Loni Loveisnāt interested in fighting with her former The Real co-host Tamar Braxton, and sheās calling for their fall-out rumors to end. During an interview on Andy Cohenās Watch What Happens Live, Aug. 6, the 54-year-old comedian told Cohen that she had āno beefā with Braxton, following the singerās recent apology for disparaging ābig back Cadillacā comments she made about her.
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While chatting with The Breakfast Clubās Loren LoRosa ahead of the ceremony on June 8, Braxton apologized to Love for calling her a āBig-Back Cadillacā during her recent interview with NeNe Leakes on May 14. The harsh insult didnāt sting Love, because she had no clue they were beefinā in the first place.Ā Ā
āMy thing is, you know, when all that went down, I was in Iceland, I didnāt know what was going on,ā the comic told Cohen on Wednesday. āI didnāt know anything, and then I got all this information. Iām like, āYou know what? People wanted me to respond?ā Iām like, I never respond. Andrew, you know me,ā Love chucked. āI use my platform to entertain, inform and inspire, not to do beefs. If I was on your show, though, I would.ā
Tamar Braxton apologized to Loni in June during her chat with Loren LoRosa at the BET Awards.
Braxton offered what appeared to be a heartfelt apology to Love during her candid conversation with LoRosa, saying it was never her intention to āshameā her former co-host. However, she admitted that her feelings were still hurt and emotions remained raw over how things ended when she left The Real in 2016.Ā
āI apologize for calling her a big-back Cadillac, not in any way did I want to shame herā¦. Iāve held on to my composure all of this time and never said nothing bad, you know. And that was just really a vulnerable moment,ā she explained, noting how her comfortable repertoire with Leakes and a few cocktails led her to joke a little much. āI apologize, Lonnie, I really want to have a conversation that could lead to reconciliation.ā
Notably in her interview with Leakes, Braxton opened up about the events that led to her alleged fallout with Love. She revealed that her exit wasnāt just about contract issues with The Real producers. She claimed that, as both talent and a producer on the show, she became aware that Loni Love had allegedly held āmultiple meetingsā behind the scenes aimed at getting her removed from the daytime talk show series.
Braxton told LoRosa that when she caught wind of what was going on, she was ādevastatedā because of their close āfriendshipā at the time. Interestingly, she never went to Love to speak with her about the rumors after they emerged.
āIt was just a lot. It was a lot. You know what? I mean?ā¦[but] I just want to be very careful about the things that I say, because, like I said before, I want to be able to stand by the things that I say,ā Braxton added. āAnd on my healing journey, and when I watch things that are, not so much like me, in the now, I become, disappointed in myself, and I always want to show up as my best self, where I am proud of myself, and where I can physically see my growth and be happy about it.ā
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