Tavis Smiley Leaves “Tom Joyner Morning Show”

April 13, 2008 by B.Honaist  
Filed under Tavis Smiley

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Tavis Smiley “Tom Joyner Morning Show” Exit Statement

Tavis Smiley has revealed that he will be leaving the Tom Joyner Morning Show end of June.In a statement published on The Huffington Post, Smiley said:

“I did not ‘quit’ the Tom Joyner Morning Show effective immediately. In July I will celebrate my 12th anniversary with the show, and as I discussed with Tom, it is my intention to take on the issues of the day in my commentary twice every week with the same energy, passion and commitment until the end of June.”

Tavis came under fire in February when he publicly criticized presidental hopeful Barack Obama for not attending Smiley’s annual State of the Black Union Conference in New Orleans.

Tavis Smiley And Barack Obama “State Of The Black Union 2008″ Controversy

February 15, 2008 by B.Honaist  
Filed under Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Tavis Smiley

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More Black people ego drama,Tavis Smiley is mad at Senator and Democratic candidate Barack Obama for declining his invitation to make an appearance at the Tavis Smiley’s “State of the Black Union 2008″ Conference in New Orleans on February 23th.Smiley even refused that Barack’s wife Michelle Obama represented him.Here’s what Tavis had to say:

“Just as we would have declined had Hillary Clinton offered Bill Clinton, had John McCain offered Cindy McCain, had Mike Huckabee suggested Janet Huckabee.”

Nichelle also gave her view on this controversy,in a new interview.
You can listen to it after the jump.
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Halle Berry Talks About Her Accident With Tavis Smiley

October 19, 2007 by B.Honaist  
Filed under Halle Berry, Tavis Smiley

Halle Berry sat down and talked to Tavis Smiley and explained that the paparazzi caused her to get into an accident while 3 months pregnant.
Just few days after announcing her pregnancy, Halle was chased by paparazzi and smashed her car into a wall.
Berry insists that the media ignored her story.

The actress said:

“This is something I want to say on your show because I know you will air this and nobody else wants to tell the story,” Halle said. Obviously she was concerned about her unborn child.
“I thought, ‘Oh my God, I hope this jolt and this bang hasn’t done anything to me internally.’ That’s immediately what I thought. When I got out of my car, of course, they had scattered. Everybody left. Those people don’t have license plates on their cars… There’s nothing there for you to get and write down and even report.
“So, there I was stuck with this crashed up car wondering if this somehow impacted my pregnancy and feeling totally helpless and violated and I had nothing—no recourse against anyone.”
“These are the stories you don’t hear about and that’s the frightening part of it for me,”

To make matters worst Berry continued by saying that the paparazzi photographed the undamaged part of her car being towed from her house and reported that it was being impounded for being parked illegally.

Tavis’ show will air on PBS Friday night (tonight, Oct. 19).
Halle was seen at “Things We Lost in the Fire” premiere in Hollywood, few days ago.
Watch the interview after the jump.



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