“I didn’t see ‘Obsessed,’ so I can’t comment” she says “but it’s just not about how talented you are anymore. It’s about, ‘How much box-office revenue will this person generate?’ When you see certain people – we won’t name names – they just don’t have the skill, and no one in their team has said, ‘You need acting classes.’”

On the talented actors in Hollywood:

“If you take time to develop your craft, God bless you. Jamie Foxx is an example of both [actor and singer].If you were able to take all the Black actresses and the choices we’ve made collectively, it’s a pure reflection of what you see on film. People need to work. But the content? The opportunities for Black actresses are more widespread today, but the quality has suffered.”

Family Day provides hundreds of families with an opportunity to participate in a spectacular day full of fun, safe indoor gaming, sport and carnival activities and family fun to raise money for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS research. Now approaching its ninth year, Family Day has steadily grown into one of the Martell Foundation’s most successful events drawing more than 1200 people in 2007 and raising more than a million dollars since its inception.