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Speaker 1 (00:02):
I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything
and everybody, you know, if.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
You don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all, what's up.
It's Laura l. Rosa and this is the Latest with
Laura L. Rosa.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Now, this is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment,
news and all of the conversations that shake the room. Baby.
Now let's get into an exclusive that I broke this
morning on the Breakfast Club. And so you guys check
out the Latest with Laura Rosa weekday mornings, every morning,
crack of dawn type of morning on the Breakfast Club. Now, look,
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there's been conversation around Brandy and Beyonce from the Boy's
Monitor and why they're not in any photos together every
since ray J, y'all, ray J always right, It's always
something with ray J, right, but every since you ray
J took to his Instagram and voiced the fact that
they want to say, what's up to be too when
she comes to the Boy's Monitor. And we've been of
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Beyonce at the tour with jay Z, you know, with
family looking off for Kelly. Y'all know they sisters, okay,
but we have not seen photos of her with Brandy,
we've seen her with Monica and everyone else that has
come through the tour.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
From what I am.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Told you know and what we reported earlier exclusively on
the Breakfast Club this morning, it's because you know, they
really don't bang with each other like that, and I
want to get into what that means, because I did
see some outlets picking up my report, and I want
to be very clear in this conversation because these women
are both to icons that I do respect, but there
is a story here and we are going to talk
about it. So this morning we talked about the fact that,
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you know, it's it's no love last, It's it's not
a girl fight, cat fight or anything like that. These
are just two people who just keep it pushing, you know,
It's very we'recordial, we keep it pushing, and that is
why we have not seen photos of them on the
Boy is Mine tour. I got a call after I
reported this story. Honestly, literally right as I was walking
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in here to do the podcas Now, this source picked
up the phone and called me after seeing my report
on The Breakfast Club this morning and wanted to have
a conversation, a conversation of pushback against my report. So
we did, and I'm always open for conversation because, look,
you have pushback, you're welcome to present it. I have
pushed back as well, and I have questions because if
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I report something, I know what I report is reptable.
And this morning, when I did the story, the only
reason I ever do a story on a source, even
if I do a story where I'm not saying a
source and I'm telling you exactly who I spoke to,
is because it's not whether about I believe it or
or I don't believe it or whatever, as far as
you know, just me dictating what's true and what's not.
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It's more about do I feel like this person that
I'm speaking to is reptable enough for me to bring you,
guys this conversation. I am getting information from sources that
I have vetted that are gonna give me their honest
and factual take from both from their sides of things
or always sides to a story. So the source called
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me and they wanted to get into a conversation about
you know why we haven't seen Beyonce and Brandy take photo.
So from what they're saying is the way that the
show the Brandy and Monica boy Is Mind tour is
set up. Kelly comes on at a forty five pm
and let me tell y'all, Kelly starts on time. When
I went to the Boy's Mind show, I just knew,
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I'm like, they not gonna be on time like shows,
and not just because it's us and we black, but
just tours in general and shows in general. Live productions
in general run late. Sometimes things happen, things come up.
So I got there, I probably I missed. Kelly told
said I call her last song, I called Dilemma. So
I was late because they started drop of a dime.
So the show starts at eight forty five pm on time,
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and Kelly goes off stage.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
At nine thirty.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
From there, each woman right, so once they're done their sex,
so Brandy and Monica come on after that and do
their thing. So the source is telling me is that
after this, you know, the whole show goes down. Each
girl packs it up, gets out of there because they
got to get to the next city, which is typically
four to five hours you know, wherever, or even if
they're headed to their like off days, because there are
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like off days scheduled within these tours.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
They got to get out and a lot of times
and these venues majority of the time.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
Now, this source said, you know, almost indefinitely, like when
every tour stop, they're packing up and trying to be
out of there by midnight. So this source says, you know,
they're focused on work. From what the source says to me,
the reason why we don't see photos and the and
the source is pushing back on my report and they're
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saying they're working. The girls just don't have time because
they're working. When they get there, they're a hair makeup
for three to four hours and then boom they hit
the stage. The source said to me, Lauren, they're in
sports arenas. These arenas are not set up like concert venues.
You could have one dressing room all the way on
one side, another dressing room all the way on another side.
