responsible and drug uses in the same sentence. But they have these supervised consumption spaces. Remember about a month ago when they said the Biden administration was giving out crack pipes and the Democrats are so terrible at messaging, they couldn't explain what they were actually doing.

Well, they were doing what a lot of these safe spaces for drugs were doing. It's called the Harm Reduction Grant Program, and they gave money to support community based overdose prevention programs. OK, syringe service programs and other harm reduction services. And part of the funding can be used to purchase supplies such as safe smoking kits, clean crack pipes and overdose reversal medication. Same thing these safe spaces for drug use are doing at these, you know, sites. People bring their own drugs to the consumption rooms. And this safe space has syringes and alcohol wipes, straws for snorting, other paraphernalia, probably clean crack pipes. And most importantly, crucially, most importantly, oxygen and opioid overdose reversing drugs.

See how easy I explained that, you dumbass Democrats? My God. The moral of the story is this energy, these new facilities y'all are opening all across the country are why people like Thomas feel like they can call the police and let them know it's bad meth in these streets. Okay, now the reason I will give Thomas Donkey a day is because he should know better than to call the police. Okay, the police are there to arrest people for crimes

and tell drugs like meth are decriminalized in this country. That's what's going to happen when you call the police. Now, I don't know if supervised consumption spaces exist in Florida. I guess not if the first one was just opened in New York, duh. But if they did, that's where you should go, Thomas. Okay guess not if the first one was just opened in New York. Duh. But if they did, that's where you should go,

Thomas. Okay? Not to the police. Alright? And experienced meth users like yourself should know not to trust Pol-Pol. Now look at you. Okay? This all arrested. Alright? Charges. Alright? Also, because you was a person who decided to snitch as if you wasn't doing

something wrong your damn self. Yes, the man sold it to you, but you bought it because you was a person who decided to snitch as if you wasn't doing something wrong your damn self. Yes, the man sold it to you, but you bought it because you wanted to use it. You're both committing crimes in the eyes of the law. What if he called the police on you for using? Hi, Thomas. Please give Thomas Eugene Colucci the sweet sounds and the hammer tones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day.

Yee-haw. Yee-haw. Now, should we play a game of guess where race it is, or is it too easy? Meth, Florida. I think that's easy. Okay. Envy, do you think it's easy yeah

it's too easy I still want to play though nah nah not when it's easy not when it's easy alright alright

alright well thank you for that donkey today up next ask Yee 800-585-1051 if you need relationship advice

or any type of advice call Yee now it's The Breakfast Club good morning The Breakfast Club hey guys i'm kate max you might know me from my popular online series the running interview show where i run with celebrities athletes entrepreneurs and more after those runs the conversations keep going that's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the

thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real inspiring stories from the people, you know, follow and admire join me every week for post run high. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to post run high on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. own this. It's surprisingly easy. There's 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition. The Waikana tried my country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder

you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my god. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We need help! We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast.

That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with

yourself. You're trying your best and you're gonna figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's time for Ask Yee. What line you want to go to, Yee? Let's do line two. Hello, who's this? Yeah, this is Q. Where you from?

I'm from the Bronx. Oh boy. Go. Nah, my question is, when talking to your lady trying to motivate her, my thing is using the word worthy. Is it bad using that? What do you mean by motivate her? Explain to me what's going on. I'm just's like using the word worthy. Is it bad using that? Like, what do you mean by motivate her? Explain to me what's going on.

I'm just trying to, like, put the fire underneath her feet. Like, we got bills and stuff like that. I just need help. So I'm just trying to be motivating her. But it's like, if it's coming from me, I don't even know. If it's coming from me, she ain't trying to hear it. So she turned me into the bad person. And then now she want to do something like, yeah, forget this dude.

But it's like, yo, I'm just trying to put the fire under you. Trying to see your worth and you like dubbing me. Well, sometimes people can get really defensive. Because I think some people can be afraid to put themselves out there and do things in case it doesn't work out. And so that's kind of scary for people, which I understand. And then when it's the people closest to you trying to do that,

she might not look at it as motivating. She might look at it as you acting like she's not doing anything great. You know what I'm saying? And that's kind of exactly what she said. But my thing is, what the things that I'm talking about is actually happening in our face.

So it's like, yo, I'm not making stuff up. We gotta do something about this. We gotta, like, come on. Be ahead of this. Like, give me an example. Just bills in general or just, like, because I'm kind of coming over for injuries so I needed her to take over, like, the crib but she was just moving so about it, like, putting her best foot forward. So

I'm trying to push her. I push her and it's like, yo, she's like, yo, I'm just moving at my own time. Whatever, whatever. I'm like, yo, you's like, yo, I'll just move at my own time. Whatever, whatever. I'm like, yo, you can't be doing this when we got all this. Yeah, everybody doesn't operate the same. But I will say this. When you are trying to, as you put it, motivate somebody, sometimes it could feel like nagging, right?

