“The Fighting Temptations” is one of the funniest, tongue-in-cheek depictions of the Pentecostal Baptist church. The 2003 movie stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and uses humor to expose the wickedness flowing through some church pews. In the film, Gooding navigates church politics to organize a viable choir for a gospel competition. His arch-nemesis…
OWN executives certainly hoped the premiere episode of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” with DMX would cause a stir to draw ratings, but even they couldn’t foresee the drama that snowballed after the airing. Since DMX and Iyanla Vanzant’s confrontation premiered on OWN on April 13th, DMX has done several interviews airing his grievances with the…
After a firestorm of negative press surrounding DMX’s appearance on the season premiere episode, Iyanla Vanzant is moving on with her controversial series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” as scheduled. The next show will feature former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” castmate Sheree Whitfield as she struggles to rectify her relationship with her ex-husband, Bob. During the…
I’ve always liked DMX’s persona. That, of course, comes with some qualifiers. I had to ignore the violent and misogynistic imagery in most of his lyrics, which I was much more willing to do in X’s heyday a decade ago, than now. I liked his music, like it still, for the growling voice over Swizz…
Iyanla Vanzant has her hands full with the newest guest on her popular OWN show, “Iyanla: Fix My Life”: rapper DMX (née Earl Simmons). The artist lashes out at Vanzant in the season two premiere of the series, airing Saturday, April 13 at 9PM EST. The life coach heads to Yonkers, New York to help…
Iyanla Vanzant has some work on her hands for the next episode of her hit show on OWN, Iyanla: Fix My Life. The author and relationship expert will be sitting down with rapper, actor, and reality TV veteran DMX. He’s had a public battle with drugs, alcohol, the law and infidelity for several years and…
Iyanla Vanzant’s “Fix My Life” franchise is about to get even more real. Actress Maia Campbell is slated to appear on a special segment of the show called “Fix My Fallen Star” on November 17th. Campbell broke the news on Twitter and OWN confirmed it online. The segment will address Maia’s addiction and its impact…
