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Phaedra Parks Breaks Silence, Reacts to The Real Housewives of Atlanta Firing

Phaedra Parks is ready to move on. The reality star has no real say in the matter, of course, having been fired as a cast member on The Real Housewives of Atlanta this week. The bombshell was dropped on fans of the franchise yesterday, following a fiery fourth installment of the show’s ninth season reunion special on Sunday evening. During the taping, Parks confessed to telling Porsha Williams that Kandi Burruss and Burruss’ husband, Todd Tucker, had planned on drugging Williams and taking her back to their place for some sex. Did she base this wild accusation on something Burruss and Tucker actually told her, as she previously claimed? Did she pass it along to Williams based on first-hand information? No, Parks finally admitted at the reunion. “I repeated it because I heard it,” Parks explained. “Something was brought to me. I just repeated it. I repeated what someone told me. I’m not saying I didn’t say it. I’m saying I repeated it.” That’s a pretty fine line. And, even for a Real Housewives storyline, it’s also a pretty insane topic to broach. As Kandi cried and insisted that Phaedra essentially accused her of rape, other cast members at the reunion sat in shock. Kenya Moore couldn’t believe that Parks could make such a reveal and then remain stone-faced, while Porsha fought back tears and replied: “Oh, Phaedra, that’s awful.” “Oh God, that’s so awful. I swear to God, Kandi, I would never ever say something like that to you if it wasn’t told to me in truth and confidence.” Parks did end up muttering an apology on set, acknowledging that she “shouldn’t have repeated it.” But Williams wasn’t having it. “I feel betrayed … and completely taken advantage of,” she said, adding on stage: “[Our friendship] was a lie and I was the pawn used to hurt Kandi. I don’t know if I’ll be able to move past this.” In the end, producers weren’t able to move past the rape allegations. According to TMZ, they gave Parks her walking papers shortly after this explosive reunion special aired on Bravo. You can use the video below to watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online and see this utter craziness go down: Watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 9 Episode 24 Online How is Parks feeling about the ordeal? What does she have planned next? We can’t say for certain, but the controversial star shared the following message on Instagram in the wake of this scandal. “New day, new week! Have a magnificent #Monday! #letsgo,” Parks  wrote alongside the poster below, which read: “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” In other words: The past is the past and Parks is ready to see what the future has in store for her. Toward the end of the reunion, host Andy Cohen put Parks in her place, telling her directly: “You got caught in a megawatt lie. I don’t know that you’ve completely copped to it.” She apologized again at this point, adding: “I’m sorry that it hurt Kandi as well.” Speaking later to Us Weekly, Cohen expressed surprise that Parks was so calm about the incident. She didn’t express much remorse or emotion on stage. “She seemed kind of withdrawn about it,” Cohen told the tabloid. The Watch What Happens Live also said he’s “spoken a few times” with Parks since the reunion taping, but “I don’t get the sense that she has [talked to the other Housewives].” This is not shocking. View Slideshow: 17 Stars Who Really Love the Real Housewives As for whether she can repair her friendships, Cohen has his doubts. “It seems a little precarious,” he says. We agree. Once you accuse a friend of planning to drug and rape another friend, there’s almost never any going back from that.

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The Voice Recap: Top 10 Hang Tough, But Who’s in Danger?

The Voice top 10 performers laid it all on the line once again Monday night, and the stakes are high, especially after the last two weeks. Obviously, every week matters when you’re facing elimination, but after The Voice results last Tuesday, it’s clear that no one is safe. It’s time to run down all of the performances from the episode.  Jesse Larson Jesse Larson’s latest performance was a cut above last week’s and boy; it was needed. Singing “Jungle Love” by The time, he made me realize just how much he deserved to be in the competition.  He made the song his own and turned in a rock-solid performance. What more could I ask for? Aliyah Moulden Aliyah went with “Jealous” by Labyrinth, and it proved that she had the vocal range to make even a quieter song sound awesome.  All season long, she’s been singing anything that she can shout at, but this showed a completely different side to her.  Vanessa Ferguson Vanessa opted to sing “Doo Wop” by Lauryn Hill, and it was a return to form for the star. There is absolutely nothing negative I could say about this number.  Mark Isaiah There was something very off about Mark’s performance tonight. He went with “Sign of the Times” by Harry Styles, and it was just not all that.  The song is not a good one, and the performance suffered. I’m all for people trying to break out of their vocal range, but this was a resounding dud. Chris Blue “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars is a great song, and Chris is an excellent sing, so what could go wrong? A lot. Here’s the thing: Chris has a knack for hitting all the notes, but adding in a high-octane dance number meant his voice struggled.  Whether this will signal the end of his time in the competition is another story, but something tells me he may have screwed up.  Lilli Passero Lilli went with “Unforgettable” by Nat King Cole, and it was a doozy. I’ve been critical of Lilli in the past, but she’s managed to find her groove and is not straying away from that.  More performances like this and I could Lilli on the season finale.  Lauren Duski The country singer went with “Tell Me Why” by Wynonna Judd, and it was pretty amazing. She effortlessly hit all the notes and kept the audience intrigued.  Hunter Plake Hunter went with “Higher Love” by Steve Winwood, and it was meh. It was such a shame because he’s been one of the ones to watch, but he’s tailed off over the past few weeks.  He needs to get it back together right about now because two people are leaving the process. Maybe he never got the memo.  TSoul This competitor went with “At this Moment” by Billy Vera. It was great, with several portions that sounded amazing. He knows his style, and he sticks to it.  Brennley Brown Brennley has been a frontrunner since the start of the season. Singing “Anyway” by Martina McBride definitely kept that going.  She will be in the final 8.  Who do you think should get the chop? Hit the comments below! View Slideshow: Reality TV Star Salaries: Who Makes the Most?

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