I think it's a good idea to praise the things that they're good at because a lot of times it's how you say things. That is true. So if you can acknowledge the things that they're good at because a lot of times it's how you say things. That is true. So if you can acknowledge the things that she is doing and thank her for those things, I think that helps when you're trying to take it to the next level of, you know, and being grateful because sometimes people can tend to focus on what you're not doing instead of what you are.

Even when I compliment her on certain things that she is doing, it's like she will forget it and then later on down the line be like, oh, nah, you don't do this for me, you'll do that. I'm like, yo, you do not remember all of that from last week? Like, what are you talking about? Just to make me the bad guy. Right. It feels like she's just getting defensive and maybe

it's just the way that you guys are communicating. And so, couple of things here. Either I would try to get somebody to mediate the situation because it feels like y'all are not on the same level when it comes to how you communicate with each other on the same wavelength and the other thing I would say is um you know like I said people get defensive so just be careful about how you talk to her like you know they say don't use the words never and the words always when you're in the middle like you never do this or you always do

that and so I think it's important to focus on the positive on the way moving forward and also make sure you're contributing. Don't ask somebody to do the things that you're not doing. And I'm not saying you're doing that, you know, but just be really conscious of having a discussion about what is triggering to her when you guys are doing these things. And what is it that she doesn't like about the way you speak to her? That way, you know, the best way for you to communicate things. I tried that before but it still sometimes don't even work.

And I think that it's also important to talk to somebody when you're not angry at each other too. Like not in the midst of an argument. You have to wait till you guys are you know maybe having dinner or sitting down and talking about things and setting aside a time to discuss. So it's not when you're both on edge because then things tend to come out wrong and be

received wrong as well. Maybe those times like when we all had dinner or driving around and stuff is she forgets about those conversations. So when I bring it back up, it's like, oh, no, that was never said or just like, yo, we just agreed to this. And now she's just just I know but you know it feels like you're blaming it all on her and at some point you got to realize it's both of y'all too you know so and and part of it is owning what you're contributing to the problems in the in how

y'all communicate it's not just her it's also you if you can talk about how you can do things better and then let her know you know and let her add to that conversation and for you guys to come to an understanding. Sometimes acknowledging your own shortcomings is helpful, too. All right. Cool. That makes sense. All right.

But I wish you guys the best of luck. I know it can be really frustrating when you keep on going in circles about things. Yeah. That's a fact. Thank you. I appreciate it. Okay. All right.

Ask Yee. 800-585-1051 if you need relationship advice or any type of advice. Call Yee now. It's The. Okay. All right. Ask Yee. 800-585-1051. If you need relationship advice or any type of advice, call Yee now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Get some real advice with Angela Yee. It's Ask Yee. Morning, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee. Shalom A. Nega. We are The Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? My name is Lissa. Hey, Lissa. Where you calling from? I'm calling from Jersey we are, the Breakfast Club, in the middle of ASCII. Hello, who's this? My name is Lissa. Hey, Lissa. What are you calling from?

I'm calling from Jersey. Okay, what part? Elizabeth, New Jersey. Elizabeth. Okay, what's your question for you? So, I'm coming out of a 10-year relationship, right? I'm only 26. He's the only boyfriend that I've ever had.

And now I'm entering the dating world during COVID. It's very ghetto out here. So I wanted some advice from you on like dating as a woman with like very little experience, because that's the only boyfriend I've ever had. So I don't know how to navigate out here. OK, well, where are you meeting people that you're dating or are you not really meeting people? I'm not, I'm not really meeting people honestly. Okay. Well, I think, and this is always my advice when it comes to dating, whether you're experienced at it or not is to not put pressure on yourself and look at it as forming new friendships first, because anybody that you date is going to be your friend before anything. And so even if it doesn't work out and it doesn't turn out to be somebody romantically that you

would be interested in, at least you can have found a friend and that might lead to anything. And I also feel like letting people who you're cool with know, hey, just so you know, I'm single and I'm available. So if you have anybody that you think would be good, you know, let me know and moving around and going outside. You're not going to just meet somebody in the house unless you're online dating. And that's how you're focused. Are you better at online dating or meeting people face to face? I honestly don't even know because I'm the type of person I respond to text messages in three business days. So that doesn't really work with online dating. And my friends looking at the type

of dudes that they talk to, it's like, I can't really ask my friends for, you know, right? You don't trust them. You know, anybody, right? You know, I think it's also good to put yourself in certain situations where there's going to be guys around. And sometimes that might mean doing things alone. And so if there's like, you know,. And sometimes that might mean doing things alone. And so if there's like a, you know, after work type of situation or certain places where you can go where you know people will be headed to that you're interested in

or even doing some type of volunteer work or taking a class or things like that where people who you're like, okay, we share some common interests. That's a good place to meet people. But just like finding a job, you got to put yourself out there and really go for it. It's not always just sitting back and thinking it's just going to happen and fall in your lap.