And again I am open to all information, but I
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did ask questions, and I'm gonna get to the questions
that I asked. So I said, Okay, I understand that
they're focused on work, but every night, this concept, for
what I was told by my source, who you know,
gave me the original story that you know, not really
much to see here, but the girls they just Ringy
and Beyonce just have chosen not to. They don't do
each other, and that's just simple. And I don't know
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why it's an issue if they have chosen that, Like,
I don't know why that's an issue.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
I'm not saying that they hate each other. I'm not
any of that.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
I'm just saying, Hey, these are two women who have
said respectfully, I'm good.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Shouldn't be anything wrong with that.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
But I pushed back and I said, Okay, I understand
what you're saying about the show set up. I understand
what you're saying about them being at work. I've been
to the show, so I know how on point it is,
how great the women look whenever they come out, how
amazing of a show all the ladies involve deliver. However,
we're seeing these moments almost every show of people backstage
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being able to greet the women and take photos with
the women. Brandy, Monica, Kelly, all of these people involved. Right,
if what you're saying is true, and you're telling me
that my report is basically, you know, not correct, which
I stood on my report, why haven't we seen a
interaction with Beyonce in Brandy and I specifically mentioned Michelle Obama.
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I said, okay, so how does Michelle Obama moment happen backstage?
If it's so you know, work work, work, that's it
and we're out. And from what I was told, it's like, oh,
Michelle Obama has secret service. And you know, there was
a very long walk for her to get to go
and take the photos that she took and all of
the things. And I'm like, I understand the very long
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walk thing. I know how backstage or some of these
venues can be set up. I've been to these and
been backstage at these venues, so I get that. But
you say Michelle Obama has secret service and is able
to maneuver as if Beyonce doesn't. I mean Beyonce don't
have secret service, don't get me wrong, but Beyonce has
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top Like it's Beyonce. She's not just moving, you know,
with security that he just threw her way because she
popped up on the tour. And sometimes it's Beyonce with
her kids. Sometimes it's Beyonce with her kids and her
husband jay Z like beyond, it's not just any old body.
So if you guys wanted to figure out maneuvering her,
she comes wellly equipped with a security team and handlers
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to be able to do that. And then and then
you know, the source mentioned again, well they're trying to
get out of there by midnight. You know, we got
we got to get out of there by midnight. We
pack up, we leave. So then I say, well, what
about the Rihanna moment? Because you saw Rihanna, and I
purposely made sure that I brought up people who I
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because I know, like people come out on stage and
their guests of this person and guess of that person.
So you know, maybe you might not get to see everybody, right,
But for Beyonce too, have been at this tour multiple
times and there have been nothing arranged or whatever. And
don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Beyonce has to
go out of her way to speak to Brandy or
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to take the photos or do it for the gram
and or anything.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
It neither is Brandy at all. But you would think,
even if not planned, you would catch and on.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
The fly moment because they're there and it's obvious that
you know, both women are iconic.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
I know that they are, you.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Know, probably fans of each other's talent, even if they're
not besties.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
In real life.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
The source pointed out that Brandy samples dangerously in love
when she performs Who is she to you? The source
pointed out, Brandy has been to the Renaissance tour with
her daughter, and we saw Brandy post about that. No
photos of Beyonce though, but she did post about, you know,
thanking her daughter for a great not out. But my
simple question was, okay, even if not planned, right, because
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when I brought up the Rihanna moment, the source said,
that wasn't planned. You know, there was just a blot
going on. We ran into Rihanna, they did what they did,
we moved on. I said, okay, even not planned, because
we've seen moments you know, backstage. Obviously from what you're
saying that we're not planned, but just because of how
amazing these women are and how they're defining the odds
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of you know, being women in the space they stop
and acknowledge each other, Rihanna and Brandy and you know,
all the things. So I asked the source, why haven't
we seen that? The source said, I can't speak to that.
I haven't been on every single tour stop. I'm not
in you know, Brandy's personal phone. So I don't know
if they've had interaction outside of like maybe you know,
not just a running that could have been caught on camera.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
And I said, well, can you say to me on
the record that.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
Brandy or Beyonce, from either side, there's been an attempt
to yo, great show, yo. This tour is fire, yo,
This tour is iconic, This tour is bringing back so
much moments. The source could not speak to that. But
what the source said to me is when the ladies
are at work, they're at work. This is not an
intentional anything. The ladies are just at work. So I
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then asked about you know, because I saw some blogs
and shout out to Hollywood a lot. They always told
me down, but I did want to clarify this. I
saw not just them, but you know, some conversation. And
some people pick up my report from this morning on
the Breakfast Club as if you know Kelly and Brandy
or on the mens of falling out, and that is
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not what I meant.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
In any way.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
What I was told by my source is that they
were very very close at one point that you know,
Brandy was you know, very supportive of Kelly as she
was building her career and trying to become her own person,
you know, outside of Destiny's shout and outside of a
lot of things. And they're just not that close anymore,
is what I said. But obviously, you know, they're cordial.
