In this episode, I talk about living legend Diana Ross and why we need her story told on the big screen. I also share some stories from The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross: Call Her Miss Ross by J Randy Taraborrelli. For more info about the biography, click the link below: Call Her Miss Ross : The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross used book by Hillel Black, Kensington Publishing Corporation Staff, J. Randy Taraborrelli: 9781559720069 (betterworldbooks.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about The Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight and her messy love life. Also, talk about the singer bringing her life story to television. For more info about her autobiography, Between Each Line of Pain And Glory, you can click the link below. Between Each Line of Pain and Glory : My Life Story used book by Gladys Knight: 9780783883946 (betterworldbooks.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

This story can be found in Chaka Khan's 2003 autobiography, Chaka! Through The Fire. Khan talked about her struggle with drug addiction and the methods she took to get sober. I also mention her network of fellow users who made the road to sobriety difficult. This is in celebration of the music legend's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November of 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about Minka Kelly's memoir and the childhood trauma and subsequent therapy she had that led to a better understanding of her mother and how she parented Minka growing up. For more info about this book, click the affiliate link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781250852069 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about the classic sketch, comedy series that was on the Fox network for five seasons. Kim Coles claimed that Kim Wayans was given roles that Coles felt were more suited for her. Did the Wayans have an advantage because they were related to the creator/producer of the hit show? That is the argument Kim Coles made in the book, Homey Don't Play That by David Peisner. For more info about the book, click the affiliate link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781501143359 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about Broadway legend Chita Rivera's memoir and her brief romance with Sammy Davis Jr and how Liza Minelli's drug habit almost ended their Broadway musical. For more info about the book, click the affiliate link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063226791 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about male toxicity as it pertains to TV portrayals of the American family, specifically, the classic sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, starring Will Smith. This 90s sitsom was enjoyed in most American households but I want to point out some parenting and insubordinate moments that should have been addressed in the storylines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about actor Sidney Poitier and his brush with death, including a time when he and fellow actor Harry Belafonte were nearly killed in the 1960s South. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about the Queen of Disco Donna Summer and the three, almost fatal attempts on her life. These stories come from her memoir, Ordinary Girl: The Journey. For more info about her memoir, click the link below: Ordinary Girl: The Journey by Donna Summer, Marc Eliot | eBook | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about Janet Jackson's film roles and which role I would like to see her play next. I also mention some thriller books. For more info on the books mentioned in this video, click the links below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063029101 https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780593479827 https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063118454 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about video vixen Karrine Steffans and her memoir, Confessions of A Video Vixen. For more info on this book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780060892487 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about R&B legend R. Kelly and his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean appealing his 2021 Federal conviction. I also talk about male celebrities employing female attorneys to defend them in sex crime cases and slow ghosting bad behaving celebrities vs. canceling them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about actress and RomCom queen, Julia Roberts and her salacious love life. For more info on the books mentioned, click the link below: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/julia-her-life-9780312285654 https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/julia-roberts-america-s-sweetheart-9781932270099 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I review the debut, thriller novel, Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft. For more info about the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780593547502 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about Cicely Tyson and her short-lived marriage from a teen pregnancy. She had a brief romance with jazz singer Miles Davis before he married his second wife, Betty Mabry. Then they rekindled their romance and went on to live in marital strife. I use both of their autobiographies to tell of their turbulent years together. For more info on both books, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781451643183 https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780062931061 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about former BET Entertainment CEO, Debra Lee and her turbulent professional and personal relationship with founder, Bob Johnson. For more info about her new memoir, I am Debra Lee click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306828591 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about Queen of Disco, Donna Summer and the number one single she should have had with Dim All The Lights. It never reached its peak because of the release of No More Tears (Enough is Enough) with Barbra Streisand, which went on to become number one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about actress Mo’Nique and her blacklisting status in Hollywood getting revoked. I also review her new film,The Reading (2023) on BET. For more info about the book mentioned in this episode, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306828591 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about actress Raquel Welch and the decline of her film career. I also reference her semi autobiography, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage for some of the details and stories. For more info on the books discussed, click the link below:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raquel-raquel-welch/1100389029?ean=9781602861367 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/elizabeth-taylor-kate-andersen-brower/1141113083?ean=9780063067653 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message

In this episode, I talk about the recently released bio about actress Elizabeth Taylor and her affairs and marriages. For more info on the book, Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Anderson Brower, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063067653 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkie4astory/message