Yeah, that's how I was thinking about things, honestly. But the last dude I was talking to, not going to lie, he was a trapper. And that was an experience. And I'm like, never again. So I know what I don't want. It's just difficult finding what I do want. And girl, half the battle is knowing what you don't want and what those red flags are. So you already know from your past relationship, I am never doing this again. If this happens, I know that's a red flag and I'm not doing it. And I think that's so important of having your own standards.

So that's halfway there. Okay. Thank you so halfway there. Okay. Thank you so much. All right. And you want to give out your Instagram so people can see you? Oh, my gosh. My Instagram is at introducinglee on Instagram. Introducinglee?

Yeah, L-E-E. Good luck. All right. Let's see. Let's see if there's any worthy men out here for you. All right. Good luck, mama. Good luck mama Ask Yee 805-85-1051

We got rumors on the way? Yes and let's talk about Jocelyn's Cabaret There's a lot of drama going on surrounding that show And we'll tell you what the allegations are And what the Zeus Network has said Alright we'll get into that next It's The Breakfast Club Good morning

The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, blow the whistle. Oh, oh, blow the whistle. Oh, oh, blow his whistle. Oh, oh, blow his whistle. Oh, oh, what? You always go too far. You always go too far. You just can't have a good time. You always take it too far. What, man? Did you just snort?

Yes, you did snort, man. What? Why you stop blowing? No, I'm not blowing no more. Okay, alright. Alright, let's get to the room. Let's talk Jocelyn. Listen up, it's just in. All the gossip, gossip. The Rumor Report. Listen up. It's Jocelyn. All the gossip. Gossip. The Rumor Report.

Gossip. Gossip. With Angela Yee. It's the Rumor Report. The Breakfast Club. Well, there's a lot of drama surrounding Jocelyn's cabaret, and that's the reality show that she has on the Zeus Network. And so now Amber Ali, one of the cast members from the show,

went live yesterday and said that she was attacked by Jocelyn and Jocelyn's fiance Ballistic. Here's what she had to say. I get I knocked your bitch out, but your bitch is steady rushing me, steady attacking just. Yeah, Amber, you're going to keep running up and she's going to keep doing it to your ass. She's going to drop kick your ass again. He was he was he was airing it on, geeking it up when she kicked me. But as soon as I deck her ass, now you want to rush me? What the f*** do you think this is?

This ain't Jocelyn's world. Every time we told Jocelyn to fight, 101 hit up. She kept jumping up like she was about to, but Raven and Kadyma kept running up. Bitch, you ain't finna f***ing do nothing. Sit your ass down. You know damn well you met your match this season. That's why you kicked me out the cabaret from jump. I think you should know how to fight when you go on any reality show.

You should expect to fight, and you should know how to fight. That's what I believe. You're not supposed to be physical. Yeah, you're not supposed to do that. There should be security there so that this doesn't happen now. Amber Ali was also in the hospital,

and she did say that she plans to press charges. I'm in the hospital because Jocelyn kicked me and ballistic attacked me, but I only came to the hospital because my ribs are very bruised because Jocelyn had some big-ass boots on, and she kicked me. I knocked Jocelyn the f*** out, and I was being attacked by Ballistic next thing I know. And that's why I'm pressing,

because y'all did that for their protection, and that's not right. Ballistic put his hands on me. Y'all should have held him back until the police got there, y'all should have let him go to jail i gotta i gotta protect me they fight a lot on their show listen i know i don't care about what's not supposed to happen i've watched enough reality tv to know what happens so when you go on these shows know how to fight carry a weapon protect yourself at all times yeah but they're saying that security was holding them back and that it was also her fiancé. There was a man putting...

Two episodes ago. All right, now Riri, who's also from Jocelyn's Cabaret... Keep packing clues if you want. ...was on Instagram, and she was crying. And here's part of that clip. I'm in so much pain right now, so don't mind me. I've been in bed all day. I'm just in a lot of pain.

My back hurts. My ribcage hurts. My neck. My hips. My face. My head. I didn't do nothing to nobody. Lord have mercy.