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Things are cool, We've seen them in pictures, whatever. So
I wanted to clear that up. So in response to
my question, the source said to me, if there was
a real issue with Beyonce in Brandy, do you think
Kelly would have agreed to a tour? And I said,
I never said that there was an issue that isn't
cordial enough for everybody to coexist.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I didn't make this a huge cat fight.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
I didn't want to be unfair to these ladies because
I don't even want to see them beefing. To be
honest with you, I got information and I reported a story.
But what I said was that the way that their
relationship Kelly and Brandy was at one point in time.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
Is not what it is now. I'm not even saying.
Speaker 1 (11:42):
That they're not friends at this point, but what I'm
saying is that it's the relationship is just not what
it was.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
And that's okay as well.
Speaker 1 (11:50):
But obviously they're cordial, obviously, you know, And the source
said to me, is that Brandy still considers Kelly a friend.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
So hey, okay, I hear you.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
But I asked specifically, can you say to me on
record that there was no strain in their relationship ever
at all, that they are as close as they once
were years ago. The source couldn't speak to that. The
source did say in response to that was people grow.
Brandy and Kelly were very very close before Brandy became
a mom. Kelly is also a mom now. And listen, y'all,
these ladies are again. They're icons. They got things going on,
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they busy, they got you know what I'm saying. So
I don't think anybody expects for them to like Beyonce,
Michelle and Kelly in the glue of their relationship is
so different because of how intertwined all of their lives are,
especially with Beyonce and Kelly, with you know, Kelly like
their sisters. You know, you might as well they're all sisters, Kelly, Beyonce,
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and Michelle. But we know the relationship with Kelly and
Beyonce and kind of you know, how they've grown and
what they've been through together, and you know, up down
all that like we know it. I'm not saying that
people can't grow when they're grown now and life hasn't happened.
I'm more so I'm just clarifying exactly what I said.
And if you're you know, for me, it's like I'm
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always open to, you know, hearing all things presented from
people that I think are vetted and you know, sources
I can rely on to be truthful and honest from
each side. But I will do my job to push back,
especially when what I'm being told is rectable, because I
reported it the same way that if the source caught
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me with something, I would do the same thing to
defend whatever they're saying to me.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
And to just be fair, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
So I had to make it clear like this is
not me, you know, trying to be anything, but do
my due diligence and be thorough and ask the questions
because a lot of this stuff is obvious.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
It's out there now.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
There was the video of Beyonce and Brandy walking behind
the scenes of the Boys' Mon tour, and you see
Brandy walk past Beyonce. Now, the source said that they
were walking right behind Brandy in this video, and what
we did not hear was Beyonce say have a good show,
and Brady replies thank you in passing, and again when
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this source said that to me, I said, that doesn't
surprise me because what I reported was that they don't
really bang with each other like that. But it's not
a catfight. It's cordial and you keep it moving. But
can you say to me that there has been any
time outside of you know, what we would have seen
on social media that they've had an interaction on this
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tour since it has begun, and the source couldn't speak
to that. So just here to present what I was,
you know, just literally like this is like breaking news
to me and breaking it to you guys exclusively. As
I was walking here in here to film the Latest
with Lona Rosa, the podcast. You know, I got this call,
so I want to make sure I present all the information.
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We'll talk about it more tomorrow morning on the Breakfast
Club during the Latest with Lona Rosa. And these women
are still paid as hell, iconic as hell people we
all look up to. The news cycle goes on, but
one thing that I want to make sure of is that, hey,
if there's a side to be presented, let's do it.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
That's how it is here on the Latest with Laurna Rosa.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Now, look, y'all could be anywhere with anybody talking about
all of these things, but y'all choose to be here
with me every single episode, and I appreciate y'all for that.
I'm Lorna Rosa. This has been the Latest.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
With Laura Rosa.
Speaker 1 (15:29):
Literally the latest because this happened as I was walking
in Ay, nothing more late than that or latest than that.
I'm learning the Rosa. I will see you guys in
my next episode.