Who was the girl, the woman that was fighting like Spider-Man? Like she was crouching down. Like who was that? Shut up, man. I swear. They've been fighting for like the last couple of episodes. Like, who was that? Man, shut up, man. I swear. They were fighting. They've been fighting for like the last couple of episodes. Now, Jocelyn went on

social media and she said, Mortal Kombat. She said, I have Mortal Kombat one hole, pimp slapped another one, pushed one into last night's episode.

Let me read it. I read that yesterday. That was funny. She said, keep crying from your hospital bed with your broken ribs. One kick, you flew into next day.

Rotten mouth, asshole. And for you dumb bitches, when you sign up for a reality show, you cannot file a lawsuit against anyone on the show, you dummies. Let me read that. I want to hear Solomon read that. No, because me and I was laughing about that yesterday because she really tweeted how people be when they be describing themselves in a fight. I mortal combat one hole, and I kick the other hole down the stairs,

and I threw another hole through a window, and I jumped on the top of the car like Spider-Man, and I body slammed the pile driver right through the top of the roof and it was a convertible. But I made it a roof. Now the Zeus Network released a statement and said the Zeus Network would like to thank all of our viewers for their continued support while our programming

remains authentic, loud, provocative, raw, unscripted, and uncensored under no circumstances do we condone bullying, unprovoked violence, and men attacking women. Currently we are conducting a thorough review of the events that took place. During the Jocelyn's Cabaret reunion taping, the safety of our talent crew, guests, and fans is our top priority. They always put those kind of statements out after the fact. If you decide to be on a reality show, protect yourself at all times.

It's almost like they act like we don't know what's going to happen on a lot of these shows. How many years have we seen people fighting on these reality shows? At this point, you would think all of these reality shows would have some protocol in place where this doesn't happen at all. This is not the first episode. I've seen two, three episodes. Forget this show. I'm talking about just in general, the culture of reality shows, period. You always see somebody end up going to blow. Yeah, that's why they have security that's supposed to break it up.

And there was security there. Security always comes after the fact. They let about 15 seconds of the fight happen before the interview. All right, well, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Rumor Reports. Now, Wendy Williams was on Good Morning America. Did you watch the interview? Anybody up here? I saw it.

It's only like five minutes. We're doing the show. Are you saying it? How was it? It was a phone call. She called in to Good Morning America. On Zoom? It was a phone call. You couldn't. Good morning, America. On Zoom? It was a phone call.

You couldn't see her face. TJ, Sue to TJ. TJ was on Zoom. TJ Holmes. But she was on the phone. Okay. Was it good? Anything interesting?

Anything that she revealed? Anything at all? I was doing a number two at the same time. So I didn't want, I'm not, seriously, I was doing a number two at the same time. And so when people was walking in and out, I would turn it off because I didn't want them to know that was me in the stall. So, you know, if they heard. Tima.

All right. All right. They said she addressed her health and legal battles and mental and physical well-being. All right. People's Choice Mix is up next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

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Of course, my book comes out April 19th, Real Life, Real Love. That's right. I can't wait to read it. It's not just your book either, bro. It's me and my wife's book, I should say. You keep saying it's yours. That's the problem. Damn, yo. Me and my wife's book.

Well, Gia is going to be on lip service. Minus Envy. So we're going to have some unfiltered conversation. Yeah, she's coming up here. Minus me too. I'm going to let y'all interview her without me here. Envy, you should be here for that. No, I think it'd be better.

Because y'all know me. That sounds scary to me. That sounds like some shook stuff to me. You better have your ass here in this chat. You got to do that if you're too. Every press that your wife does,

you should be doing with her because it is y'all book. It is, but I'm going to let, she's going to lip service. We actually requested not to have him there. They're doing the ladies thing.

Yeah, so that's fine. And I want to shout out to Coppin State University. I'll be there tomorrow. You know, I'll be over there talking all morning

and afternoon. So shout out to my boy, Joshua Humbert at Coppin State University. And then it's Wholesale Day in Detroit from my store, Private Label. So I'm so excited for that. So guys, make sure you all come through and get your hair and your bundles and your wigs and everything wholesale. Sounds good to me. And when we come back, we got the positive notice of Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Good morning. And we also have to shout out Anjanue Ellis for joining us. She was in King Richard. She played Serena's and Venus's mom. Yeah, she did an amazing job in that

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Arnold Taylor. I saw Arnold post this and I really feel this message. He said some people miss the message because they are too busy looking for the mistake. And I think that's the world that we really live in. Like nobody listens with the intent to understand anymore. They just want to reply, especially because they get rewarded for it so much because of social media, man. So, you know, sometimes, man, people miss the message because they're too busy looking for the mistake. Look for the message. Breakfast club, bitches.

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